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PPIB in California Names Etter President

Feb 26 2021 // Petaluma, Calif.-based Professional Program Insurance Brokerage has promoted Susan Etter to president. Etter will oversee and manage all daily operations of PPIB. The move coincides with the promotion of PPIB founder and...

Specialty Program Acquires Assets of PPIB in California

Jun 4 2018 // Specialty Program Group LLC has acquired the assets of Novato, Calif.-based Professional Program Insurance Brokerage. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Susan Preston, president of PPIB, will continue to run the...

PPIB in California Promotes Rogers and Le to Underwriter Posts

Feb 1 2017 // Professional Program Insurance Brokerage of Novato, Calif. has promoted Joanna Rogers and Khanh Le to the position of underwriter. Rogers has been with PPIB for three years learning underwriting and serving as executive...

People – West

Aug 22 2016 // Westlake Village, Calif.-based Aptus Risk Solutions Inc. has named Gary Evans vice president of sales and business development. Evans has 20 years of experience in sales and client service with various risk consulting and...

PPIB in California Names Etter Vice President of Underwriting

Aug 3 2016 // Professional Program Insurance Brokerage of Novato Calif. has named Susan Etter vice president of underwriting. Etter has been with PPIB for six years managing the underwriting and sales staff. Etter will continue to...

The Charity Issue

Dec 21 2015 // Gillis, Ellis & Baker Employees of Gillis, Ellis & Baker Insurance (GEB) spent a recent weekend fixing up the exterior of the Gentilly home of Eleonor Sheppard. The GEB team repaired siding, painted the...

PPIB Names Schoenthal Underwriting and Production Manager in California

Mar 4 2013 // Professional Program Insurance Brokerage named Jennifer Schoenthal underwriting and production. Schoenthal will manage PPIB’s underwriting department in Novato, Calif. Schoenthal will report to Susan Preston,...

PPIB Launches Home Health Care Program

Apr 20 2012 // Professional Program Insurance Brokerage of Novato, Calif. has formed a new senior/home health care program. This program includes, but is not limited to the following: nurse registry, healthcare staffing, adult daycare,...

PPIB Launches Medical Directors Program

Apr 5 2012 // Professional Program Insurance Brokerage (PPIB) has launched a new medical directors program that offers stand alone coverage for all types of medical directors and is available in all states. Coverage is available for...

PPIB Launches Network Security Program for Retail, Healthcare Segments

Mar 28 2012 // Professional Program Insurance Brokerage (PPIB) of Novato, CA has launched a new network security program targeted at the retail and healthcare classes. The coverage includes: Privacy liability coverage for damage to third...

PPIB Introduces Professional Lines Program

Mar 7 2012 // Professional Program Insurance Brokerage (PPIB) has launched a nationwide program with coverage for employment practices liability, directors and officers and fiduciary risks. The product, backed by a carrier rated...

PPIB Launches Outpatient Medical Facilities Program

Jan 6 2012 // Professional Program Insurance Brokerage (PPIB) has launched an outpatient medical facilities program. The program is available in all states and offered to both retail and wholesale insurance companies. The program will...

Professional Program Insurance Brokerage Launches Yoga Product

Dec 8 2011 // Professional Program Insurance Brokerage (PPIB) has set up a national program for yoga-related businesses. The product covers yoga practices, teachers and practicing students. A variety of coverages are available through...

PPIB Launches Medical Director Program

Apr 28 2011 // PPIB of Novato, Calif., has launched a new medical director program. The Medical Director program provides stand alone coverage for directors of various types of facilities including: medical spas, occupational therapy...

PPIB Launches Weight Loss, Artisan Contractors Programs

Mar 15 2011 // PPIB of Novato, Calif., has launched two new programs: one for weight loss centers and one for artisan contractors. The weight loss program is open to anyone who can legally prescribe certain weight loss products and the...

PPIB Adds Martone to Underwriting Staff

Feb 22 2011 // Professional Program Insurance Brokerage in Novato Calif., has added Lisa Martone to its underwriting staff. Martone will be a senior underwriter to grow the program business, including the new artisan contractor program,...

Many Insurance Professionals on Fantasy Island

Apr 20 2010 // Many insurance industry professionals are living in a dream. Their fantasy is that the soft market is ending, but nothing could be further from the truth. As long as our economy stays weak, the soft market will continue. A...

Professional Program Insurance Brokerage Enhances Massage Program

Jul 20 2009 // Professional Program Insurance Brokerage of Novato, Calif., has enhanced its massage program by offering an option to write the professional and general liability on an occurrence form. Sexual abuse coverage can be written...

PPIB Offers Tattoo, MediSpa, Tanning and Yoga Programs

Sep 4 2008 // Professional Program Insurance Brokerage is offering programs for the tattoo and body piercing, medispa, laser/IPL, tanning/beauty and yoga/pilates industries. Policies are packaged premises and professional liability,...

PPIB Offers Cosmetic Products Liability Program

Jun 1 2008 // Professional Program Insurance Brokerage in Novato, Calif., has introduced a cosmetic products liability program. PPIB has appointed New Jersey-based Marine Agency Corp. as the exclusive managing general agent for the...