People Moves: Sunstar Names Hearst as EVP, National Growth and Sales Strategy

Sunstar Insurance Group announced the appointment of Brad Hearst as executive vice president, national growth and sales strategy.

Hearst brings extensive insurance-industry leadership experience in driving organic growth, developing high-performing sales organizations and building disciplined sales processes that deliver measurable results across diverse markets.

In his role at Sunstar, Hearst will provide strategic direction for the firm’s national growth initiatives, encompassing producer development, sales strategy, performance management and practice group alignment. He will work closely with Sunstar’s regional directors, hub leaders and executive team to strengthen the company’s sales culture, improve platform consistency and accelerate organic growth. Hearst will also collaborate with the firm’s M&A team to support acquisition opportunities and ensure newly acquired agencies are fully integrated into Sunstar.

Prior to joining Sunstar, Hearst held senior leadership roles within the insurance industry with a focus on producer development, scalable growth frameworks and driving results across varied markets. Hearst has served as a producer, business development director, practice leader and executive at various national and regional insurance brokerage and agency platforms. His breadth of experience will help drive results throughout the Sunstar platform.