The Citizens and Hanover Insurance Companies announced that Debra Richardson has been named regional vice president of The Hanover Insurance Company’s Texas region. In this capacity, Richardson will be responsible for all aspects of commercial lines underwriting, distribution, marketing and sales in the region.
“Debra brings a great breadth and depth of knowledge to her new role with Hanover,” said Marita Zuraitis, president of the Citizens and Hanover property and casualty companies. “With more than 25 years of experience in the property and casualty industry, she has the industry and local market knowledge needed to help us further our goal of providing truly world class products and services to our independent agent partners and their customers.”
Richardson joined Hanover as commercial lines manager in June of 2004. Prior to that time, she served as underwriting director for The St. Paul Companies’ North Texas and Arkansas regions. An experienced commercial lines underwriter, Richardson also held management positions with The Millers Group, a regional property and casualty insurance carrier located in Texas, and the Gulf Insurance Group, a national property and casualty insurer that is now a part of St. Paul Travelers.
Richardson is a graduate of Dallas Baptist University. She holds her CPCU, CIC and CRM designations, and is vice president of the Dallas Chapter of the CPCU Society.
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