Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. Welcomes New External Marketing Representative, Nick Schnarre

Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. is pleased to announce the hire of Nick Schnarre as External Marketing Representative for IL, IN, and MO agents. He will be working remotely in the St. Louis, MO area, helping agents in those states listed find the best markets and products to fit their clients’ needs. He will also be on […]

Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. Hires New Garage Underwriter, Joanna St.Clair, for Midwest Territory

Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. is excited to introduce new Garage Underwriter, Joanna St.Clair. She will be working remotely in the Austin, Texas area, primarily underwriting Garage risks for Midwest agents. Joanna comes to AUI with 15 years of experience in the insurance industry. Starting as an Imaging Processor in Scottsdale, Arizona, she quickly moved up to […]

Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. Announces Opening of New Office in Burlington, North Carolina

Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. announced the opening of its new office in Burlington, North Carolina. “The Mid-Atlantic has produced great numbers for us in small commercial accounts, and we want to keep building that momentum,” said Rhonda Henze, Director of Commercial Specialty. “This office gives us the capability of servicing agents’ needs with a local touch.” […]

Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. Welcomes Peter Stavrakos to Brokerage Division

Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Peter Stavrakos to the Brokerage office in Sarasota, Florida. He will be joining the Professional Liability Team where where he will focus on solving the coverage needs of both smaller and larger Professional and Management Liability accounts. As a former Risk and Insurance Intern with […]

AUI Hires Armando Duran as External Marketing Representative for Texas

Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. is pleased to welcome a new External Marketing Representative for Texas, Armando Duran. Working out of the Dallas/Fort Worth area, he will be focusing on agent relationships throughout the state. Armando comes to AUI with over ten years of experience in the insurance industry, including former positions as an agent, territory manager, […]

Appalachian Underwriters, Inc Hires Vianka Mambuca as External Marketing Representative for Central and Northern Florida

Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. welcomes new Marketing Representative Vianka Mambuca to the Sanford, Florida office. She will be focusing on agent relationships in Central and Northern Florida counties. “Florida is a huge market for us,” Carrie Bay, Marketing Director. “Having two reps there will ensure us vast opportunities to gain quality relationships with agents, and with […]

Appalachian Underwriters Welcomes New Property Broker

Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. is excited to welcome Drew Vann to our Brokerage Division in Sarasota, FL. Vann will be joining the team as a Property Broker, focusing on solving the coverage needs of property accounts including apartments, churches, condos, manufacturing facilities, and shopping centers with coverage types that include wind-only placement, construction or unprotected properties, […]

AUI Welcomes External Marketing Representative for Western States

Appalachian Underwriters is pleased to welcome Jim Rocke to the Marketing Team as the External Marketing Representative for the Western states. Based in our Scottsdale, Arizona location, Rocke will be increasing production volume and submissions from the Western agent base, as well as welcoming new Western agents to Appalachian Underwriters. Rocke joins the Marketing Team […]

Appalachian Underwriters Welcomes New Garage Underwriter!

Appalachian Underwriters is pleased to welcome new Garage Underwriter I, Michael Peoples, to the Scottsdale, AZ office. He will be primarily underwriting Garage risks in the Western states. Michael started his career as a Garage Underwriter in 2011. He has a BA in Sociology from Bowling Green State University and an INS designation from the […]

Appalachian Underwriters Welcomes New Professional Liability Broker!

Appalachian Underwriters is pleased to announce the addition of new Professional Liability Broker, Gary Smid, to our Sarasota office. He will be focusing on solving the coverage needs of both smaller and larger, complex Professional and Management Liability accounts. Smid’s target classes will include Architect and Engineers Professional Liability, Contractors Professional Liability, Lawyers Professional Liability, […]