Wells
Fargo Insurance, part of Wells
Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), has named Kyle Samuel managing
director for its Metro Washington D.C. and Virginia offices. Samuel will
lead business development, client service and sales, and cross-sell for
the company’s insurance operations across the regions. Based in
Washington, D.C., he will report to Peter Gilbertson, regional managing
director for Wells Fargo Insurance's North region.
Kyle Samuel, Metro Washington D.C. and Virginia managing director. (Photo: Business Wire)
"Kyle brings invaluable knowledge of the risk management industry and
local market experience to his role," said Gilbertson. "I’m confident he
will be a vital asset to our team as we continue to serve our customers,
grow our business, and strengthen bank partnerships in this very
important market."
Samuel joins Wells Fargo Insurance from Aon Risk Services where he was
senior vice president and resident sales director for the capital region
responsible for developing and managing insurance, risk management, and
human capital strategies for upper middle market clients. Prior to
working with Aon, he was commercial lines underwriter with Chubb Group
of Insurance Companies.
Samuel has a bachelor’s of science degree in Economics from The Colorado
College and is a Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC).
The Wells Fargo Insurance Metro Washington D.C. and Virginia region
includes three offices and 100 team members who provide insurance
services to Wells Fargo’s business banking, middle market and large
corporate segments, along with high net worth customers, and other
businesses in the region.
About Wells Fargo Insurance
Recently named Best Insurance Broker in the U.S. by Global Finance
Magazine1, Wells
Fargo Insurance provides solutions for a wide range of customers,
including retail consumers, high net worth individuals, small
businesses, as well as middle market and large corporate customers.
Wells Fargo Insurance writes or places $11 billion of risk premiums
annually in property, casualty, benefits, international, personal lines,
and life products and also includes the nation’s largest crop insurance
provider, Rural
Community Insurance Services (RCIS).
About Wells Fargo & Company
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a nationwide, diversified,
community-based financial services company with $1.6 trillion in assets.
Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides
banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial
finance through more than 9,000 locations, 12,500 ATMs, and the internet
(wellsfargo.com), and has offices in 36 countries to support customers
who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 265,000
team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United
States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 29 on Fortune’s 2014
rankings of America’s largest corporations. Wells Fargo’s vision is to
satisfy all our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed
financially. Wells Fargo perspectives are also available at Wells
Fargo Blogs and Wells
Fargo Stories.
1 Ranking includes Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA,
Inc., Wells Fargo Insurance Services of West Virginia, Inc., Wells Fargo
Insurance, Inc., and Rural Community Insurance Company
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