The Main Street America Group Appoints Dave Randle Director of Distribution Management
May 27 2015 - 9:51AM
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The Main Street America Group has announced Dave Randle has been
appointed director of distribution management for the
super-regional property/casualty insurance company. He replaces
Chris Cox, who was recently named president of Main Street
America’s new Florida Region.
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The Main Street America Group has
appointed Dave Randle as director of distribution management.
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“Dave will be responsible for developing and executing Main
Street America’s corporate distribution strategy to foster
sustainable growth and profitability with our independent
agent-customers,” said Jeff Kusch, Main Street America’s senior
vice president/head of field operations. “This includes
implementing our agency management best practices and agency
compensation program throughout our five regions. He will also
oversee our national and regional agency councils program.” Randle
is based at the company’s corporate headquarters in Jacksonville
and reports to Kusch.
Randle joined Main Street America in 2008 as a surety
development executive in its bonds operation and became a field
marketing representative in its Southeast Region in 2010,
supporting the company’s Florida independent agents. Prior to
joining Main Street America, Randle held various marketing and
underwriting positions at Zurich Insurance Services.
Randle earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration
from the University of North Florida and his master’s degree in
risk management from Florida State University. He holds several
professional insurance industry designations including Certified
Risk Manager (CRM), Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) and
Certified Insurance Service Representative (CISR).
About The Main Street America
Group
With roots dating back to 1923, The Main Street America Group is
a mutual insurance holding company which writes business through
its nine property/casualty insurance carriers: NGM Insurance
Company, Old Dominion Insurance Company, Austin Mutual Insurance
Company, Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Company, Main Street
America Assurance Company, Great Lakes Casualty Insurance Company,
MSA Insurance Company, Spring Valley Mutual Insurance Company and
Main Street America Protection Insurance Company. Based in
Jacksonville, Fla., Main Street America offers a wide range of
commercial and personal insurance, as well as fidelity and surety
bond products, to individuals, families and businesses throughout
the United States.
With nearly $1 billion in premium written exclusively by more
than 3,000 independent insurance agents, the 92-year-old company
insures over 650,000 policyholders in 36 states and writes bonds in
46 states and the District of Columbia. A.M. Best Company rates The
Main Street America Group with an "A" (Excellent) financial
strength rating and “a+” issuer credit rating. The company has
$1.04 billion in surplus (capital) and over $2.4 billion in total
assets.
Main Street America is the founding company partner of Trusted
Choice®, the global branding program of the Independent Insurance
Agents & Brokers of America. Main Street America is also a
founding company partner of the TrustedChoice.com consumer agent
portal and the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety
(IBHS) Research Center. For more information about Main Street
America, please visit our newsroom at
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