Ryan, Wheeler Join Burns & Wilcox

San Diego-based Burns & Wilcox, a specialty insurance wholesaler, underwriter and managing general agent, appointed Nancy Ryan as a commercial underwriter for the company’s San Diego office.

As a Burns & Wilcox broker, Ryan is responsible for production and marketing to the company’s network of agents. She joins Burns & Wilcox with previous experience as an independent contractor for London American General Agency in San Diego, Calif.

Also joining as broker in the San Diego office is Kay Wheeler. Wheeler is responsible for production and marketing to the company’s network of agents.

An active member of the National Association of Insurance Women, Wheeler was named the 2005 Insurance Woman of the Year by the San Diego chapter. For the past five years her leadership involvement includes serving as vice president and president of Insurance Women of North San Diego, followed by appointments as president elect and then president of San Diego Insurance Women.

She joins Burns & Wilcox with previous experience as a senior marketing representative with HRH Insurance Company in San Diego.