Expertise & Experience
Each day, our ‘to-do’ lists are clear—know and understand the risk markets for commercial real estate assets better than anyone else and create value for our clients by executing their risk strategy the only way we know how—with excellence and a sense of urgency.
Before and definitely now with our Acrisure partnership the amount of commercial real estate we insure is comparable to other national insurance brokers and our intellectual capital is much greater. Our focus on identifying solutions aligns well with our streamlined structure which affords each of our clients their own CIS “A-team” working together on their account. The CIS difference: we work together (team approach) and while our focus is narrow, our capabilities are far reaching. We don’t chase oil and gas producers, manufacturing facilities, law firms, etc… Our appetite is for owners, managers, and developers of commercial real estate properties. With such a defined palette for real estate we simply understand this business better than our competitors. This has allowed us to develop a unique understanding of both insurance and commercial real estate resulting in the risk management responsibilities for several hundred thousand multi-family units, hundreds of hotel properties and several million square feet of commercial space across the country. CIS has thrived in the real estate niche by keeping our eye on the ball, sticking with what we know best and not wavering from the platform.
We understand that Net Operating Income (NOI) is a key metric and anything we can do to positively influence NOI improves the assets’ performance and ultimately, its value. Linearly relative to annual operating performance and exponentially relative to the Cap rate of a disposition of the asset.
We listen, we learn, we develop a profound understanding of our clients’ needs and then we apply our experience and expertise to deliver innovative, creative, and effective solutions.
» CIS has placed over $100,000,000 in premium in this space in the past three years.
» CIS has access to every market that currently writes commercial real estate and its ancillary services (workers’ comp, employee liability, builders risk, professional liability, etc.)
» CIS is the top producer for many of those markets.
» CIS is consistently approached by new and emerging markets interested in participating in this space.
» CIS has over 200 years combined risk management experience in our Dallas office.
CIS has thrived in the real estate niche by keeping our eye on the ball, sticking with what we know best and not wavering from the platform.
Our Services
- Property/Casualty Insurance Placement
- Financial Services Insurance Placements
- Risk Management
- Loss Control & Prevention
- Claims Administration & Management
- Mergers, Acquisitions & Due Diligence
- Actuarial Consulting
- Insurance Marketplace Leverage & Relationship
- Marketing Philosophy & Strategy
- Global Network
Total Cost of Risk
CIS’s risk management group assists clients in managing their Total Cost of Risk.
We help guide our clients in determining the most efficient program with innovative, comprehensive and high quality insurance solutions. In addition, we assist clients in applying the most effective best practices in both pre and post loss activities. By doing so, our clients recognize a positive impact on the single largest cost factor in their program losses.
» Help identify, analyze and evaluate risks and exposures.
» Work alongside clients to develop risk management plan.
» Identify pre and post loss controls.
» Contract review.
» Risk financing.
Whether our clients are exclusive to Texas, Oklahoma, California, the Midwest, or anywhere in the world, our team of professionals are ready and able to assist in the design, placement, implementation and support of the most efficient and economically beneficial program for their organization. Let us analyze your risk management program.
- Some of the areas of expertise within the CIS Risk Management group include:
- Unique Domestic & International carrier and market relationship and access
- Specialized loss sensitive programs
- Alternative Risk Transfer (ART)
- Claim and collateral trending analysis
- International insurance programs
