Michael C. Lebovitz
Senior Vice President—Manager, Affiliated FM

Appointed in January 2009, Michael Lebovitz is senior vice president and manager of Affiliated FM, a wholly owned subsidiary of FM Global. In this role, Lebovitz oversees all operations of Affiliated FM, including 12 offices in the United States, two in Canada, and one each in Australia, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. He is based in Johnston, R.I., USA.

Previously, Lebovitz had served as vice president and manager, Affiliated FM, as well as its operations vice president and area manager for Southern operations since 1998, after serving three years as district manager for the company's Atlanta operation. Prior to that, Lebovitz held a number of positions at FM Global in engineering, underwriting and sales. He joined the FM Global organization in 1985 as a loss prevention consultant.

Lebovitz holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Tim Higgins
Operations Vice President—Director, Australia Operations

Tim Higgins is operations vice president, director of Affiliated FM’s Australian operations. Based in the company’s Sydney, Australia office, Higgins is responsible for operations and client servicing in Australia and New Zealand territory. In this role, Higgins manages an underwriting, engineering and administrative staff that targets middle market commercial and industrial property accounts.

Appointed to his current position in 2007, Higgins has spent more than 20 years in the insurance industry. He joined Affiliated FM on the opening of their Australian Branch in 2003 as a senior production underwriter. Higgins was part of the key team in establishing Affiliated FM in the region and bringing new innovative commercial property products to a traditional insurance market. He was promoted to assistant vice president in 2006 before assuming his current role. Prior to joining Affiliated FM he had worked in a variety of roles within the industry, including national property manager, state property underwriter and accident underwriter in both the states of New South Wales and Victoria.

Higgins has completed a number of leadership and management courses offered through FM Global, Affiliated FM’s parent company, as well insurance studies offered through the Australian New Zealand Insurance Institute and other organizations.