Five Star Specialty Programs Launches Healthcare Practice

Five Star Specialty Programs, a division of Crump Insurance Services Inc. and part of Crump Group Inc., announced it is launching a new health care practice based in Sacramento, Calif. The practice, known as Five Star Healthcare represents an expansion of the specialty underwriting division into a new industry segment. Five Star Healthcare will consist of several facilities including senior living, managed care and other health care-related programs.

Five Star has hired three seasoned veterans of the healthcare underwriting arena:

Mary K. Nolan joins Crump as senior vice president – underwriting manager. She brings more than 30 years of industry experience. She began her career at Marsh, spent several years in marketing and underwriting with CNA, and give years as a wholesale broker. She joins Crump from Swett & Crawford, where she served in a number of roles over 19 years, most recently as senior vice president of Healthcare Programs.

Janet Orchard, vice president – underwriter also joins Crump from Swett & Crawford where she served for 13 years as vice president and senior underwriter for Senior Living. Her career spans more than 30 years including as owner/broker in a retail operation, and as a senior account executive with the former Johnson & Higgins.

Kevin Nolan, vice president – underwriter comes to Crump with more than 17 years of health care underwriting experience, working with Swett & Crawford most recently as vice president of business development in addition to his underwriting responsibilities. hisbackground includes senior underwriting positions with both PRM Insurance Services and Presidio Insurance, along with several years of claims adjusting experience with Safeco Insurance Co. and GAB Adjusting.

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