Crouse and Associates Appoints New President

Bill Crouse of San Francisco-based Crouse and Associates recently announced that he is stepping down as president and moving into the position of CEO. Effective immediately, Greg T. Crouse has been appointed president.

According to Bill, “I have a great management team in place and feel very comfortable that Greg and the team will continue to grow the company. While I will continue to be involved in the overall company strategy; I have several projects that I will now have more time to pursue.”

Greg began his insurance career in 1986 as a claims adjuster for Farmers Insurance. In 1987, he began working on large accounts and program business as a Commercial Underwriter of property and casualty lines.

From 1990-1995 he was a casualty facultative underwriter at American Reinsurance and managed reinsurance clients in the western states for individual risks, programs and large account business. In 1995, when two of the three partners at Crouse decided to retire, Greg joined Bill at the firm and assumed the responsibilities of production and sales.

As president, Greg will continue to maintain his client base and also lead the management team. “We have a strong management team and we’re in sync with our goals for the firm,” Greg said. “In addition to our recently going ‘paperless’ we are adding a new office in Oregon and have some other exciting changes that our clients will be pleased to learn about in the very near future.”

Additionally, Greg was recently elected as a chairperson for the California Surplus Lines Association.