WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Feb. 13, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Warner Pacific Insurance Services is pleased to announce that Jim Faulkner has joined the company as Vice President of Underwriting. In his new role, Faulkner will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company's underwriting activities in both California and Colorado. Faulkner will be based out of Warner Pacific's headquarters in Westlake Village, California. "I'm looking forward to the opportunity made available to me and to utilizing my past experience to further strengthen Warner Pacific's long standing commitment to service excellence," said Faulkner.
"Jim's more than 20 years working with Small Group and Individual Services make him a perfect complement to Warner Pacific's core business," said company Co-CEO John J. Nelson. Faulkner has worked in the health care industry for 32 years in progressively responsible positions. He was most recently Vice President of UniCare Individual Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of WellPoint Health Networks, Inc., based in Chicago.
Warner Pacific Insurance Services, headquartered in Los Angeles County, has achieved General Agency top producer status for many of the nation's largest insurance carriers. Founded in 1982, Warner Pacific has been an innovator in providing sales and service support and has the distinction of being the leading resource center for industry information and education serving over 5,000 brokers and independent agents.