Heffernan San Francisco Branch Hires Tristan Gardner, Assistant Vice President, Benefits

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Heffernan Insurance Brokers, one of the largest full-service, independent insurance brokerage firms in the United States, recently hired Tristan Gardner to join its San Francisco office as Assistant Vice President, focusing on Benefits. 

Gardner, born in Sydney, Australia, received his Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from CalPoly in San Luis Obispo, where he was a member of their Division 1 Golf team.  He has worked as a Regional Sales Rep for a life insurance carrier and most recently as a Group Benefits Producer for an agency in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Steve Williams, Heffernan's President of Financial Services and Employee Benefits, remarked, "Tristan was referred to us by Lorelei Suarez of our San Francisco office, and will be partnering with her on writing new benefits business for Heffernan.  We welcome him to the Heffernan family and wish him much success."

About Heffernan Insurance Brokers 

Heffernan Insurance Brokers, formed in 1988, is one of the largest independent insurance brokerage firms in the United States. Heffernan provides insurance and financial services products to a range of businesses and individuals. Headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., Heffernan has offices in San Francisco, Petaluma, Menlo Park, Los Angeles and Orange County, CA.; Portland, OR; St. Louis, MO and New York, NY.

Employee-owned, Heffernan Insurance Brokers was named the Top Mid-Sized Broker in the United States to Work for in 2009 by Business Insurance Magazine. The firm has been among the Top Greater Bay Area Philanthropists since 2003 by donating more than $2.5 million to local charities, including giving 22% of profits to charity in 2011.

For more information, visit www.heffins.com or call 800.234.6787. License # 0564249.                                                                               

SOURCE Heffernan Insurance Brokers