Genest Joins Premier Insurance Services in West as President

Rick Genest has joined Premier Insurance Services as the company’s president.

Genest joins Premier from Freeway Insurance/Confie Seguros, where he was the Houston, Texas-based president. Prior to Freeway he was associate vice president of Titan Auto (Nationwide) in nine states. He was also President of Eastwood Insurance in California before selling to Titan Auto.

Premier targets the growing Hispanic community in California and the West. Premier was acquired by Protector Holdings in 2013. Protector Holdings LLC is a joint venture of Edgewood Partners Insurance Center and Dowling Capital Partners.