Top-50 U.S. broker establishes new South Florida hub, combining national capability with local, advisory-driven service for businesses, organizations, community associations, and individuals across the region.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — July 1, 2026 — Marshall+Sterling, a 100% employee-owned, top-50 U.S. insurance brokerage, today announced its expansion into Fort Lauderdale. The new office marks a strategic step in the firm’s continued growth across Florida and the Southeast and reinforces its commitment to delivering high-touch, advisory-led risk solutions in one of the country’s most dynamic markets.
Located in downtown Fort Lauderdale at 515 East Las Olas Blvd Suite 850, the office will provide property and casualty insurance and risk advisory services to businesses, organizations, and individuals throughout Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties and the broader South Florida region. Marshall+Sterling’s Wellington, Florida office will remain home to its Equine division, reinforcing the firm’s depth of expertise across specialized industries.
A More Advisory Approach for a Cyclical Market
South Florida’s property and casualty market has grown increasingly complex. In that environment, the role of the broker matters more than ever.
Marshall+Sterling’s expansion is intentional: bring national-scale capability to a market that is too often served by either large transactional brokerages or smaller agencies without the depth to manage complex, catastrophe-exposed risk. The firm’s approach is built on a year-round service cycle, in-house risk management resources, and a consultative model that helps clients predict, prepare for, and preempt risk — not just respond to renewals.
“Expanding into Fort Lauderdale is a natural extension of how we think about growth: intentional, relationship-driven, and focused on where we can add the most value,” said Eric Diamond, President and Chief Executive Officer of Marshall+Sterling. “As markets become more complex, clients are looking for more than solutions. They’re looking for perspective. And that’s where our approach to helping them predict, prepare for, and preempt risk makes a difference.”
“This represents more than just a new address,” said Jim Dahoney, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Marshall+Sterling. “We’re investing in the people, the infrastructure, and the local leadership that will let us serve South Florida clients the way Marshall+Sterling has always served clients: year-round, with depth, and with people who know them.”
Built on Proven Experience in Catastrophe-Exposed Markets
The Fort Lauderdale office will serve as a hub for Marshall+Sterling’s Property & Casualty operations in the region, complementing the firm’s long-standing presence in the U.S. Virgin Islands. That experience — including the firm’s response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, when its team mobilized personnel, secured generators, and coordinated restoration partners on behalf of clients — directly informs how Marshall+Sterling serves catastrophe-exposed clients today.
The new office will be led by Alison Kallman, VP & Regional Service Manager, and Yannick Nicome, VP & Regional Sales Manager — pairing client service and sales leadership across the South Florida and U.S. Virgin Islands markets. Kallman joined Marshall+Sterling in 2021 through the firm’s acquisition of the Kallman Agency and serves on the national board of the Latin American Association of Insurance Agencies, bringing deep regional experience across community associations, hospitality, and real estate. Nicome leads sales growth across the region and works closely with both teams to deepen the synergies between the firm’s Florida and U.S. Virgin Islands operations.
“Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands are deeply connected markets, and the clients we serve in both deserve the same advisory-driven approach,” said Kallman. “The new Fort Lauderdale office lets us bring deeper resources to clients we’ve served for years and build new relationships in a market that needs more than another broker — it needs a better one.”
“The clients we talk with across South Florida aren’t looking for more options — they’re looking for better answers,” said Nicome. “They want a broker who understands their property, their contracts, and their exposure before something goes wrong, not after. That’s what we’re bringing to this market.”
The expansion reflects a deliberate, multi-year investment in the region, focused on building the right team, deepening local relationships, and delivering long-term value to clients. The firm is actively hiring sales executives and producers to support continued growth in the South Florida market.
About Marshall+Sterling
Founded in 1864, Marshall+Sterling is a 100% employee-owned, national independent risk solutions partner. The firm helps businesses, individuals, and organizations protect what they’ve built and plan confidently for what comes next by empowering them to predict, prepare for, and preempt risk. Headquartered in New York and licensed in all states and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Marshall+Sterling specializes in business insurance, employee benefits, personal insurance, and wealth management solutions with a consultative, forward-looking approach. The firm is consistently recognized by Business Insurance as one of the top 50 insurance brokers in the United States. Follow @marshallsterling on social media.
