Vital Insurance Partners Adds Estes in Washington

Vital Insurance Partners has named Joy Estes vice president of programs.

Estes, who will be based in Seattle, Wash., will be responsible for the development and placement of programs within the specialty insurance marketplace. She will work with program administrators, managing general agents/underwriters, insurance wholesalers, and large retail brokers to expand their operations in the program business segment.

Estes joins Vital after a long stint at Liberty Mutual, where she held numerous positions in both personal and commercial lines. Since 2010, her focus has been in the program segment.

Vital Insurance Partners is a privately held insurance intermediary and consulting firm working exclusively in the specialty insurance marketplace.