Western Growers expands insurance team with Nate Flandro

Western Growers Insurance Services, Irvine, Calif., has hired Nate Flandro as its new sales executive for commercial insurance.

nate flandro new hire at Western Growers
nate flandro new hire at Western Growers
(Photo courtesy Western Growers; graphic by Amy Sowder)

Western Growers Insurance Services, Irvine, Calif., has hired Nate Flandro as its new sales executive for commercial insurance.

With more than 20 years of experience in worker compensation and property and liability insurance, Flandro will focus on helping companies mitigate financial risks, as well as reduce and manage costs, according to a news release.

Flandro will also work with grower partners to create alternative funding programs.

Besides his experience, Flando has other skills and tools that will help in this position. He is bilingual and serves on the Independent Insurance Brokers and Agents of Fresno County’s Board of Directors as president. And he is enrolled in the business management program at Brigham Young University.

“Joining the Western Growers Insurance Services team and the agricultural and food producing entrepreneurs it represents is the highlight of my career,” Flandro said in the release.

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