PRESS RELEASE
EPIC appoints Dana Liedel as New Principal
San Francisco, Calif. (Nov. 2, 2009) –EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, announces the addition of Dana Liedel as principal and corporate development officer. An insurance industry and human resources consulting veteran, Liedel has an extensive background in marketing and brand creation. She also specializes in product development, new business production and individual sales success. Liedel will be based in EPIC’s San Francisco office.
In her new role, Liedel will work closely with brokers, service teams, branch managers and practice leaders across the company to develop new products and services, enhance the delivery of existing offerings. She will also focus on further increasing client satisfaction and retention and driving the acquisition of new business. Her initial focus will be positioning EPIC’s Employee Benefits Practice as the industry thought leader and dominant consultant in California during a time of health insurance transforms itself nationally.
“Dana is a proven leader who knows how to ‘roll up her sleeves’ and take steps to further differentiate EPIC from the competition and drive added value to our clients,” said EPIC co-founder Dan Francis. “She has built an outstanding reputation for her insight, creativity and ability to strategically assess needs and produce results. We are excited to have a professional of Dana’s caliber join our growing team.”
Prior to joining EPIC, Liedel spent 2 years with Benefit Harbor LP as executive vice president of business development. Liedel began her career at Mercer Consulting, after completing her Bachelor of Arts degree at Purchase College, State University of New York.
“The desire to work with a highly focused and fast-moving team that values innovation and differentiated, high-quality services is what drew me to join the EPIC team,” states Liedel.
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Dave Hock
(650) 295-4608
dhock@edgewoodins.com
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