SIA Group Names Branch Manager at Greenville Office

Greenville, NC, October 23, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Don Mills, president of SIA Group, a full-service insurance agency with six offices throughout North Carolina, has announced that Mark Hamblin, CIC, has been named branch manager of the Greenville office. Hamblin will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the branch, including assisting in the execution of sales and providing customer-service support.

Hamblin joins SIA Group with more than 20 years of industry experience. Most recently he served as commercial lines producer at Wachovia Insurance Services in Washington, N.C. A graduate of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., Hamblin is a licensed insurance agent and holds a Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) designation. He resides in Washington, N.C.

“We are excited to add Mark to our dedicated insurance team,” said Mills. “His attention to detail and customer service are a great fit with our mission and culture.”

About SIA Group:
SIA Group is a full-service insurance agency with six offices throughout North Carolina. The firm, headquartered in Jacksonville, N.C., and founded in 1975, offers a complete range of insurance products including risk management consultation, surety bonds programs, life insurance and employee benefit packages. SIA Group was listed in Insurance Journal’s 2007 Top 100 Property Casualty Agencies report and is one of North Carolina’s fastest growing insurance organizations with more than 120 employees. The firm has offices located in Raleigh, Jacksonville, Greenville, New Bern, Wallace and Burgaw, N.C. For more information, visit http://www.siagroup.net.

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
919-233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com
PR Firms Raleigh, NC

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