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, […]

Appalachian Underwriters Welcomes New National Accounts Marketing Representative!

Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of the new National Accounts Marketing Representative, Howard Sampsell, to our Oak Ridge office. He will be working with national agents to enhance current partner relationships, grow AUI’s national book of business, and introduce new agencies to the advantages of working with Appalachian Underwriters. Previously a […]

AUI Welcomes New Marketing Representative

Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of a new Marketing Representative, Eric Dail, to the Oak Ridge office. He will be working with agency clients throughout the Western region, including those in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Washington State. He comes to AUI with a combined 15 years in insurance, working […]

AUI Welcomes New Marketing Representative to Sanford Office

Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of new Marketing Representative, Felipe Grinan, to the Sanford, Florida office. He will be working with agency clients throughout South Florida, including those in Fort Lauderdale, the Keys, Miami, and Palm Beach. His background in insurance started in 2005 with PEO sales, and he is very knowledgeable […]

AUI Welcomes New Hire for Workers’ Compensation

Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. is excited to welcome our new Middle Market Underwriter for the Midwestern region, Steven Mansfield. Steven will be responsible for the development, marketing and production of Workers’ Compensation in the Midwestern region. Having held a series of management and underwriting positions in the insurance industry, Steven brings fourteen years of experience specializing […]

AUI Welcomes New Hire for Personal Lines

Appalachian Underwriters is excited to welcome our new Operations Director in Personal Lines, Rocky Shealy, to our Oak Ridge, Tennessee office. Rocky will be coordinating the daily operations of the Personal Lines department with focus on staff management, production and quality. Rocky has 18 years’ experience in the insurance industry, with 15 years in management […]

AUI Welcomes New Hire for Arizona Location

Appalachian Underwriters is excited to welcome our new Workers’ Compensation Underwriter, Melissa McKee, to our Scottsdale, Arizona office! Melissa’s role will focus on the production of new Workers’ Compensation business, with a primary focus on California. She will also be working to grow business opportunities in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon and Utah. […]