Crest Insurance Group of Tucson, Ariz., named Russell Pallesen vice president of commercial sales.
Russell has previously been a branch manager for Enterprise Rent a Car, and has worked in pharmaceutical sales.
In 2017, he began selling property/casualty insurance.
Crest has 11 offices and more than 200 employees.
Bender Insurance Solutions in the Sacramento, Calif., named Saul Pazar a workers’ compensation specialist in their commercial lines department.
He has seven years of experience in workers’ compensation claims management from his prior roles with insurance carriers and third-party administrators.
Bender Insurance Solutions is an independent insurance brokerage serving clients throughout the Western U.S.
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