Wholesale insurance brokerage and underwriting firm Burns & Wilcox has announced three appointments to its California team. The trio will report to Rich Gobler, senior vice president and managing director. Joe Jurkovich (pictured) has been appointed associate managing director. In this role, he will be responsible for the growth strategy and day-to-day operations of the Fresno office. Jurkovich joins the firm from Deans & Homer, where he served as underwriter and branch manager for more than eight years. Tom Carvalho, currently senior personal insurance underwriter at Burns & Wilcox, has been promoted to associate managing director. He will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the San Francisco office, alongside expanding his personal insurance business. Carvalho has spent more than a decade with the firm, beginning his career as an underwriting administrator. Evan Hudson has been promoted from senior commercial underwriter to commercial manager of contract and binding markets, and will also be based in the San Francisco office. Serving Burns & Wilcox for over a decade, Hudson focuses on the construction, manufacturing, distribution, and habitational markets. These appointments follow a string of 300 new hires and the promotions of 200 existing associates at Burns & Wilcox over the past year, as the company continues to grow. Danny Kaufman, president of the firm, says: “We are fortunate Tom and Evan are ready to elevate their careers and expand their skill sets with increased leadership responsibility, and welcome Joe’s expertise to further elevate the Fresno office. We are confident they will perform well in these roles, and continue to strongly influence the success and growth of our California teams and the company overall.” Gobler comments: “We applaud Tom and Evan for their dedication to their teams and eagerness to seek new opportunities that support the growth and success of Burns & Wilcox. Joe is a key addition to the Fresno team, especially as the commercial property and inland marine markets continue to experience challenging market conditions and tightened capacity.”
