Reliance Partners News

Reliance Acquires Assets of Truck Team Insurance in Utah

Reliance Partners acquired the assets of Truck Team Insurance in Salt Lake City, Utah. Truck Team Insurance Owner Brent Tate will also join Reliance Partners’ team as vice president of sales. He has more than 20 years of commercial insurance …

Reliance Partners of Tennessee Promotes Shelton

Reliance Partners, a privately-held commercial insurance agency for the transportation and logistics industry, has promoted Missi Shelton to vice president of Customer Service, National Accounts. Shelton will lead Reliance’s National Accounts customer service division, focusing on the agency’s largest transportation …

Reliance Partners Promotes Cannon to VP of Freight Brokerage Division

Reliance Partners (Reliance), a privately-held commercial insurance agency for the transportation and logistics industry, has promoted Jamie Cannon to vice president of the 3PL division. Cannon will lead Reliance’s logistics and freight brokerage division with a focus on business development …

Reliance Partners of Tennessee Appoints Albrecht as CFO, CRO

Reliance Partners has added Thom Albrecht as chief financial officer and chief revenue officer. Albrecht is a 32-year veteran of the transportation space and served most recently as chief commercial officer and chief financial officer with Celadon Group. Prior to …

Reliance Partners Acquires CTS in California

Reliance Partners is acquiring Sacramento, Calif.-based CTS Insurance Agency. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The combination expands Reliance Partners’ transportation and logistics footprint to the West Coast. David Hicks, formerly of CTS, will be leading the new office …

Reliance Partners Opens Austin Office, Names Richards Chief Sales Officer

Reliance Partners, which specializes in commercial insurance, has added Brandon Richards as chief sales officer and opened a new office in Austin, Texas. Richards is a veteran insurance professional with more than 17 years in the commercial transportation insurance space. …

Reliance Partners of Tennessee Names Howell Chief Operating Officer

Reliance Partners, a commercial insurance agency headquartered in Chattanooga, Tenn., has promoted Laura Ann Howell to the position of chief operating officer. Prior to the promotion, Howell began her career with Reliance Partners in 2015 as vice president, overseeing HR …

Reliance Partners Taps Johnson to Lead New Florida Office

Reliance Partners has expanded with the addition of a new office in Vero Beach, Fla. The expansion marks the fifth office location for Reliance with additional expansion plans underway. Doug Johnson will lead the new South Florida office. Johnson is …

Reliance Partners of Tennessee Adds Seidl as V.P. of Risk Services

Reliance Partners has added John Seidl as vice president of Risk Services in its Chattanooga, Tenn., office. Seidl is a former Wisconsin State Motor Carrier Trooper and FMCSA Investigator with more than 20 years of experience in risk services. He …

Reliance Partners Opening New Office in Chicago

Chattanooga, Tennessee-based commercial insurance provider, Reliance Partners, is expanding in the Midwest by opening a new office in the Chicago area. Edgar Mercado will lead the new Chicago office. Mercado started his career at Reliance in Chattanooga and has emerged …