Morman Joins Hylant Group as Vice President of Carrier Relations

TOLEDO, Ohio - December 9, 2009 - Terry Morman has joined Hylant Group as Vice President of Carrier Relations.  In this role he will be responsible for developing and managing strategic relationships with carrier partners and wholesalers for all of Hylant Group’s locations.  He will also be responsible for contract compliance and company financial performance reviews.

He has over 21 years of insurance and financial management experience and prior to joining Hylant, Terry’s career included Controller at Wood County Hospital, Executive Vice President at Huntington Insurance and Chief Financial Officer at Sky Insurance.   Terry is on the Board of the American Cancer Society in Wood County, Ohio and is a Member of the Toledo Chapter of Financial Executives International.

“We are very fortunate to have found someone with Terry's expertise to fill this critical position at Hylant,” said William Pridgeon, Chief Financial Officer at Hylant Group.  “With his experience in finance and carrier relations, he will be able to have an immediate positive impact on our operations.”

Founded in 1935, Hylant Group is a full-service insurance brokerage with 12 offices in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Tennessee, and employs more than 625 employees. As a member of the Worldwide Broker Network, Hylant offers complete risk management services, employee benefits consultation, loss control, 401(k) and financial services, healthcare management and insurance solutions for businesses and individuals.  Hylant is one of the largest privately held brokerage firms in the United States and serves a wide variety of clients locally, nationally, and internationally.  For more information, please visit www.hylant.com.