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Alliant Insurance Services Honors 2024 Rising Stars Award Winners

By Alliant Specialty / November 06, 2024

Taylor Forst and Shadi Jalali named Rising Stars by Insurance Business America


IRVINE, CA — Insurance Business America has named Taylor Forst and Shadi Jalali from Alliant Insurance Services as Rising Stars for 2024. Winners were selected by an independent panel of industry leaders based on their current professional role, key achievements, career goals and contributions to the industry. Rising Stars winners are under age 35, demonstrate a commitment to a career in insurance and a passion for the industry.

Taylor Forst is a Vice President within Alliant Real Estate and Hospitality, where she focuses on liability insurance placements for habitational real estate clients. Forst successfully navigates the constantly changing liability marketplace on behalf of her clients, remaining agile and responsive to new challenges, trends and market intelligence.

Shadi Jalali is an Associate Vice President within Alliant Public Entity. As part of a specialized team that provides self-insured solutions to public entities and pooling organizations, Jalali brings a decade of public entity experience and focuses on serving higher education institutions and large cities.

“Alliant’s commitment to investing in the best talent includes cultivating young professionals who represent the future of the insurance industry,” said Michael Cusack, Executive Vice President, Alliant Specialty. “Alliant is proud to be the employer of choice for both rising and established broking talent, providing a platform where they can continually thrive while building successful, long-lasting careers in risk management.”

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