AJ Wayne & Associates, Inc.

A.J. Wayne & Associates, Inc. is a wholesale insurance broker and specialty lines intermediary headquartered in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. Founded in 1989 by Alexander J. Wayne, the firm serves independent retail insurance agents and brokers seeking access to professional liability, management liability, cyber, and related specialty lines coverage through a network of more than 50 specialty insurance carriers and markets.

Over more than 35 years in business, A.J. Wayne has built a reputation as a responsive, knowledgeable wholesaler for professional liability placements. The company is licensed in all states for both admitted and non-admitted placements and maintains national reach through a team of brokers including remote producers in San Diego, Scottsdale, and St. Louis. Each retail agent's account is managed by a dedicated broker from initial submission through binding and renewal, with a commitment to responding to all submissions within 24 hours.

The firm's leadership includes President and CEO Alex E. Wayne (CPCU, RPLU, ARe, ASLI), who has built the company's professional liability book to over USD 35M in premium. Executive Vice President Andrew Kelly (CPCU, RPLU+) is an active voice in the industry, discussing emerging specialty lines such as AI liability and its parallels to early cyber insurance market development.