Montgomery Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, announced the recent addition of Virginia personal and commercial field underwriting specialists, territory managers, and underwriting staff in Central and Southern Virginia to support its appointed agents and targeted growth in that region.
Jeremy Giard was named assistant vice president, Commercial Underwriting for the Southeast Region; and Mark Dedrick was named manager, Commercial Underwriting for Virginia. Don Waterhouse is the new territory manager for Central Virginia; and Bryan Van Vranken is now territory manager for Southern Virginia appointed agents.
A personal lines field specialist and three commercial lines field specialists were also added to the territory to increase local presence.
“We are emphasizing our commitment to grow profitably in this state by quadrupling the size of our team devoted solely to our Virginia agents,” said Nancy Newmister, regional vice president, Montgomery Insurance. “Delivering on local decision-making by providing the regional support our agents need is just as important as consistently giving them ease of doing business technology to meet our mutual goals.”
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Montgomery Insurance employs more than 300 people and operates in Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia with additional offices in Georgia and Maryland.
Source: Liberty Mutual


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