OREANDA-NEWS. December 18, 2015. Wells Fargo Insurance, part of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), continues to strengthen and grow its nationwide team, hiring more than 60 professionals in recent months.  The latest industry and internal bank hires support the business’ ongoing strategy to grow existing Wells Fargo customer relationships, attract new clients, improve customer service, and enhance its industry leading expertise.

“Continuing to invest in talent is critical to the success of our business and remains a top priority,” said Laura Schupbach, head of Wells Fargo Insurance. “Our team members are our competitive advantage. By adding new industry and internal bank leaders, we strengthen the business and create more opportunities to better serve the insurance needs of our clients.”

Wells Fargo Insurance’s 5,200 team members provide insurance and risk management solutions through its Insurance Brokerage and Consulting and Personal and Small Business Insurance service businesses. Since May, the business has continued to hire highly experienced and talented individuals for a number of roles, including regional market executives, national practice leaders, business development officers and sales and account executives.

Insurance Brokerage & Consulting (IBC):

Working closely with Wells Fargo’s Commercial, Corporate and Private Banking groups, IBC provides middle market, large corporate and high net worth clients with risk management solutions, including property and casualty, professional risk, employee benefits, and private risk. IBC also provides specialization in industries such as real estate, health care, energy, and hospitality as well as targeted insurance programs through Safehold Special Risk. Recent IBC hires include:

Regional Brokerage Management

  • Steve Anderson: Managing Director for San Francisco Bay Area based in San Francisco; 15-year company veteran joined WFI in June from Corporate Banking
  • Joyce Arnold Bull: Private Risk Management South Region Sales Leader based in New York; joined WFI in October from AXA Art Americas Insurance Corporation
  • David Erwin: Managing Director for Dallas and based in Dallas; joined WFI in November from BBVA
  • Steve Giannone: Managing Director for Chicago and based in Chicago; joined WFI in November from AIG
  • Shirley Gordon: Private Risk Management National Service Leader based in Seattle; joined WFI in November from Marsh
  • Jenny Myers: Managing Director for Raleigh-Durham and based in Raleigh, N.C.; joined WFI in October from Wells Fargo’s Business Banking Group
  • Patricia Myers: Private Risk Management South Region Sales Leader based in Tampa, Fla.; joined WFI in October from Chubb Personal Insurance
  • John Strauss: Managing Director for Irvine and based in Irvine, Calif.; 27-year company veteran joined WFI in December from Wells Fargo’s Commercial Banking Group

National Practices

  • Eric DeRose: National Practice Advisor with the Professional Risk Practice (PRP) Corporate team based in Sherman Oaks, Calif.; joined WFI in August from C.N.A.
  • Brian Hayes: National Practice Business Leader with the Employee Benefits National Practice based in The Woodlands, Texas; joined WFI in October from The Hartford
  • Jennifer Lester: National Practice Advisor with the Environmental National Practice based in Chicago; joined WFI in November from Marsh
  • Higgins Manker: National Practice Leader with the Professional Risk Practice Risk Management team based in Los Angeles; joined WFI in October from Crystal & Company
  • Joni Mason: National Practice Advisor/Claims Advocate with PRP’s Risk Management team based in New York; joined WFI in October from QBE North America
  • Arlyn Mouw: South Region Claims and Risk Control Manager based in Atlanta; joined WFI in October from Marsh
  • Lisa Phillips: National Practice Advisor with PRP’s Technology Privacy and Network Risk team based in Irvine, Calif.; joined WFI in September from Lockton
  • Eric R. Van Heyst: Trade Credit and Political Risk Insurance Program Manager with Safehold Special Risk based in New York; joined WFI in October from QBE North America
  • 60 Account & Sales Executives and Commercial and Employee Benefits line managers

Personal and Small Business Insurance (PSBI):

Through PSBI, Wells Fargo provides retail and small business customers with access to personal and business insurance products including auto, home, umbrella, renters and small business insurance. Recent PSBI hires include:

  • Amy Deschamps: Insurance Business Manager for personal lines sales based in Phoenix; 15-year company veteran joined WFI in August from Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
  • Mark Keller: Insurance Business Manager for small business service based in Phoenix; 2-year company veteran joined PSBI in October from IBC
  • Paul Roy: Personal Lines Service Manager based in Minneapolis; joined WFI in October from Wells Fargo’s Wealth & Investment Management (WIM)’s retirement division3 Business Development Officers in addition to the 32 added in May who develop sales strategy, goals and objectives for cross-selling with all lines of Insurance 

About Wells Fargo Insurance

Recently named Best Insurance Broker in the U.S. by Global Finance Magazine, Wells Fargo Insurance provides solutions for a wide range of customers, including retail consumers, high net worth individuals, small businesses, as well as middle market and large corporate customers. Wells Fargo Insurance writes or places approximately \\$11 billion of risk premiums annually in property, casualty, benefits, international, personal lines, and life products and also includes one of the nation’s leading crop insurance providers, Rural Community Insurance Services (RCIS).

About Wells Fargo & Company

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified, community-based financial services company with \\$1.8 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through 8,700 locations, 12,800 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has offices in 36 countries to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 265,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 30 on Fortune’s 2015 rankings of America’s largest corporations. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially. Wells Fargo perspectives are also available at Wells Fargo Blogs and Wells Fargo Stories.