Sierra Specialty in California Names Sunderland Senior Underwriter

Clovis, Calif.-based Sierra Specialty Insurance Services has added Chris Sunderland as a senior property/casualty underwriter.

Sunderland previously co-founded International Property & Casualty Insurance Brokers of Nevada Inc., which was recently acquired by Platinum Specialty Underwriting, a division of XPT Group, which is also Sierra Specialty’s parent company.

Prior to co-founding IPC, he worked at a managing general agent, and he has also served as a retail insurance agent and marketing representative.

Sierra Specialty is a managing general agency and wholesale insurance underwriter. The firm’s specialties include agribusiness, P/C brokerage and underwriting, garage, specialty, and transportation.