Anthony S. Pulgine, CIC
SVP & Chief Operating Officer
AssuredPartners Illinois
Anthony “Tony” Pulgine brings over 30 years of insurance industry experience to his current position as SVP & chief operating officer of AssuredPartners Illinois, based in Westchester, Illinois. He has a wealth of experience and proven success in developing, managing and directing insurance industry operations in the retail brokerage, carrier and MGA/MGU spaces. His insurance expertise includes property and casualty insurance program design; insurance carrier relations and negotiations; division level management of national property and casualty operations; industry groups and product line specialties; contract negotiation; litigation management; reinsurance and property and casualty placements.
Tony has held leadership roles throughout his insurance career, including serving as the CEO of HRH of Illinois and the chief marketing officer of T.J. Adams Group as well as holding executive positions at HCC Employer Services, HIH Workers Compensation Specialists, Argonaut Insurance Group, Great American Group/American Financial Group and the Travelers Insurance Group. He has also served as a consultant to several insurance brokerage and carrier operations throughout the Midwest.
Tony is a member of the Chicago Crime Commission, Chicago Executive Forums and Gerson Lehman Group (as a member consultant). He is also a director of Getting Real Ministries located in Aurora, Illinois.
Previously, Tony served as a director for the Chicago Board of Underwriters, Chicago Association of Insurance Executives and the Chicago Claim Executive Council. He has contributed articles and industry insight to a number of insurance industry publications.
Tony holds a Certified Insurance Counselor designation and a Bachelor of Science in Communications from Defiance College located in Defiance, Ohio.