Assurex Global Elects Board and Officers

Columbus, Ohio-based brokerage giant Assurex Global announced the appointment of new directors and officers to the its board of directors for 2004.

Officers include Chairman Gregory S. Belton of Hunter Keilty Muntz & Beatty Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Chair-Elect Kent Nelson of T.J. Adams Group, LLC, Chicago, Illinois; Secretary Paul Hering of Barney & Barney LLC, San Diego, California; and Treasurer William Haack of Frank F. Haack & Associates, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Last year’s Chairman, Gregory Collins of Parker, Smith & Feek, Seattle, Washington, will continue to serve for one year in an ex-officio capacity.

According to Assurex Global President and CEO James R. Hackbarth, the naming of Toronto Partner Greg Belton as Board Chairman represents a first.

“Never before has a Canadian Partner served as Assurex Global Chairman,” said Hackbarth, who noted that the independent insurance brokerage group has Partners on six continents. “Speaking for the international Partners, clients, and carriers of Assurex Global, we are delighted to have an experienced industry leader like Greg Belton at the helm as we embark on our 50th Anniversary year in 2004,” said Hackbarth.

In addition to officers, Partners who have been newly elected to three- year board terms are Assurex Global Partners Fred Tripp of Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage, Inc., Providence, Rhode Island; Ronald Wanglin of Bolton & Company, Pasadena, California; and Thomas Lorant of Lorant Martinez Salas y Cia, Mexico City, Mexico.

In addition to the newly appointed directors and officers, 2004 Assurex Global board members include Timothy Schilling of Early, Cassidy & Schilling, Inc., Washington, DC; Karen K. Farris of Roach Howard Smith & Hunter, Inc., Dallas, Texas; Daniel Koch of The Harry A. Koch Co., Omaha, Nebraska; Robert Viau of Groupe Viau Inc., Montreal, Quebec, Canada; James Davis of John L. Wortham & Son, LLP, Houston, Texas; and Michael Dixon of HSBC Insurance Brokers Ltd., London, United Kingdom.

Assurex Global claims premiums in excess of $19 billion.

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