Washington, D.C. (June 7, 2021) – BGR Group, Washington, D.C.’s premier bipartisan lobbying and public relations firm, has named Andy Lewin as a Co-Head of the firm’s Financial Services practice.
“Andy has been a tremendous asset to BGR in his time here,” Corporate Counsel Dan Murphy said. “As our Financial Services practice has grown, Andy has provided excellent insight and guidance to our clients across the policy spectrum. BGR has a strong bipartisan team ready to advocate for our clients on the Hill, in the administration, and in state capitals across the country.”
Andy has deep, substantive expertise and an extensive background in financial services and tax issues. He also serves as a point person for the firm’s outreach to moderate Democrats in both the House and Senate. Prior to joining BGR in 2017, Andy served as Assistant Vice President for government and industry affairs at Zurich Financial Services, developing and advocating for the company’s legislative and regulatory agendas on issues including regulatory reform, natural catastrophes, taxation, climate change and terrorism risk insurance. Andy also represented Zurich at its public policy trade associations, including the American Insurance Association and the Financial Service Roundtable and chaired the Roundtable’s Insurance Working Group.
During his time on Capitol Hill, Andy served as Legislative Director for Rep. Dennis Moore (D-Kan.), who was then chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. In this position, Andy developed legislative agendas and formulated legislation on insurance, banking, securities, housing finance, financial privacy and data security, and insurance regulatory reform. Prior to his time doing Financial Services Committee work for Congressman Moore, he served as Legislative Director for Rep. Max Sandlin (D-Tex.), then a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, where he worked on tax, trade, pensions, federal budget and energy issues.
