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Bebon joins AmTrust

New York, NY Michael Bebon has joined AmTrust Title Insurance Co.’s CRE division as senior executive vice president of direct operations.

“We are extremely pleased that one of the title insurance industry’s best known and most respected professionals is joining AmTrust,” said Jason Gordon, president of AmTrust.  “Mike has built ‘Team Bebon’ into a powerhouse in the industry.  His team’s underwriting expertise–now together with AmTrust’s financial capacity–creates a formidable offering in commercial real estate on a New York metro, nationwide and international level.”

AmTrust will maintain the Team Bebon name and its staff of underwriters; production and salespeople will be located in the Midtown office.

Bebon joins AmTrust after 32 years as a sales executive with Lawyers Title / Commonwealth Land Title where he was the most successful salesperson in the company’s history and Senior Vice President and CEO of Team Bebon.  During this career, he has insured over $600 billion of real estate transactions, including offices, ground-up condo developments, gaming, hotels/resorts, multi-family, retail, energy, industrial, in the U.S., as well as international transactions in Canada, Caribbean, South America and Europe.

Steven Napolitano, president of First Nationwide Title Agency, a subsidiary of AmTrust Financial, said, “Mike and his team will be a major new force in driving the business of our company. Together, AmTrust and Team Bebon are a ‘dynamic duo’ for the title insurance industry.”

“With AmTrust’s financial support, my team and I will be able to attract and meet the needs of the largest transactions in commercial real estate,” said Michael Bebon. “We are all excited and energized for this new chapter for Team Bebon.”

In addition to his professional life, Bebon is active in the community. He was formerly a trustee at Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School for ten years and he has raised over $3.5 million for foundations such as Hamptons Rocks for Charity, The Children’s Starlight Foundation, The Empire State Relief Fund, and the Mustard Seed Society. He is also actively involved in many local, national and international charities such as National Jewish Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Sheba Medical Center, Child Mind Institute, and Encourage Kids Foundation. 

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