Jason Horwitz

Executive Vice President |

CAC Specialty

Jason Horwitz leads CAC’s Special Situations Group and is a member of CAC’s Management Committee and M&A Solutions Group Executive Committee.

Jason focuses on providing insurance solutions to distressed and bankrupt companies. He is responsible for advising clients during times of crisis and transition on strategies surrounding personal asset risk, liquidity solutions and insurance cost reduction.

Prior to joining CAC, Jason was an attorney concentrating first on insurance defense and coverage issues and then corporate restructuring. He practiced bankruptcy law for eight years at Kirkland & Ellis and Perkins Coie, both in Chicago. Jason then spent nearly six years as a bankruptcy consultant. Immediately preceding his time at CAC, Jason led the same distressed/bankruptcy practice at another global insurance broker.

Jason is a frequent speaker on D&O insurance issues in bankruptcy. He graduated from Michigan State University with a BA in International Relations with honors and received his JD from DePaul University College of Law with honors and as a member of The Order of the Coif.

Chapter Contribution

Chapter 19 | D&O Insurance and Fiduciary Duties: A Lesson in Protecting the Directors and Officers During a Restructuring