Mark Pastorius has joined Alliant Insurance Services as executive vice president and managing director for Alliant Specialty. Pastorius' insurance career spans more than 37 years, with a focus on complex risk programme design and placement, and alternative risk solutions, including loss-sensitive programmes, captive formation, and self-insurance. He has extensive experience with several specialised markets, such as long-term care, home health, construction, grocery/retail, manufacturing, hospitality, and transportation. Previously, Pastorius worked as managing director at Lockton, and he was vice president at AIG. He holds the designation Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter, Associate in Risk Management, and Associate in Reinsurance. Peter Arkley, president at National Brokerage, Alliant Insurance Services, says: “Mark has a history of supporting clients through aggressive growth periods, including risk management experience with multi-carrier roll-up consolidations. “His experience will lend exceptional value to our specialised brokerage team in positioning clients to navigate their unique and complex risk management challenges.”