Wells Fargo Insurance Names Jenny Myers Managing Director for Raleigh

Business Wire

Company’s Business Banking leader joins Insurance division to focus on cross-sell and sales growth

RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Focused on serving the insurance and risk management needs of its middle market and large corporate customers in Raleigh-Durham area, Wells Fargo Insurance, part of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC), named Jenny Myers, senior vice president and managing director for its Raleigh-Durham region. Myers leads business development, client service, sales, and cross-sell for the company’s local insurance brokerage operations, which includes 25 team members. Based in Raleigh, she reports to Tom Longhta, regional managing director for Wells Fargo Insurance's South region.

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Jenny Myers, senior vice president and managing director of Wells Fargo Insurance's Raleigh-Durham region. (Photo: Business Wire)

“Raleigh-Durham is a key market for Wells Fargo Insurance as we continue to grow the business by serving the insurance needs of more of our banking customers,” said Longhta. “With Jenny’s recent success in Wells Fargo’s Business Banking group, and her extensive industry experience, I’m confident that our team will continue to provide our local customers with the insurance and risk management solutions they find valuable for their business.”

A five-year company veteran, Myers was most recently market president and business banking manager for Wells Fargo’s Business Banking Division in Durham. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, she worked for Bank of America and BB&T in the commercial segment. Myers has a bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, and economics from University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

“I believe that my recent experience will help to strengthen our banking partnerships and expand the way we serve our customers’ financial, insurance, and risk management needs. I’m excited to work with the talented Raleigh-Durham team as we continue to grow Wells Fargo’s Insurance business in this very important market,” said Myers.

About Wells Fargo Insurance

Recently named Best Insurance Broker in the U.S. by Global Finance Magazine¹, Wells Fargo Insurance provides solutions for a wide range of customers, including retail consumers, high net worth individuals, small businesses, as well as middle market and large corporate customers. Wells Fargo Insurance writes or places approximately $11 billion of risk premiums annually in property, casualty, benefits, international, personal lines, and life products and also includes one of the nation’s leading crop insurance providers, Rural Community Insurance Services (RCIS).

About Wells Fargo & Company

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) is a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.8 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through 8,700 locations, 12,800 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has offices in 36 countries to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 265,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 30 on Fortune’s 2015 rankings of America’s largest corporations. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially. Wells Fargo perspectives are also available at Wells Fargo Blogs and Wells Fargo Stories.

¹ Ranking includes Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc., Wells Fargo Insurance Services of West Virginia, Inc., Wells Fargo Insurance, Inc., and Rural Community Insurance Company