PLEASANTON, Calif. (June 5, 2020) – Insurance Office of America (IOA) is pleased to welcome Zachary Waters to its architects and engineering team. Zachary joins the Pleasanton, California, branch office as a commercial lines producer and risk management specialist.
“We’re thrilled to add someone of Zachary’s rich background to the IOA family. His industry expertise will be a great addition to our already robust design professional group,” said IOA Regional President John Tenuto.
Before joining IOA, Zachary was a broker at Dealey Renton & Associates in Oakland, California, where he worked with design professionals. He brings with him over eight years of insurance and risk management experience. His focus at IOA will be exclusively on architects and engineers and designing risk management programs targeted to keeping clients safe and profitable.
“IOA offers architects and engineers many options to be successful,” said Zachary. “For me, it was clearly a perfect fit, and I’m extremely grateful to be joining a firm with a great culture and strong emphasis on core values that align with my own.”
Zachary holds the accredited advisor in insurance (AAI) designation, and he is a board member of the Architectural Foundation of San Francisco.
To contact Zachary about your insurance needs, he can be reached at (925) 286-7555 or email zachary.waters@ioausa.com.
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