The Main Street America Group Appoints Dave Randle Director of Distribution Management

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 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. (Photo: Business Wire)

“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 http://msagroup.newshq.businesswire.com/ or connect with us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MainStreetAmerica.

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The Main Street America Group

Mark Friedlander, 904-380-7461

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Source: The Main Street America Group