Mutual Benefit Group Promotes Ulrich

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Huntingdon, Pennsylvania (PRWEB) December 26, 2013

Scott Ulrich was promoted to Commercial Lines Underwriting Supervisor at Mutual Benefit Group in December 2013. In this position, he will oversee and coordinate the activities of the Commercial Lines Underwriting Department, supervise assigned personnel, coordinate workflow in the department, and provide technical and supervisory support to coworkers on complex files or procedural issues.

Ulrich joined the Company in February 2004 as a commercial lines underwriter trainee and was promoted to commercial lines underwriter in February 2005. He was then promoted to commercial lines senior underwriter in May 2008. Ulrich came to Mutual Benefit Group following 17 years in the banking industry, where his last position in that field was as market manager for First Commonwealth Bank in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.

Ulrich received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Susquehanna University. He has earned the Associate in General Insurance (AINS), Associate in Underwriting (AU), and Associate in Reinsurance (ARe) designations through the Insurance Institute of America. He currently serves as vice chair of the Huntingdon County Enterprise Zone Loan Committee and is also a past board member of the Huntingdon Rotary Club and past council member of the St. James Lutheran Church.

Mutual Benefit Group is a regional property/casualty insurance carrier headquartered in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, that has been providing coverage for personal autos, homes, and businesses since 1908. The company’s insurance products are underwritten through its member companies, Mutual Benefit Insurance Company and Select Risk Insurance Company. Rated A- (Excellent) by A.M. Best, Mutual Benefit serves 80,000 policyholders in Pennsylvania and Maryland through 250 independent insurance agents. Mutual Benefit Group was awarded a 2013 Stakeholder Team Accomplishment Recognition (STAR) (TM) award from Demotech, Inc., a financial analysis firm specializing in evaluating the financial stability of regional and specialty insurers. Only 44, or 1.6%, of the 2,736 carriers reviewed by Demotech received the STAR (TM) award based on their 2012 operating results. Mutual Benefit Group was also named to the list of Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania for 2013. This was the fifth consecutive year that the firm has qualified for the list.

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