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Insurance company hires new sales leader, promotes sales director

Most recently, Paul Marks was with workers’ compensation insurance company Summit Consulting Inc. for 18 years.


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Courtesy. Sunz Insurance has named Paul Marks the company’s executive vice president of sales.
Courtesy. Sunz Insurance has named Paul Marks the company’s executive vice president of sales.
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BRADENTON — Sunz Insurance has named Paul Marks the company’s executive vice president of sales. The firm also promoted Alicia Christiansen to director of sales operations. 

Marks has been in the insurance industry since 1994 and has extensive experience in workers’ compensation, according to a press release. Most recently, he was with workers’ compensation insurance company Summit Consulting Inc. for 18 years. He served as agency executive, loss control manager and ultimately as assistant vice president of sales there, the release adds.

Courtesy. Sunz Insurance promoted Alicia Christiansen to director of sales operations. 
Courtesy. Sunz Insurance promoted Alicia Christiansen to director of sales operations. 

He will manage Sunz’s nationwide sales team and continue to work on the company's growth path. Marks will focus on existing clients and growing the customer base.

“Paul has a great track record in workers’ comp sales and has a thorough understanding of the industry,” says Sunz Insurance President Rick Leonard in the statement. “He’ll be able to recognize what our clients need in their workers’ comp programs and tailor it to them.”

Christiansen has been with Sunz for five years. She was most recently assistant director of sales operations. Christiansen has over 15 years of experience in the insurance industry, along with the PEO and staffing industries, the release states. 

In her new role, she will manage internal operations of sales and continue to provide customer service to Sunz’s insureds and brokers.

“Alicia has shown a strong dedication to our team throughout the years, and we’re excited for her to continue to help grow our sales operations,” says Leonard in the statement. “She has excellent customer service skills and a strategic mindset.”

Sunz Insurance is a national workers’ compensation insurance company based in Bradenton. Sunz Holdings reported $415.02 million in gross revenue in 2019. 

 

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