TRISURE NAMES JOHN CRAMER AS CEO

Firm implements organizational changes to position it for future growth

RALEIGH  -- John Cramer, a partner and co-founder of TriSure , one of the largest independently owned insurance brokerage and consulting firms in the Triangle area, has been named the firm’s new chief executive officer.

The move stems from TriSure’s tremendous success over the past several years and the need to implement a management structure that positions it for future growth.

“We partners agreed TriSure needs an organizational structure that will allow us to take advantage of the extraordinary momentum of our recent growth,” Cramer said. “We simply have grown too large to continue to successfully manage all of our firm’s work by committee – which, when you think about it, is a good problem to have.”

Cramer will oversee TriSure’s daily administrative and operational matters. TriSure’s six other partners also have accepted new management responsibilities in varying areas of expertise. Those partners and their work capacities are:

• Cleve Folger – personal lines of insurance.
• Linda Folger – account manager policies and procedures; business strategy and execution; marketing and public relations; and quality assurance and risk management.
• Jim Holmes – commercial property and casualty insurance lines; commercial sales management.
• Wally Dawson – employee benefits lines; human resources policies and procedures; marketing and public relations.
• Ashley Alphin – commercial sales training and management.
• Hudson Smelcer – internal work environment; public relations and marketing.

TriSure consults with the area’s leading businesses to help them successfully manage their property and casualty insurance risks and provide benefits to employees. TriSure offers a premium level of service and experience to clients who need the highest quality insurance products delivered with impeccable professionalism. For more, visit www.trisure.com.