The Iroquois Group News

New York’s The Iroquois Group Hires Venus in Virginia

The Iroquois Group, an Allegany, N.Y.-headquartered network of independent insurance agencies, has hired Charles Venus as its vice president of Middle Market & Specialty. Venus is based in Northern Virginia. The former commercial lines leader for Brown & Brown of …

Iroquois Adds Walker as Regional Manager in Utah

The Iroquois Group’s Southwest team has named Mike Walker regional manager for Utah. Walker will work primarily to develop the firm’s member base in Utah. Walker has more than 27 years of experience in the insurance industry, including 15 years …

Humphry Joins The Iroquois Group in Kentucky

Mike Humphry has joined The Iroquois Group’s Mid-Atlantic team as a regional manager for southern Ohio and Kentucky. Humphry’s insurance career, which began in 1980, has included experience in both the independent agency and exclusive agency distribution systems. Prior to …

New York’s The Iroquois Group Promotes McKay to Regional Vice President

The Iroquois Group, an Allegany, N.Y.-based service provider for independent property and casualty insurance agencies, has promoted Kevin McKay to regional vice president of its Northeast region. McKay is a Londonderry, N.H.-based, 30-year industry veteran who served as a producer …

Iroquois Northeast Hires Ward as an Agency Manager

Iroquois Northeast has hired Ben Ward as an agency manager serving member agencies in Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Iroquois Northeast is part of The Iroquois Group, serving member agencies in seven northeastern states. Ward previously worked …

Schoolcraft Joins Iroquois South in Florida

The Iroquois Group announced that Joya Schoolcraft has joined the company as its second regional manager for Florida. Schoolcraft has been associated with Iroquois in various capacities for several decades. In 1992, she began working for an Iroquois Member Agency …

New York’s The Iroquois Group Announces Regional Realignment

The Iroquois Group, an Allegany, N.Y.-based service provider for independent property and casualty insurance agencies, has announced changes to its regional structure to better align Iroquois regions with those of their carrier-partners and to provide greater resources and financial opportunities …

Former Hartford Exec Askins Joins Iroquois South

Columbia, S.C., native Mark Askins has joined Iroquois South as a regional manager for South Carolina and western North Carolina. Askins spent more than 20 years with The Hartford, most recently as their Richmond, Va., branch manager. Askins began his …

Iroquois South Expands into Louisiana with First Member Agencies

Iroquois South, a network of independent insurance agencies, has added its first members in Louisiana: Juban Insurance Group of Baton Rouge; Lowry-Dunham, Case & Vivien of Slidell; Louisiana Insurance Services of Ruston; Standard Mortgage Insurance Agency of New Orleans; and …

Cardinal Named Regional Manager as Iroquois Expands into Louisiana

The Iroquois Group, an independent insurance agency network, announced it is expanding into the state of Louisiana. The group’s announcement follows several months of meetings with prospective member agencies, carriers and trade association officials. Cameron Cardinal who formerly held marketing …