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13 December 2018Insurance

MarketScout expands in California with new hire

MarketScout, the electronic insurance exchange and specialty MGA headquartered in Dallas, Texas, has expanded its private client solutions team with the addition of Eduardo Crema as a production underwriter.

Ed, who joins from State Farm Agent Burns & Wilcox, has extensive working as a wholesale agent/MGA and holds his insurance licenses for property, casualty, and life & health. He will continue to be based out of Fresno, California.

Chris Hatt, executive vice president of MarketScout’s private client solutions team, said: “I am very pleased to be able to welcome a talented personal lines professional like Ed to the MarketScout team. His skillset will help MarketScout continue our expansion into California and help our valued agents in resolving the current ‘capacity crunch’.”

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