Monarch E&S Insurance Services has hired Matt Merkle as assistant vice president and Doris Rojas as an underwriter in its new Simi Valley, California office.
Merkle will manage the overall operations of the office and will develop and produce new casualty, property and professional commercial business. Merkle has spent the last 18 years with two other Southern California wholesalers. He most recently served as president for eight years at Excess & Surplus Lines Insurance Brokers. Prior to that, he held a senior management position with another wholesaler.
Rojas also previously worked at Excess & Surplus Lines Insurance Brokers. She began her career in the insurance industry in 1989 and has both retail and wholesale experience.


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