U-PIC Insurance Services Appoints New GM

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. - Nov. 5, 2013 - PRLog -- Bliss Landon, President and CEO of U-PIC Insurance Services, today announced the appointment of Henry R. Mandell as GM and CFO.

Henry R. Mandell brings thirty years of financial and operating executive-level experience and knowledge to U-PIC.  The common thread to his diversified experience is that it has been in dynamic, fast-paced entrepreneurial environments. He has a solid track record of effecting operating efficiencies, profitability enhancement and organizational change in middle market companies. For over seven years, he was CEO of a Silicon Valley technology company where he built strategic alliances and relationships with multi-national companies such as Samsung, Toshiba and Texas Instruments. He also served as President and CFO of Ed Hardy where he guided growth from $15 million to $275 million in less than three years. Most recently, he was a management consultant with Tatum, a Randstad company and with his own firm.

“I’m excited to join the management team at U-PIC and help guide it through its next stage of growth” said Mr. Mandell. “With our state-of-the-art claims systems, aggressive shipping insurance pricing, management team and commitment to customer service, the differentiation and value proposition of our product will be self-evident.”

Bliss Landon stated, “We are very pleased that Henry has joined our company. I am confident that with his motivational and business acumen, we will build on our success and achieve our goal of being the pre-eminent provider of choice in the discounted package insurance business.”

About U-PIC Insurance Services

Founded in 1989, U-PIC has been a leader in providing low cost shipping insurance to both individuals and businesses. We are the provider of choice for shipping insurance for leading companies and their clients such as Amazon, DHL Global Mail and Endicia because of our low package insurance rates, superior technology and fast and easy claims processing. U-PIC can insure any parcel shipped through any carrier…FedEx, UPS, DHL…or any common carrier. Our programs are designed to insure your packages for much less cost than FedEx insurance, UPS insurance or USPS insurance. From heavy volume users to individual buy-on-line shipments, U-PIC not only offers low competitive rates, but state of the art methods of purchase, reporting, claims filing and premium payment. U-PIC Insurance Services U-PIC Insurance Services is based in Agoura Hills, CA