Heffernan Names Lantz Assistant VP in Orange, Calif.

Heffernan Insurance Brokers,a full-service, independent insurance brokerage firm, has hired Brett Lantz as assistant vice president of its Orange, Calif., office. He will be responsible for producing new business in Southern California.

Lantz joins Heffernan after a 16-month stint at Wood, Gutman and Bogart. Prior to that, Lantz worked as a sales associate for Bak-Co Ventures Inc. in Bakersfield, Calif., and as a real estate broker at Marcus & Millichap in Roseville, Calif.