Hylant Group Appoints President to Indiana Office

Clay Jennings named President of Fort Wayne Office

TOLEDO, Ohio, March 9 /PRNewswire/ — Hylant Group, one of the nation’s largest privately held commercial brokerage firms, has appointed Clay Jennings to the position of President for its Fort Wayne, Ind., office. He will be responsible for the daily management and overall performance of the office, as well as serve an integral role in Hylant’s growth strategy within the Indiana market.

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Under his direction, the office will focus on further expansion in the middle market and large account sectors, as well as continue growth efforts in the Employee Benefits, Wealth Management and Personal Lines divisions.

“We are excited that Clay has accepted this new role and know his expertise will have an immediate impact on Hylant’s Fort Wayne office,” said Richard Hylant, Hylant Group’s Regional Vice President in Indiana and Toledo, Ohio. “His experience and industry knowledge will prove to be extremely beneficial to our clients and the community.”

Jennings began his career at Hylant Group in their Toledo, Ohio, office in 1996 as a Client Executive. In 1997, he moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, to help start a new Hylant office , which has since grown to more than 35 employees with substantial revenue.

“I’m looking forward to relocating to Fort Wayne with my family and working with such a great group of people,” said Jennings. “We have a talented team in place and I know we will be able build on their existing success to take the office to the next level. We will do this by aligning our local talent with our corporate resource platform and providing world class service to prospective and existing clients.”

As a graduate of Bowling Green University in Bowling Green, Ohio, Jennings is a Certified Insurance Counselor and holds a Certificate of Risk Management. He has also completed executive leadership training at the Wharton School of Business in Philadelphia, Pa.

Founded in 1935, Hylant Group is a full-service insurance brokerage with 12 offices in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Tennessee, and employs more than 675 employees. As a member of the Worldwide Broker Network, Hylant offers complete risk management services, employee benefits consultation, loss control, 401(k) and financial services, healthcare management and insurance solutions for businesses and individuals. Hylant is one of the largest privately held brokerage firms in the United States and serves a wide variety of clients locally, nationally, and internationally. For more information, please visit www.hylant.com.

SOURCE Hylant Group