COO
MONARCH E&S INSURANCE SERVICES
Under Mark
Kaufman’s guidance, Monarch E&S has grown to become the largest independently owned E&S line and wholesale brokerage in California, with an average of $65 million in gross written premium and new offices in Arizona and Hawaii.
Kaufman started his insurance career in 1984 as a high-school student in the mailroom of Howard James Company. He was promoted to an underwriting position and continued to work his way up the ladder. He joined Monarch E&S in 1994 and has served as the company’s COO for the past eight years. He has also served on the board of the California Insurance Wholesale Association for the past three years and is currently its president. He was also a member of the board for the Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena chapter of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of California for several years.
