Wells Fargo Adds Managing Director of Insurance Operation in Atlanta

Wells Fargo Insurance Services Inc. added Emanuel (Manny) Lauria Jr. as managing director of its Atlanta office.

Lauria will oversee all operations of the Atlanta office, including new business development, customer satisfaction and retention, revenue growth and profitability.

Lauria will report to Julian E. Smiley, senior vice president.

Lauria will also lead the delivery of international risk services, sharing this responsibility with Jim Gervang, who is based in the west. Along with Gervang, Lauria will serve as a senior technical and international business development advisor, reporting in this capacity to Kevin T. Kenny, regional managing director.

Lauria will join Gervang and Patrick Hickey, director of international employee benefits, in overseeing international services provided to customers through the Wells Fargo Global Broker Network (formerly HLA Global) and other intermediaries around the world. The Network currently has 10,000 brokerage professionals operating from 330 offices across 70 countries – providing insurance brokerage services in a total of 115 countries.

Lauria joins Wells Fargo from Wachovia Insurance Services, where he was southern region managing director. Prior to Wachovia he spent more than 20 years with Marsh Inc., where he held a number of risk management and leadership positions.

Source: Wells Fargo Insurance Services Inc.