Senior VP
Working remotely from Texas Phone: (214) 693-5119
Andrew Grim is senior vice president within CRC Group’s National Construction Practice Group, bringing extensive expertise in casualty insurance solutions for the construction and real estate industries. Based in Dallas, TX, Grim is pivotal in expanding CRC’s national reach, leveraging his deep knowledge of excess and surplus lines products and comprehensive consolidated insurance programs (CIPs, OCIPs, and CCIPs). With 15 years of experience in wholesale brokerage, he has a proven track record of driving practice group growth, developing innovative insurance products, and delivering tailored risk management solutions for complex construction projects. Beyond his production expertise, Grim is widely recognized for his leadership in professional development and his commitment to advancing the insurance industry. His contributions have earned him industry accolades, including multiple recognitions in Insurance Business America’s Hot 100 and the prestigious Young Broker of the Year award. Most recently, Grim was recognized as a 2026 Top Specialist Wholesale Broker by Insurance Business America. Recipients of this commendation possess unique insights and highly developed skill sets tailored to their particular specialty, which they use to help retail agents and their clients secure the best coverage possible. As part of Team CRC, Grim has applied his strategic insight, client-focused approach, and collaborative leadership, which drive long-term growth and deliver superior value to clients and carrier partners.
As a unit of 23 construction specialists averaging over a decade of experience, the team currently places in excess of $400,000,000 annual premium into the Casualty surplus lines marketplace; with 3,500+ accounts written.In 2025, the team added expertise in Dallas TX, Atlanta, GA, Nashville, TN and Phoenix AZ; now assuring a geographic footprint that aligns with their national clientele.With a niche for individual or rolling CIP placements, and a variety of project specific or owners’ interest needs, the Aldrich team has substantial relationships with every meaningful construction market. In 2025, the team wrote project and WRAP policies encompassing more than $20B of construction values throughout the United States.
National Construction Group - Recent Successes
Insurisk Flyer E3
Spectrum General Liability Flyer
Spectrum XS Casualty Flyer
Evan Aldrich
National Construction Practice Leader
ealdrich@crcgroup.com
O: (912)-596-6069
Marv Rubin
Inside Broker
mrubin@crcgroup.com
O: (310)-543-5708
Brian Pickford
Casualty Broker
bpickford@crcgroup.com
O: (310)-543-5711
Krista Thorsteinson-Bissett
Associate Broker
krista.bissett@crcgroup.com
O: (213)-359-4422
Kevin Bick
kbick@crcgroup.com
O: (310)-543-5719
Nathan Trudnich
ntrudnich@crcgroup.com
O: (310)-792-5326
Sam Rector
Broker
srector@crcgroup.com
O: (615)-842-8702
Alvajean Gardella-Sakurai
Account Executive
asakurai@crcgroup.com
O: (310)-543-5714
Lexey Chapin
lchapin@crcgroup.com
O: (404)-272-4158
Connor Fahey
cfahey@crcgroup.com
O: (262)-617-3244
Megan Futrell
mfutrell@crcgroup.com
O: (404)-234-4601
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