Acordia National, a subsidiary of the giant agency Acordia Inc. in Chicago, has announced the opening of a service office in Las Vegas.
The office is to support Acordia offices in the central, western, and part of the Midwest regions, promoting third-party administrative services to large self-funded groups, the company said on Wednesday.
Acordia National's Chris Ward is to head the office in his role as business development officer. His primary responsibilities will be to assist sales producers with prospecting, proposal preparation and delivery; implementation of new business; servicing of new and existing business; training on self-funding; and developing cross-selling opportunities.
Acordia Inc. is owned by Wells Fargo & Co., a San Francisco banking company. It is the nation's fifth-largest insurance brokerage and the largest owned by a bank.
