Issy Bustamante
Vice President
American Global
Issy Bustamante is the Insurance Vice President of the Florida operations for American Global. In her capacity she is responsible for client relationships and the delivery of the company’s Insurance product and services. Issy has over 18+ years of extensive risk management and business operations experience. Specializing in the construction industry, Issy has experience in complex risk financing and risk mitigation strategies for large clients and projects. Experience includes leading teams and client engagements for complex assignments in all aspects of insurance needs for owner/developers, contractors and public entities yielding expertise in coverage analysis, risk transfer, risk reduction strategies, loss sensitive programs and wrap-up insurance plans. Issy has been recognized for her work in the industry receiving the 2012 Helen M. Garvin Award for Enterprising Achiever for making a positive impact in supporting women in the insurance industry and the 2018 Business Insurance Break Out Award awarded to future leaders of the insurance and risk management sector from across the United States. Prior to joining American Global, Issy was a construction casualty broker placing intricate and comprehensive casualty programs tailored to the unique risks of large developer and contractor clients. Issy is a graduate of CUNY Queens College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics in Finance and holds a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from the Frank G. Zarb School of Business at Hofstra University. She also holds the Construction Risk Insurance Specialist (CRIS) designation.