California-based Heffernan Insurance Brokers today announced that it has opened a new branch office in Chesterfield, Mo. Tom Hebson, formerly of Tangram Insurance Services, Inc., will manage the branch and its growing team in its pursuit of property and casualty business and financial services, including life, health and employee benefits.
The goal, according to the Heffernan statement, is to continue to grow the company’s presence in the self-insurance and alternative market areas, both in the St. Louis area and nationally through its self insured practice led by Louis “Buz” Midden in Nashville.
The Chesterfield branch was formerly a branch office of Tangram Insurance Services, Inc., an alternative market provider, also part of the Heffernan Group. All former Tangram employees in Chesterfield and Nashville are now employees of Heffernan Insurance Brokers.
Jim Ziolkowski comes to Heffernan with 33 years of insurance industry experience and will lead the Midwest Construction Practice as well as focus on traditional property and casualty business.
Brian Howard comes to Heffernan with over 35 years of experience in employee benefits and human resources in the high-tech manufacturing industry, having held senior positions at ChapmanSchewe, Inc., Ingersoll International Inc., Gates Rubber Corporation, and Honeywell.
Heffernan Insurance Brokers identifies itself as one of the largest independent insurance brokerage firms in the U.S.
Source: Heffernan Insurance Brokers
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