Daniel Verdun is currently at Burns & Wilcox - Senior Personal Lines Underwriter in the Parsippany, New Jersey office. With 21 years of industry experience, Daniel leads and mentors his team of roughly 5 underwriting associates with sales, marketing and underwriting of surplus products. Since 2006, he has specialized in areas such as Risk Management and High net-worth clients. Daniel is bilingual, speaking both English and Spanish, which allows him to effectively communicate with a larger audience to build and maintain professional relationships with his clients. Daniel’s efforts have earned him the Insurance Broker’s Association of the State of NY (IBANY) 2021 Emerging Leader Award. Before beginning his insurance career, Daniel was on active duty enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, where he proudly provided national security to the Unites States’ property, interests, persons and its Allies both aboard and domestically. Daniel graduated from Rutgers University, with a Bachelor of Science in Administration of Justice/Criminology. Soon after graduation, Daniel began his career in the insurance industry, working with companies such as HUB International, Wells Fargo Private Risk Management & USI Insurance Services, specializing in Risk Management, before joining Burns & Wilcox in January 2019. Daniel is currently a volunteer creating opportunities and assistance to the homeless population through Project KIND, a non-profit organization.