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Bryan Elie

Vice President for Strategic Market Engagement
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Contact: belie@ue.org

Bryan leads market strategy, broker engagement, structured market intelligence, and distribution strategy, with oversight of United Educators’ (UE’s) Business Development team.

Bryan shifted to this role in March 2026 after having served as Vice President of Underwriting and Product Management since 2009. In that role, his key responsibilities included administering the underwriting approach for UE’s new and renewal business; managing the underwriting staff, underwriting guidelines, applications, policy language, and research; and creating new insurance products. He also oversaw the Business Development team. 

He started his career with UE in 1995 and was promoted to a variety of positions including Associate Vice President of Underwriting in 2004.  

Before joining UE, Bryan worked for Aetna Casualty for five years and at Great American Insurance for two years in marketing and underwriting positions. 

Bryan received his Bachelor of Science degree in business from Wake Forest University in 1988 and his Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter designation from the Institutes in 1997. 

 

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