People Moves: CRC Group Names Paris CRO, USG Adds Smith as Broker

The CRC Group, based in Charlotte, has named Brennan Paris chief revenue officer of CRC Specialty.

Brennan will also remain president of CRC Select, CRC Specialty’s binding operations, the company announced. Paris will oversee revenue growth for CRC Specialty’s brokerage, Select, and Insurisk divisions, and will focus on accelerating producer recruiting, adoption of products and fostering collaboration across CRC Group.

Paris joined CRC Specialty in 2019, based in Nashville. He previously was director of business development for Markel.

USG Insurance Services added Shannon Smith as associate producer/broker in its Georgia office, part of USG’s plan to expand its role as a wholesale brokerage, the company said this week.

She will be based in Senoia, Georgia, and will report to Bob Reardon, director of business development. Smith has seven years of experience in casualty risk placement in the excess and surplus market and is a licensed property and casualty agent in Georgia.

Smith previously worked at Amwins, an insurance brokerage.