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John Dewart

Senior Broker, Casualty

John Dewart is currently Burns & Wilcox-Senior Casualty Broker in the Chicago office. With 10 years industry experience, John leads three associates in Property, Casualty and Binding, primarily brokering Casualty lines. John is known for his accountability, resourcefulness, and his drive to succeed, ensuring he is creating success across the entire process, from submission to quote, to bind. His beliefs in teamwork and group success allows for his team to be agile in a rapidly changing market. John’s efforts have earned him a spot in the Burns & Wilcox Million Dollar Club for 4 consecutive years, Top 10 in New Business for 2 consecutive years, as well as a position in the Chairman Circle.
 
John graduated Cum Laude from Wabash College focusing on Economics and Spanish and then went onto University of Chicago to study Financial Accounting. He is conversational in Spanish, allowing him to effectively communicate with a larger audience to build and maintain professional relationships with his clients. John joined Burns & Wilcox in 2012 as a Casualty Broker and has since expanded his product knowledge, making him a go-to Underwriter for agents when they are looking for an innovative resource to meet their needs.

Practice Area

Commercial

Specialties

Construction

Property (Commercial)

Manufacturing and Distribution

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

  • IBA Rising Star (2022)

John's Recent Wins


$250,000 GENERAL CONTRACTOR: GL AND XS $10M
$135,000 5,000 UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX ACROSS US: GL
$51,000 HAND SANITIZER MANUFACTURER: GL
$35,000 MICROBREWERY: GL, LIQUOR, PROPERTY
$12,500 FIRE, WATER, MOLD REMEDIATION CONTRACTOR: GL, CPL, PL
$10,000 ARMED SECURITY AND PATROL WITH BODYGUARD SERVICES: GL AND PL
$5,000 20 UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX WITH CLAIMS: GL AND PROPERTY

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As Hurricane Helene continues to impact parts of our country, Burns & Wilcox is prepared to support you and your clients.

We care about the safety of you and your team, family, and clients. We also want to reassure you that we are here to help with our claims team.

It is our commitment to provide industry-leading claims service and reporting. Our in-house claims team acts as an advocate for brokers, agents, and insureds. This helps make the claims process run as smoothly as possible.

Burns & Wilcox would like to reiterate that we are here to assist you throughout the claims process as much as we can. If you need any assistance related to one of your insured's claims, we are here to support you.

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