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Dennis L. Northington
Prior to establishing
his business and risk management consulting practice in 2001, Mr. Northington, a
Certified Insurance Counselor and licensed Risk Manager, sold his interests
in SWBC Insurance Services and its affiliated London brokerage
partnership. During his tenure and leadership with the agency, which began
in 1989, he established the agency as a leading middle market agency based in
San Antonio, Texas.
Mr. Northington focused on serving
the insurance and risk management needs of both public and privately
held organizations including a specialization in financial institutions.
Other clients served were involved in energy, information technology,
software development, telecommunications, manufacturing, hospitality, higher
education as well as medical services. Additionally, as a program administrator, Mr. Northington was
instrumental in the development nationally marketed financial
institution fidelity bond and management liability programs with two leading underwriters, The
Hartford and Chubb.
In addition to building a
multi-line retail insurance agency; Mr. Northington strategically established underwriting
facilities with Underwriters at Lloyds, London to meet the portfolio risk
management needs specific to financial institution clients. Within this
capacity, he managed production, underwriting and claims programs for
property, general liability and inland marine lines. Responsibilities
included administration of underwriting authority, brokerage contracts,
claims management as well as oversight of the design and integration of
automated tracking, policy issuance and claims management systems.
As part of his commitment to meet
client needs in all areas of advanced risk management and loss control, Mr. Northington
also co-founded an electronic network security consulting company specializing in
the delivery of advanced audits, network vulnerability assessments, intrusion
detection and managed security services.
Prior to his move to San Antonio,
Mr. Northington managed the sale and service of personal property & casualty products
as well as life, health and annuity lines for the retail savings and
mortgage bank clientele of the combined entities of Bright Banc, STM
Mortgage and Dallas Federal Savings & Loan. In this capacity, he served as
Sr. Vice President of Bright Insurance Services headquartered in Dallas,
Texas. Responsibilities included promotion and marketing, sales and
customer service management for insurance operations within the
states of Texas, California and Kentucky. With a focus on new client
development, cross selling and service excellence he led the agency's
performance to significant levels of productivity, profit and growth while
leading a team that served a client base of 18,000
policyholders.
A Texas native, Mr. Northington
graduated from Texas Tech University in Lubbock where he received his
Bachelor's in Business Administration in 1979 while attending the university
on a golf scholarship. Following graduation, he joined The Hartford
Insurance Group. He received the
Hartford's "Distinguished Quality Award" as well as the Company's "Vanguard"
performance excellence awards prior to making his move into independent
agency management in 1984.
Following his tenure with The Hartford, Mr. Northington joined the The Mills Company and established two new insurance agencies for the company in Dallas, Texas and Newport Beach, California prior to joining the Bright group.
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