May 29, 2020
WSS, a member of XPT Group, a specialty insurance distribution company, has added Meghan Easley as senior broker/underwriter in its Plano, Texas, office. Easley brings 15 years of industry experience, most recently in underwriting and brokerage business. She has extensive …
February 13, 2019
WSS has opened a new office location in Sherman Oaks, Calif. The new office is led by Mark Kaufman, chief operating officer, who joined WSS in 2018. WSS has expanded its southern California presence with eight new client executives. WSS …
November 26, 2018
WSS has named Tami Singer senior vice president of the commercial lines department. Singer will work out of the Sherman Oaks, Calif. office. She has more than 30 years of insurance experience with a focus on E&S. She has been …
July 18, 2018
WSS, part of XPT, a new specialty insurance distribution company, has named Lynn Bertram senior broker/underwriter in the commercial lines department, while Stefanie McLeod will serve as vice president and senior production underwriter in the personal lines department. Bertram previously …
November 3, 2017
A new insurance distribution partnership XPT Group reports it has acquired WSS, a Plano, Texas, wholesale broker and managing general agency (MGA) including Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers Inc. and its managing general underwriting program division West-Pro. The transaction closed …
February 24, 2016
Plano, TX, February 24, 2016- WSS is pleased to announce that Jason Clark has been promoted to Assistant Vice President of the Bar & Tavern Program. In this new role Jason will be responsible for overall growth and profitability of …
October 16, 2014
When Richard Polizzi, chairman of Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers Inc. in Pasadena, Calif., adopted the lion as part of his logo, he never imagined just how popular that little company mascot would become in the insurance industry. Today, it’s …
April 4, 2012
Kyle Stevens, president and CEO of Western Security Surplus Insurance, announced organizational changes in the Dallas office and a new hire for WSS’ Roseville, Calif., office. Jennie Reed has been promoted to senior broker, regional vice president and will be …