FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- H.W. Kaufman Financial Group/Burns & Wilcox has promoted five executives to the position of vice president to support its strategy of growing the company's national reach. The announcement was made by Chairman, President and CEO Alan Jay Kaufman.

Christopher Zoidis has been promoted to H.W. Kaufman Financial Group/Burns & Wilcox associate vice president. He also continues in his position of director of corporate development and Special Risk Division - International.

"Chris is an integral part of our future growth plans," said Kaufman. "His experience in the insurance industry, as well as in mergers and acquisitions, is key to expanding the breadth of our product offerings and our insurance carriers."

Additionally, the following executives have been promoted to Burns & Wilcox vice presidents:

   -- Jeffrey Diefenbach has been appointed vice president in Indiana. He
      continues in his role as manager of the company's Indianapolis and
      Chicago offices. Diefenbach also has assumed responsibility as manager
      of the company's Milwaukee office.

   -- James Epting has been appointed vice president in Georgia. Epting also
      retains his role as manager of Burns & Wilcox's Atlanta office.

   -- Karen Toler has been appointed vice president in North Carolina. She
      retains responsibility for managing the Morehead City, N.C., office.

   -- Reid Wilson has been appointed vice president in Utah. He continues in
      his role as manager for Burns & Wilcox's Salt Lake City office as well
      as the company's Reno and Las Vegas, Nev., offices.

"These newly appointed Burns & Wilcox vice presidents have demonstrated through their leadership that they can help facilitate our growth in these targeted areas of the country and continue Burns & Wilcox's dominance of the specialty insurance sector," said Kaufman.

The H.W. Kaufman Financial Group is the parent company of Burns & Wilcox, which is North America's largest managing general agent with 36 offices in 24 states and employing more than 900 people. Founded in 1969 and based in Farmington Hills, Mich., Burns & Wilcox is nationally-recognized for its insurance underwriting and brokerage expertise in specialty lines, professional and commercial liability, property and personal lines. The H.W. Kaufman Financial Group also operates a national specialty insurance underwriter and brokerage company (R.B. Jones), as well as companies in the reinsurance (Burns & Wilcox Re) and premium financing (Royal Premium) segments. Learn more at http://www.burnsandwilcox.com/.

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Source: Burns & Wilcox

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