{"id":4491,"date":"2014-06-17T20:21:27","date_gmt":"2014-06-17T20:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wbcnet.org\/member_news\/insurance-associates-announces-our-latest-new-hire\/"},"modified":"2014-06-17T20:21:27","modified_gmt":"2014-06-17T20:21:27","slug":"insurance-associates-announces-our-latest-new-hire","status":"publish","type":"member_news","link":"https:\/\/www.wbcnet.org\/member_news\/insurance-associates-announces-our-latest-new-hire\/","title":{"rendered":"Insurance Associates Announces Our Latest New Hire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\tRockville, MD &#8211; <span style='color:#008000;'><strong>Insurance Associates<\/strong><\/span> is excited to announce the hire of our newest associate:&nbsp; <strong>Edward J. Kushlis<\/strong>, Senior Vice President<\/p>\n<p>\tEd brings a wealth of insurance knowledge to Insurance Associates. He has a proven track record of helping a national broker and a regional agency grow and innovate. He will be responsible for producer hiring and training, acquisitions, and other management functions within the agency.<\/p>\n<p>\tEd began his career as a CPA working at Deloitte where he became an insurance industry specialist and coordinated the world-wide audit of one of the world&rsquo;s largest insurance brokerage firms.&nbsp; Ed left to become a regional financial officer at Corroon &amp; Black (now Willis).&nbsp; At Willis, Ed took on additional management responsibilities in administration and operations.&nbsp; He earned the Chartered Property &amp; Casualty Underwriter designation, managed several operating teams, and became a specialist in the moving &amp; storage industry. He was promoted to Regional Operating Officer of the Southeast Region, which became a top-performing business segment.&nbsp;&nbsp; In 2004, Ed became Chief Executive Officer of the Baltimore Office of Willis.<\/p>\n<p>\tEd left Willis at the end of 2005 to become a partner at PSA Insurance &amp; Financial Services, a broad-based regional financial services firm.&nbsp; Ed led the Sales &amp; Marketing functions at PSA and was a member of the Leadership Team.&nbsp; Through industry-best organic growth and the successful completion of twelve acquisitions during his eight-year tenure, Ed helped the firm triple in size and become a Business Insurance Top 100 insurance brokerage firm.<\/p>\n<p>\t&ldquo;I am excited about returning to my native Washington Metropolitan Area, working with the very talented team at Insurance Associates, and I am looking forward to contributing to the firm&rsquo;s continued success and growth.&rdquo; said Kushlis.<\/p>\n<p>\tEd lives in Rockville, Maryland with his wife Marie.&nbsp; They have two married daughters in the area and a son who lives and works in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>\t<strong><u>About Insurance Assocaites<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\tFounded in 1956, Insurance Associates is an independent insurance agency serving the Mid-Atlantic region with offices in Rockville, Fairfax, and Towson.&nbsp; We are a locally owned company that prides itself on having one of the most competent, experienced, and longest tenured workforces of any agency in the area.&nbsp; We advocate for our clients across a diverse range of products and services including Surety Bonding, Commercial Insurance, Employee Benefit Plans, Personal Insurance and Life Insurance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\tFor more information about our passion and the rest of our team at Insurance Associates, please visit us at <a href='http:\/\/www.insassoc.com'>www.insassoc.com<\/a>, follow us on <a href='https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/734063?trk=tyah&amp;trkInfo=tarId%3A1402327425436%2Ctas%3Ainsurance%20associates%2Cidx%3A2-1-6'>LinkedIn<\/a> and like us on <a href='https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/insassoc'>Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style='text-align: center;'>\t<span style='color:#808080;'>###<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rockville, MD &#8211; Insurance Associates is excited to announce the hire of our newest associate:&nbsp; Edward J. 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