AmWINS Group, Inc., the largest independent wholesale distributor of specialty insurance products in the United States, has opened an office in Columbus, Ohio.

The team includes Tiffany Buchs, Amy Szana and Chris DeLozier of the AmWINS Access division and Andy Phillips of the Brokerage division.

The Columbus office joins the current Ohio office locations in Cincinnati, Cleveland and Dayton.

J.B. Civille, Cindy Renske and Andrea Jenkins are in the Cincinnati Brokerage division, Lori Ulbrich and T.C. Canterna are in the Cleveland Brokerage division, Angel Lightcap-Grisez is in the Dayton Brokerage division, and Rhonda Goines is in the Dayton Access division.

AmWINS Access is a nationwide delegated-authority business focused on small commercial property and casualty, and personal lines. AmWINS Access provides the capabilities and market access of the largest P&C wholesaler in the United States, combined with local underwriting expertise, industry-leading technology, and access to a wide range of binding authority markets and exclusive products.

AmWINS Brokerage is the largest specialty distributor of property, casualty and professional lines insurance products. Our sales professionals are strategically located throughout the United States to service retail agents with innovative excess & surplus (E&S) lines and specialty insurance solutions.

AmWINS Group, Inc. is dedicated to serving retail insurance agents by providing property and casualty products, specialty group benefit products and administrative services. Based in Charlotte, N.C., the company operates through more than 100 offices globally and handles premium placements in excess of $14 billion dollars annually.