Lawley Vivacqua Scheff Welcomes New Consultant Michael Bandini!

Lawley Expands Amherst Insurance Practice

Amherst, NY August 15, 2011 – Michael Bandini, most recently with Cook, Hall, and Hyde in Fair Lawn, NJ has joined Lawley Vivacqua Scheff in Amherst, bringing with him 8 years of sales experience.

Bandini, who last worked as an account executive for Cook, Hall, and Hyde, joined the insurance industry in 2007.  He has spent the past 4 years working with large real estate and construction firms serving as a technical insurance consulting in the Manhattan and New York City area.  He also has expertise in marinas, manufacturing, green energy, and the hospitality industry.  Most recently he has been named a specialist for the Winery Pak Program in New York State.

Bandini joins more than 20 employees in the Lawley Amherst office who specialize in specific areas of insurance and risk management for construction, small business, municipalities, not-for-profits, and employee benefits.  They also have a dedicated Personal Lines division.

“We are extremely pleased to welcome Michael into the Lawley Amherst group,” said Partner Stuart Scheff. “He brings a rare and unique expertise to our sales team and is helping us to expand our niche practice groups.”

“I am thrilled to be in Western New York and to have an opportunity to join such a dynamic organization.  Lawley has a great reputation in the insurance world, as well as an outstanding reputation for their commitment to the community,” Bandini said. 

Lawley Insurance was recently listed as the 50th largest insurance broker based on 100 largest brokers in the US by Business Insurance.

Bandini received a Bachelors Degree in Business and Finance from Ramapo College of New Jersey.  He recently moved to the Western New York region.