Michael Cusack

Michael Cusack is one of the leading executives within the surety and construction insurance industry in the United States. His 30 years of experience include extensive background in underwriting, account leadership, and brokering of some of the largest and most complex surety programs in the nation. Cusack played a pivotal role in the formation of the construction operations for Alliant Insurance Services. He joined Alliant in 2011 and helped create what is now the largest construction brokerage organization in the country. Given the track record of attracting and developing industry-leading broker talent, Cusack was named the Co-Chief Operating Officer of Alliant Specialty Group. Alliant Specialty has flourished through the global pandemic, and in 2022 Cusack was named the Senior Managing Director to lead Alliant Specialty. In this role, he is responsible for expanding Alliant’s $800M specialty business across the United States. Prior to joining Alliant, Cusack was a Managing Director, Contract Surety practice leader, and Executive Committee member within Aon Risk Services’ construction unit. Prior to this experience, Cusack worked with Willis as a surety broker and initiated his career as a contract surety underwriter with Seaboard Surety.