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Carlos Lagomarsino
Chief Executive Officer
Carlos Lagomarsino is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of HomeInsurance.com- where he puts his 16 years of experience of home insurance entrepreneurship to good work.
Before delving into his career as an insurance agent, Carlos was part of the Proctor & Gamble Management Team. His career at Proctor & Gamble moved him to Ft. Lauderdale, Miami and eventually to an international assignment in Puerto Rico. After seven years- and five promotions- Carlos couldn’t shake the entrepreneurial bug. One day, standing in front of a shopping center he asked himself, “What is this shopping center missing?” His answer? An insurance company. Carlos made this big break from Proctor & Gamble in 1992 and joined the Allstate team as an exclusive agent.
His success in 1993 marked just the tip of the iceberg for Carlos when he won the Allstate Rookie of the Year Award. Then, in 1994, Carlos and his agency took home the Top Home Insurance Writer in the Country Award, marking their success as the best Allstate home insurance agency out of 15,000 agencies nationwide. All of which only foreshadowed the great achievements to come.
Between 1992 and 2007, Carlos built a top-notch insurance organization winning the coveted Overall Best in Company four times, and 12 additional Top in Country Awards for their success in the various product lines. During this time Carlos also served on the National Advisory Board for Allstate.
In 2001, Carlos could see the potential for the home insurance business in an online market. He founded northcarolinainsurance.com, southcarolinainsurance.com, georgiainsurance.com and alabamainsurance.com; becoming one of the first online home insurance businesses. As business grew it became apparent to Carlos what needed to happen. He expanded his regional online business to a national operation with the launch of his latest success story: HomeInsurance.com.
In 2007, Carlos was inducted into the Allstate Hall of Fame. Shortly afterwards, he handed over complete control of the Allstate agency to his brother and brother-in-law in order to focus all of his efforts on HomeInsurance.com. Since then, Carlos has been continually growing HomeInsurance.com-providing one place where home owners can shop multiple companies and purchase home insurance policies right from their home computers.
Carlos is a graduate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his family and friends, boating, fishing, cooking and reading.
Jana Bell
Director of Business Operations
Jana Bell is our Jill of all Trades- Master of all. At any given moment you can find her reviewing daily sales reports, maintaining partner relations and testing our new website forms- all the while conversing through the headset eloquently poised atop her head.
As Director of Business Center Operations, Jana oversees the daily operation of the company working with interdepartmental team leaders to ensure everything is running smooth. Jana started with HomeInsurance.com’s CEO at the Allstate Agency as a sales agent in 2003. After two promotions in only five years, she has become a vital part of the leadership team.
Jana graduated from Worcester State College with a B.S. in Psychology. She also holds an NC Property and Casualty License. In her spare time, Jana is a full time mom and enjoys spending time with her family and friends.
Bruce Berry
Director of Sales
Bruce Berry spends most of his day pacing the sales floor, motivating his team leaders and fine tuning his skill to be in more than one place, all at one time. Despite his uncanny ability to sell a snowplow in Hawaii, Bruce’s genuine charisma makes him seem more like the guy next door.
At HomeInsurance.com, Bruce serves as Director of Sales where he oversees all of the company’s sales training and monitors the development of the sales agents and team leaders.
Bruce began his career in the mortgage business and then started as a home insurance agent over 10 years ago with HomeInsurance.com’s CEO at the Allstate Agency. He worked as a sales representative and sales manager helping the agency win the coveted Overall Best in Company four times, as well as 12 Top in Country Awards for their success in the various product lines.
Bruce holds a B.A. in Business Administration from Campbell University and spends his free time wood working and spending time with his wife and three children.
Jason Riley
Sales Manager
Jason Riley inspired the quote, “Behind every great agent, there’s a great sales manager”. Crossing the t’s and dotting the i’s on each policy written, Jason is the man with the quality control plan. Working closely with our teams of agents and processers, it’s Jason who ensures that every customer has the best possible experience with HomeInsurance.com.
As Sales Manager, Jason is responsible for quality control of all policies quoted and issued, as well as assisting in employee training, process development and goal tracking. Coming to HomeInsurance.com with 3 years of sales management experience, he was quickly promoted from a Sales Agent to Sales Manager in 2007.
Jason holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Salisbury University and is also a nationally licensed agent. In his spare time Jason can be found in the water surfing, fishing or diving.
Kyle Kight
Director of Search Marketing
Kyle Kight starts every day with a hot cup of coffee and an analytical review of our website statistics. What’s our organic page rank? How are conversion rates today? These are just some of the questions he’s answering before the real tasks begin at 9 A.M.
Kyle is the Director of Search Marketing at HomeInsurance.com where he utilizes his web programming and website design skills on a daily basis. Kyle oversees the internet marketing campaigns and all things search engine optimization and pay-per-click advertising.
Before coming to HomeInsurance.com, Kyle served as Project Manager of Web Services for Ford Design Group where he was responsible for project development, web programming and internet marketing.
Kyle graduated from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a B.A. in Management Information Systems. Outside of the office Kyle can be found surfing, boating and spending time with his wife and family.
James Freeman
Director of IT
James Freeman truly breaks the mold- turning the “computer dork” theory around for IT guys all over the world. With quick wit and a smooth sense of humor, James works on our routers, maintains the CRM system, and develops new applications, while patiently answering software questions and assisting with email issues throughout the office.
As Director of IT, James is responsible for development of new technologies with partnering companies, Unix server Administration and managing XML applications.
James previously served as a Senior Programmer for a private company where he programmed Linux flight panel displays used in air liners such as Boeing, Air Bus and the Department of Defense. He also worked as a developer of interactive television applications for companies such as WebTV, MSNTV, iOpener and Dreamcast.
James graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering. Outside of the office, James spends time with his wife and son, likes to read, is currently taking piano lessons and even does some XML programming.
Ryan Housand
Director of Systems Administration
Ryan Housand spends a great deal of time on his feet ensuring that our entire call center is online, plugged in, and operating at optimal levels of security every moment of the day.
As Director of Systems Administration, Ryan is responsible for the installation and configuration of Window Terminal servers using thin clients, management of our Voip telephone system, development of data recovery systems and installation and configuration of Email, Web and Data base servers. Ryan also audits and secures our network and systems to ensure our data remains uncompromised.
Ryan brings his ten years of Linux and Window systems administration experience that he gained from working in the medical, call center and production environments prior to HomeInsurance.com. In his free time, Ryan enjoys sailing, off-shore fishing and playing golf.
Carrie Van Brunt
Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Carrie Van Brunt can often be found with a thesaurus propped up in front of her monitor where she’s researching insurance trends and crafting the next press release or news article for our website.
As Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Carrie is responsible for management of our pay-per-click campaigns, development of promotional contests, the creation of new search engine friendly website content, maintaining media contact and public relations, and assisting with search engine optimization.
Carrie holds a B.A. in English with a Certification in Professional Writing. Outside of the office, Carrie enjoys gardening, reading, cooking and spending time with her family and pets.
