Responsibilities
As Executive Vice President, Real Estate Industry Leader, Pete leads strategy, engagement and execution across North America. Aon’s Real Estate Practice is committed to delivering value by combining deep industry expertise with innovative products, customized solutions, exceptional market results and outstanding service. By leveraging talent, strong market relationships and advanced technology, we drive bespoke solutions and tailored strategies that enhance clients’ risk management and optimize their total cost of risk.
Experience
With over 30 years of experience in commercial property and casualty insurance Pete has built expertise across Brokerage, Underwriting and Risk Management. Over the last 15 years, he has held senior leadership roles, guiding global real estate initiatives and leading commercial insurance operations in the Mountain West Region for the world’s largest privately held brokerage. In these roles, he managed strategic relationships and industry-focused verticals, aligning capabilities to deliver market-leading solutions, superior outcomes, and exceptional client service. His experience spans Multifamily, Affordable Housing, Industrial, Single-Family Rental (SFR), Office and Commercial Real Estate sectors. During this time, Pete led a $2.2 billion premium portfolio, managing 300 associates serving over 1,600 clients.
Pete’s well-rounded experience includes serving as a Risk Manager for a Fortune 1000 company and as an Underwriter/Underwriting Manager for a global insurer. Hi hands-on experience, combined with his passion for innovation and client advocacy, ensures he delivers creative solutions that exceed expectations.
Speaking at
Thu May 15
11:15 AM — 12:30 PM (GMT-07:00) Mountain Time
Insurance for Affordable Housing: How Resilient Construction can Improve Insurability and Preserve Housing Supply
Multifamily investors and developers are increasingly requiring, incentivizing, and building with climate resilient construction methods. These investments strengthen multifamily properties, making them better able to survive severe weather, and also help developers and owners secure affordable property insurance, which can keep rental costs down. Learn more about building resilient properties, current incentives and requirements issued by government funders, and the benefits and results experienced by a diverse set of multifamily housing developers and investors from areas of the country hardest hit by natural disasters such as hurricanes and wildfires.
Speakers
Greg Hettrick; Director, Community Investment; Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas
Julie Shiyou-Woodard; President and CEO; Smart Home America
Kathy Laborde; President; Gulf Coast Housing Partnership
Michael Newman; General Counsel; Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety
Pete Romano; EVP; North America Real Estate Industry Leader, Aon
Separate ticket required. This session is part of ULI’s Resilience Summit. Purchasing a ticket to ULI’s Resilience Summit provides access to this session and all other ULI Resilience Summit sessions.