November 22, 2023
Crest Insurance Group offers its employees the freedom to succeed. “Our entrepreneurial structure enables teams and individuals to achieve higher levels of success than they would achieve in a more highly structured or rigid corporate culture,” wrote one nominating employee. …
May 9, 2023
Crest Insurance Group, headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, named Steve Cannatella as a vice president of employee benefits. Cannatella spent the last ten years at Paychex Insurance Agency as a large group health and benefits sales representative for medium and large-size …
April 28, 2023
Crest Insurance Group named Chester Henderson director of risk services. Henderson served in the U.S. Navy and was a Navy Seal. While in the Navy, he held numerous leadership positions, including leading the execution of risk management teams. Tucson, Arizona-based …
September 6, 2022
Crest Insurance Group acquired Spiegler Insurance Services in La Jolla, California. Founder Steven H. Spiegler will play a role in the post-transaction process. Crest also adds the Mike, a senior broker with Spiegler Insurance Services. Spiegler is a privately held …
October 19, 2021
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 …
July 12, 2021
Crest Insurance Group has acquired SpringbergMcAndrew Insurance in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. Principal Mike McAndrew joined the firm in 1989. McAndrew and longtime co-owner Brian Springberg have since grown the company to one of the largest firms in Mohave County. …
October 9, 2020
Crest Insurance Group has named Marc Kosiek director of risk services. Kosiek is based in Scottsdale, Ariz. He has a background in commercial insurance risk management, including experience in trucking, auto dealerships, habitational risks, restaurants and contractors. He was previously …
August 26, 2020
Crest Insurance Group of Scottsdale, Ariz., has named Frank Benedetto a senior vice president of the employee benefits division. Benedetto has more than 30 years of experience. He held numerous positions in the healthcare industry, including as executive director of …
August 24, 2020
Crest Insurance Group of Tucson, Ariz., has named Matt Nelson chief operating officer of the employee benefits division. Nelson joined Crest Insurance in 2020 as a benefits and commercial lines consultant. He was a vice president with Lovitt & Touche …
July 24, 2020
Crest Insurance Group of Tucson, Ariz., has named Mike McGee a vice president/producer in the commercial lines division. McGee has a background in risk management. He has worked as a Hotshot & Helitack Firefighter and also served in the U.S. …