Meister joins Sertis as SVP, Distribution Partnerships; Alliant Names Mast SVP, Employee Benefits Group; Venbrook names Oakes EVP

Meister joins Sertis as SVP, Distribution Partnerships

pressedbased in Reno, Nevada, named Kurt Meister as senior vice president, distribution partnerships.

Meister has over 36 years of experience in the insurance industry, including underwriting leadership, program management and broker relations. Previous roles include Director of Sales at Distinguished Programs; senior vice president, director of specialty division marketing and business development at Distinguished Specialty; vice president, hospitality division, P&L leader at National Specialty Underwriters; and Senior Vice President at Aon.

Mast joins Alliant as SVP, Employee Benefits Group

Chris Mast JOINED Alliant Insurance Servicesheadquartered in Irvine, Calif., as senior vice president, manufacturer within its employee benefits group serving expanding operations in the Rocky Mountain region.

Mast has over 20 years of experience consulting with employers in various industries. Prior to joining Alliant, Mast served as a healthcare practice leader at Mercer and as executive director, actuarial and analytics at Consortium Health Plans.

Venbrook names Oakes executive vice president

Venbrook Group LLCbased in Woodland Hills, California, named Christina Oakes as executive vice president of the firm’s private venture practice division with the opening of a new West Coast office.

Oakes has over 12 years of experience in the insurance industry. Most recently, Oakes was a personal risk specialist at USI. In her new role, she will grow the practice and create risk management solutions for the firm’s High Net Worth and Ultra High Net Worth Private Risk client group. She will be based in Los Angeles.

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