Combined Insurance Company of America, a Chubb firm, has introduced that it has opened a brand new regional workplace in Columbia, S.C.
“While the trend in many industries is to move away from in-person work, Combined believes it’s important to offer our team members choice, flexibility, and a collaborative environment,” stated Rich Williams, president of Combined Insurance. “Columbia is a wonderful place to do business. It offers a labor market talent-rich in insurance industry expertise, and the Southeast is a prime region for voluntary business sales growth.”
Combined’s new workplace is positioned over 13,000 sq. ft on the twenty third flooring of the Capitol Center – generally known as the Truist Building – the tallest constructing in South Carolina. It will host practically 30 staff within the Columbia space, who beforehand labored remotely – a cross-departmental mixture of executives, gross sales and subject help management, and members of the claims, compensation, finance, authorized, licensing, advertising and marketing and operations groups. The workplace additionally consists of area to accommodate further workers as wanted sooner or later.
“We have created a space where our teammates – not only from the Midlands but across the national Combined footprint – can gather to collaborate and work on behalf of our customers and policyholders,” stated Eileen Castolene, senior vice chairman and chief operations officer at Combined. “The area’s abundant talent across job roles and the benefits industry makes it the perfect place for Combined to grow.”
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The announcement comes as Combined celebrates its a centesimal anniversary. The firm was based on Nov. 13, 1922, in Chicago.
“As we mark our 100th birthday this week and celebrate our distinctive history, we’re proud to start our second century by expanding our office footprint and investing in Columbia,” Williams stated. “This new office enhances our ability to provide insurance solutions of value and help individuals and families in times of need.”