Scott Poore Joins InsurBanc as Vice President of Sales & Business Development

Mr. Poore will direct the sales and business development efforts of the bank, focusing on the needs of Independent Agencies and developing relationships with carriers across the country.

Farmington, Conn. (PRWEB) August 11, 2005 -- InsurBanc, the trusted and respected full-service financial services provider to the Independent Agency community, announced that Scott Poore has joined the company as Vice President of Sales and Business Development.

Poore will direct the sales and business development efforts of the bank, focusing on the needs of Independent Agencies and developing relationships with carriers across the country.

Were excited to have someone of Scotts caliber join our team," said Robert J. Pettinicchi, Executive Vice President. With nearly 15 years of experience in both the banking and insurance arena, we expect Scotts vast knowledge and contacts to serve as a catalyst for the banks continued growth."

Prior to joining InsurBanc, Poore served as Managing Partner of a private investment fund. He also spent four years as Vice President, Marketing & Sales at Assurance Partners Bank in Carmel, IN, where he managed the banks investor companies and their marketing and sales staffs. Before that time, Poore worked as a Commercial Account Manager at several agencies including Ottawa Kent, Acordia and Irwin Union. He was also Marketing Manager for the Westfield Companies in Grand Rapids Michigan. Scott received his B.S. in Marketing from Butler University, and is a Certified Insurance Counselor. He resides in Greenwood, Indiana with his wife and two children.

About InsurBanc:

Headquartered in Farmington, Conn., InsurBanc is the operating subsidiary of Peyton Street Independent Financial Services Corporation, a thrift holding company jointly owned by IIABA and W.R. Berkley Corp. and its subsidiaries. Organized in 2001, InsurBanc is a federal savings bank, the deposits of which are insured to applicable limits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Web address: www.insurbanc.com

Founded in 1896, IIABA is the nation's oldest and largest national association of independent insurance agents and brokers, representing a network of more than 300,000 agents, brokers and their employees nationally. Its members are businesses that offer customers a choice of policies from a variety of insurance companies. Independent agents and brokers offer all lines of insurance-property, casualty, life and health-as well as employee benefit plans and retirement products. Web address: www.independentagent.com.

Founded in 1967, W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: BER) is an insurance holding company which operates in five segments of the property and casualty insurance business: specialty insurance, alternative markets, reinsurance, regional property casualty insurance, and international. Web address: www.wrberkley.com.

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