Furtado Joins Western National Insurance as VP, Agency Sales

Western National Insurance Group has hired Eric Furtado as vice president of agency sales. He is based in the company’s Edina, Minn. office and is responsible for day-to-day sales activities, as well as management of the group’s Regional Agency Manager team.

Furtado joins Western National with more than 15 years of industry experience. Most recently, he was vice president of personal lines underwriting at QBE. Prior to joining QBE, Furtado had multiple supervisory responsibilities on the direct side at GEICO in the Washington, D.C., area.

Western National Insurance Group, headquartered in Edina, Minn., is a super-regional property-and-casualty insurance group that consists of eight active insurance companies — Western National Mutual Insurance Company, Western National Assurance Company, Pioneer Specialty Insurance Company, Western Home Insurance Company, Arizona Auto Insurance Company, Umialik Insurance Company, American Freedom Insurance Company and Nevada General Insurance Company — as well as one affiliate company, Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance Company. All of the group’s products are sold exclusively through professional independent insurance agents.

Source: Western National Insurance Group

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