SIA Group Appoints Commercial Placer

Raleigh, NC, March 18, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Don Mills, president of SIA Group (www.siagroup.net), a full-service insurance agency with seven offices throughout North Carolina, has announced that Jane Newbern has been named commercial placer for the branch office in Jacksonville. Newbern is responsible for the placement of large commercial accounts.

Quotes:
“Jane is a great asset to have for our clients and SIA Group,” said Mills. “We are very proud to have someone with her industry experience and education on our team.”

Details:
- Newbern earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

- She has 24 years of industry experience working with Great American Insurance Group, Beam Cooper Gainey Insurance, Centura Insurance and CRC/Southern Cross before joining SIA Group.

- A native of Durham, N.C., Newbern lives in Morehead City with her husband, Bill, and two children, Molly and Will.

About SIA Group:
SIA Group is a full-service insurance agency with seven offices throughout North Carolina. Founded in 1975, the firm offers a complete range of insurance products including risk management consultation, loss control, surety bonds programs, life insurance and employee benefit packages. SIA Group is one of North Carolina’s fastest growing insurance organizations with more than 110 employees. The firm was listed as a Top 100 Privately Held Property Casualty Agency by the Insurance Journal in 2006, 2007 and 2008. SIA Group has offices located in Raleigh, Jacksonville, Greenville, New Bern, Wallace, Burgaw and Charlotte, N.C. For more information, visit www.siagroup.net.

Kate Catlin
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