Ensurise is a local and independent insurance organization. Ensurise partners with high quality insurance agencies in Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia, bringing a differentiated approach to perpetuation and a commitment to delivering superior risk management advice to our clients.Jonathan has almost 20 years of experience structuring transactions and advising middle market insurance businesses on merger & acquisition and capital raising activities, and prior to founding Ensurise, served as a Vice President at Dowling Hales where he assisted numerous insurance agencies and distribution businesses on perpetuation considerations, planning, and deal execution. A native Washingtonian, Jonathan started his career in the insurance investment banking group at FBR & Co., where he advised insurance carrier clients through the process of raising over $800 million of equity capital and assisted in advising on over $1 billion of aggregate merger, acquisition and advisory volume through a variety of public and private transactions. He then served as the primary Business Development contact at a mid-sized property & casualty insurance carrier, assisting with evaluation of acquisitions and new initiatives, financial planning & analysis, capital modeling and other corporate finance matters. Jonathan earned degrees in Economics and History from Duke University and studied History as a Lord Rothermere Scholar at New College, University of Oxford. Mr. Nobil holds Series 7, 63 and 79 registrations with FINRA, and is a licensed property & casualty insurance producer. Jonathan also serves in numerous leadership and volunteer capacities, including as Co-Chair of the Board of Trustees of Cesar Chavez Public Charter School, former Representative to the Defined Contribution Plan Subcommittee for the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, former Vice Chair and Treasurer of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4D of the District of Columbia (Commissioner 4D06, Petworth, 2019-2022), and former Trustee of the Governing Board of St. Albans School.