RIC Taps Kaneko and Clansen in California

RIC Insurance General Agency Inc. has named Garett Kaneko senior vice president of sales and marketing and Tom Clansen vice president of commercial lines.

Both will be based in California. Garett will work out of RIC’s headquarters in Santa Rosa and report to Gary Kitchen, president and CEO. Clansen will be based at RIC’s Tustin office and report to Jeff Gans, chief operating officer.

Garett has 12 years of underwriting, sales and sales management experience. He was most recently regional sales director for Travelers.

Clansen has more than 20 years of excess and surplus lines experience. He was vice president of the Western region for Chubb’s E&S lines operation prior to joining RIC. He has also worked for AIG, Bliss & Glennon and General Star.

RIC is a managing general agency and surplus lines broker.