EPIC Adds Senior VPs in Los Angeles, San Francisco

EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property/casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, has added Jim Gillette as a principal and senior vice president in its Los Angeles office, as well as added Diane Browne as a property/casualty insurance producer and senior vice president in its San Francisco office.

Gillette has many years of client management, advocacy, and risk advisory experience and will focus on client relationship management. Additionally, he will design and manage the placement of insurance and risk management programs for his clients. He will continue to serve the needs of clients throughout the technology, financial services, real estate, and private equity industries including national and global commercial clients.

Prior to joining EPIC, Gillette held production and client management roles at Aon, Bolton & Co, and most recently Marsh as a client executive in its Los Angeles office.

Browne brings 30 years of insurance program management, client advocacy, and risk advisory experience to EPIC. Her responsibilities will include all aspects of developing and growing a book of business including the acquisition of new clients and the design, placement and management of insurance and risk management programs. She will focus on the needs of clients in the retail, wholesale and manufacturing sectors.

Prior to joining EPIC, Browne held production and client executive positions at Marsh and Aon Risk Services. She spent the past four years at Willis Insurance Services as a producer and middle market team leader in its San Francisco office.