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Sunshine State Names Vanderpool Senior Vice President
| Source: Sunshine State Insurance Company
ST. AUGUSTINE, FL--(Marketwire - June 16, 2009) - Jeffrey A. Vanderpool has been promoted
to Senior Vice President and Chief Claims Officer at Sunshine State
Insurance Company (SSIC), John Rogan, President and CEO, announced.
Vanderpool has served as Vice President-Claims since he joined the Company
in 2003.
"We're pleased to recognize Jeff Vanderpool for his outstanding record
managing Sunshine State claims, especially during the devastating hurricane
seasons of 2004/2005. SSIC is poised for significant expansion over the
next few years. We're confident Jeff will maintain our excellent record of
fairly managing the claims process as our Company grows," Rogan said. SSIC
writes homeowners, commercial, flood, and related lines of insurance in
Florida and South Carolina.
Prior to joining SSIC, Vanderpool was Vice President of American Surety &
Casualty Company from 1992 to 2003. Earlier, he held various claims and
regulatory management posts at Hanover Insurance Company and Dependable
Insurance Group from 1984 to 1992.
Vanderpool is recognized as a leader among claims officers in the industry.
He serves on the National Advisory Council of the National Association of
Independent Insurance Adjusters and the Advisory Board of Enservio, a firm
that specializes in management of contents claims. He is a member of the
Litigation Management Principles & Guidelines Committee of the Council on
Litigation Management.
Vanderpool holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Central
Michigan University. He earned the designations Chartered Property Casualty
Underwriter (CPCU), Associate in Risk Management (ARM), and Associate in
Claims (AIC) from the Insurance Institute of America.