About Us

Alan Jay Kaufman is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of H.W. Kaufman Group, headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan. He is also the founding senior partner of a Detroit and Farmington Hills law firm, Kaufman, Payton & Chapa. An energetic leader and entrepreneur, Mr. Kaufman identified and capitalized on the opportunity to improve client services and to expand the company through vertical integration. In 1996, Mr. Kaufman took private the H.W. Kaufman Group, a successful public company founded by his late father.

Danny Kaufman is Executive Vice President for the H.W. Kaufman Group, the globally recognized a leader in insurance, real estate and financial services. He also serves as Chief Operating Officer for Burns & Wilcox, a leading specialty insurance wholesaler and Kaufman’s largest subsidiary. Danny maintains responsibility for the daily operations of Burns & Wilcox and guides the company’s sales, marketing and digital teams across the company’s 60+ offices.

Blaise D’Antoni is responsible for operations at Burns & Wilcox’s network of Louisiana offices that include New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Monroe. With more than two decades of experience at Burns & Wilcox, Blaise was instrumental in building the Louisiana region’s robust underwriting capabilities in commercial and personal lines.

Jodie Kaufman Davis is Senior Vice President, H.W. Kaufman Group and Managing Director, Burns & Wilcox Canada. Jodie leads operations in Canada, playing an integral role in the development and execution of the Managing General Agent’s overall growth strategy.

Chris Zoidis directs the Corporate Development initiatives across H.W. Kaufman Group. He is responsible for executing the company’s global growth strategy and overseeing the Burns & Wilcox relationship with the London market. Chris is also responsible for the Burns & Wilcox Special Risk Division, a strategic underwriting and brokerage team that is home to some of the industry’s leading specialty insurance experts.

Daniel T. Muldowney is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Burns & Wilcox and its parent company, H.W. Kaufman Group. He is responsible for the company’s financial operations, including strategic planning and growth strategy.

Denis Brady leads Burns & Wilcox Brokerage, a highly specialized team of experts solely dedicated to wholesale brokerage. Under his leadership, the group has transformed the company’s brokerage business with the resources required to handle complex brokerage accounts of all sizes.

Don Carson serves as Executive Vice President of Burns & Wilcox. He is also the Managing Director of the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, office, the largest within the Burns & Wilcox network.

Harvey Goldenberg is an Executive Vice President of Burns & Wilcox and serves as the Managing Director of the San Francisco office. He also directs operations at the company’s five California offices, as well as those in Arizona and New Mexico.

Jeff Diefenbach is a Senior Vice President and Managing Director for the Burns & Wilcox offices in Detroit, Cleveland and Milwaukee. He is also the regional executive with responsibility for Burns & Wilcox Canada.

Jim Epting is a Corporate Senior Vice President and also serves as the Managing Director of the Atlanta office. In nearly 20 years at Burns & Wilcox, Jim has transformed underwriting units into some of the company’s most successful and developed books of business that are among the firm’s longest-standing relationships.

Dr. Renee Lerche is an internationally recognized expert in employee engagement and workforce development. H.W. Kaufman Group is proud to offer its team access to unmatched emerging leadership and advanced management programs along with the company’s own corporate university.

Wayne Bates is President of Atain Insurance Companies and Corporate Senior Vice President of H.W. Kaufman Group. With more than 28 years of experience, he is acutely focused executing profitable growth strategy, product development and operations.