MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 29, 2005 — Josh M. Nail has recently accepted the position of Vice President, Employee Benefits Division, for Lawson-Hawks Insurance Associates. Mr. Nail joins Lawson-Hawks with over eight years of experience as a Senior Sales Representative for a major national managed care company as well as an industry leader in medical stop-loss coverage. Consistently among the top producers at his previous firms, Josh brings a comprehensive understanding of employee benefits across both medical and ancillary coverage lines for small and large employers alike. As a Vice President in the Employee Benefits Division, Mr. Nail will be focused on coordinating client's overall benefit strategies in accordance with their specific financial and business goals.
John Miller, Chief Executive Officer of Lawson-Hawks, said in announcing the hire, "Josh adds depth and experience to our intensifying focus on providing world-class employee benefits consultation and human resources development initiatives to our customer base. As we have committed to growing this element of our practice, we have focused on recruiting and hiring some of the brightest and most enterprising people in these disciplines in the Bay Area. We want to provide our clients with resources that will assist them in accomplishing their business goals, and Josh brings outstanding proven skills and expertise to that task."
Miller continued, "Josh's industry experience has exposed him to employee benefits from both the carrier perspective and broker/consultant perspective, uniquely equipping him with the ability to understand and anticipate marketplace drivers and employer trends. Josh's knowledge of benefit products, his expertise in mitigating the ever-changing and challenging needs of the benefits marketplace, and his ability to deliver benefit solutions that meet the strategic needs of our clients are a significant asset to the Lawson-Hawks Employee Benefits Division."
Since joining the national insurance brokerage intermediary, Mr. Nail has assumed a lead consultative role with some of Lawson-Hawks' largest commercial business clients, according to Miller.
Mr. Nail has a B.S. in Accounting and Finance from Indiana University and holds NASD Series 6 and California State Insurance licenses.
About Lawson-Hawks Insurance Associates
Founded in 1937, Lawson-Hawks is a national independent insurance brokerage representing a vast array of insurance carriers and providing risk management, commercial and personal lines insurance, association programs, retirement planning and employee benefits to over fifteen thousand global customers. Lawson-Hawks (http://www.lawson-hawks.com) currently maintains other regional offices in Sacramento, Monterey and Los Angeles.
For further information, contact:
Jon Hilgers
Senior Vice President, New Business Development
650.237.3023
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