west News

People Moves: Alera Names Dennis Northwest Managing Director

Alera Group named Mark Dennis managing director for the Northwest region, which includes 16 locations across Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Utah and Wyoming. Dennis joined Propel Insurance, an Alera Group company, 17 years ago and most recently was Propel’s …

People Moves: EPIC in California Names Daley President, Western Region Private Client Leader

EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants named Kevin Daley president, Western Region private client leader. Daley has more than 25 years of experience in the insurance industry, most recently as president of field operations across three zones and 10 regions for …

People Moves: PCF Insurance in Utah Names Steele SVP, Legal and Compliance

PCF Insurance Services, based in Lehi, Utah, named Rocky Steele senior vice president of legal and compliance. Steele oversees PCF Insurance’s legal and compliance function. He has also served as co-founder and chairman of the board at Ascend Education and …

People Moves: Island Insurance in Hawaii Names Hokama Vice President

Island Insurance named Reid Hokama vice president, personal lines and marketing. Reid has nearly three decades of financial experience and most recently was vice president and investment strategy manager in Central Pacific Bank’s Wealth Management Group. Other previous positions include …

People Moves: Aihara & Associates in California Names Kinoshita EVP

Aihara & Associates Insurance Services named Mike Kinoshita executive vice president. Kinoshita is a third-generation insurance agent and current senior client advisor at The J. Morey Company, an Ori-gen Family Company. Kinoshita’s appointment will succeed agency principal Douglas Aihara. Aihara …

People Moves: Venbrook in California Names Aguilar CFO

Venbrook Group, LLC named Juan Aguilar chief financial officer. Aguilar has 20 years of industry experience, most recently serving 15 years at Aon PLC, where he held leadership roles across finance, operations and business strategy and development. Before Aon, he …

People Moves: Velilla Joins Gordon & Rees in California in Insurance and Commercial Litigation Practice Groups

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani hired Rachel T. Velilla as a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego, California offices. She joins the firm’s insurance, trucking and transportation and commercial litigation practice groups. Velilla represents individuals, corporations …

People Moves: Crest Hires Weaver as Benefits Consultant in Colorado

Crest Insurance of Fort Collins welcomes Jason Weaver to their team as an employee benefits consultant. Weaver previously worked as a benefits specialist at Pinnacle Financial Services and founded and operated Mountain Plains Benefits. In 2019, he joined Colorado Insurance …

People Moves: CREST Insurance Group in Arizona Names Cannatella Vice President

Crest Insurance Group, headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, named Steve Cannatella as a vice president of employee benefits. Cannatella spent the last ten years at Paychex Insurance Agency as a large group health and benefits sales representative for medium and large-size …

People Moves: Curley Joins Pensionmark in Califonia as Global Head of Compliance

Pensionmark named Jonathan Curley as the global head of compliance. Curley will oversee the global compliance strategies across all of the Santa Barbara, California-based firm’s financial services companies. Curley’s industry experience spans more than four decades, most recently serving as …