March 21, 2017
Reliance Partners Continues to Grow, Adding to Leadership Team
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Reliance Partners expands its leadership team with the addition of veteran insurance professional, Stephen Copeland as Senior Director of Customer Service.
With more than 20 years of industry experience, Copeland’s expertise and leadership skills will strengthen the agency’s capacity to expand and continue serving its national client base with excellence.
“We are fortunate to have Stephen on board leading our customer service team,” says Reliance’s President and COO, Chad Eichelberger. “His prior leadership experience will support the growth and momentum Reliance is experiencing.”
Copeland’s professional background includes independent agency management as the commercial lines manager of Southern Financial Insurance Group in Tallahassee, FL and in the direct writing market space where he worked for Sentry Insurance Company. He also has experience at Rogers, Gunter, Vaughn insurance as producer, personal lines manager, and marketing director and also as an independent agent specializing in farm insurance.
Copeland earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from The University of Georgia. He is married with three children. A longtime Tallahassee, FL resident, Copeland and his family look forward to this new opportunity in Chattanooga.
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About Reliance Partners
Reliance Partners is one of the fastest-growing commercial insurance agencies in the country. The company has locations in Chattanooga, Tenn. and Birmingham, AL with a national client base largely concentrated in the transportation and logistics space. The company was incorporated in 2009 by a group of individuals with a common goal: to be the best independent agency in the insurance industry.
