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Alan B. Tancreti has been a public adjuster for over 18 years. Prior to becoming a public adjuster, he worked over 10 years in an independent insurance adjusting company. Before he began his career in insurance adjusting, Alan owned a construction company specializing in fire restoration work. A graduate of Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Alan holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Reserve and National Guard. He has served in numerous staff and command positions in the National Guard, including engineering for all state military facilities. Alan is also a veteran of Vietnam and Desert Storm, and a lifelong resident of North Haven.

Sanders "Sandy" Hoffman worked 13 years as an independent adjuster and four years with the American International Group as Staff General Adjuster and has been a public adjuster for 16 years. He coordinated numerous storm operations throughout the US., and has conducted insurance seminars and adjuster training courses. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in secondary education from Southern Connecticut State University. He is a former high school baseball umpire and is still active as a basketball official with the International Association of Basketball Officials (IAAB0). Sandy is a native of Southington, CT.

Jon David Biller is also a managing partner at the law firm of Biller, Sachs, Raio & Zito. He has litigated throughout Connecticut and in Federal Court. He is also licensed in the State of New York. As an attorney, Jon has successfully established legal precedent on behalf of consumers who have suffered property losses and in the resolution of complex insurance disputes. He is a former member of the North Haven Zoning Board of Appeals and a former Insurance Commissioner for the Town of Trumbull. He is currently a member of the Connecticut Bar Association Executive Committee, Insurance Section, as well as a member of the National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters and the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association.

Robert A. Mayo of Wallingford, CT. graduated from Notre Dame High School in West Haven, CT. and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in business administration from Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT. He has training from The Insurance Institute of America and Vale Technical Institute. Robert began his insurance career with Aetna Life and Casualty and was employed for 24 years with several other insurance companies specializing in large property losses. Throughout his tenure with the insurance companies, he completed numerous home office training courses. He was on the catastrophe team for many insurance companies and traveled around the country handling and settling losses wherever a large storm hit. Robert is a member of The Knights of St. Patrick, The Honorable Order of The Blue Goose (an international fraternal insurance organization) and he is a lifelong member of Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity. Robert has been a public adjuster since 1996.

Damian Biller Mendel has been working as a licensed public insurance adjuster since 1997. He represents the 3rd generation of public insurance adjusters in his family. He is proud to continue the tradition of helping the insured public with excellent service and leveling the playing field between the Insured and the Insurance Company. Damian studied at Arizona State University and Yale University. He is bilingual in Spanish and English.

"Honor, Integrity, Courage, Loyalty, Respect, Selflessness, Service, Duty...
General Brian F. Phipps didn't just understand these words, he lived them every day of his life, whether in uniform or not. This was his lifestyle; a lifestyle admired by all of us who were privileged to have known him..."

Brian F. Phipps passed away on November 2, 2006. He worked as a public adjuster for over 15 years, specializing in policy interpretation and business interruption claims. Prior to becoming a public insurance adjuster, Brian worked in an independent insurance adjusting company as a property claims manager with an expertise in large, complicated losses.

Having served a combat tour in Vietnam, Brian was retired from the Army Reserve, as well as the National Guard, where he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General (CT) upon retirement. Brian also served as a Police Commissioner in his home town of Ansonia, CT.

Brian was an excellent organizer and a tireless worker. He was quiet and calm; thoughtful and fair-minded. The entire insurance adjusting community has lost a true professional and an honorable man.