Cavignac & Associates Hires Vy Ouk as Commercial Lines Account Manager

SAN DIEGO - Dec. 15, 2015 - PRLog -- Vy Ouk has joined Cavignac & Associates as a commercial lines account manager, announced Jeff Cavignac, CPCU, ARM, RPLU, president and principal of the San Diego-based risk management and commercial insurance brokerage firm.

         A nine-year veteran of the insurance industry, Ouk will serve as the main contact person at the agency for her assigned customer accounts, identifying exposure to loss for these clients, educating them on compliance issues, and advising them of appropriate insurance coverage.  As part of her responsibilities, she will manage the new business and renewal process, review risk management surveys, complete submissions to market new and renewal accounts to insurance carriers, negotiate coverage terms and pricing, and coordinate any additional information needed by underwriters in order to insure her clients.  She also will work with carriers to address and resolve complex or significant risk control and claims issues.

         Prior to coming aboard Cavignac & Associates, Ouk served as a mid-loss field property adjuster for Mercury Insurance in San Diego, where she was employed for one-and-a-half years.  Previous experience includes having been a property claims adjuster for Travelers Insurance in San Diego, where she worked for four years and graduated from the Travelers Leadership Program.  Before that, she served as a commercial lines marketer for J.L. Hubbard Insurance & Bonds in Forsyth, Ill., where she was employed for another three years.

         Ouk is a graduate of Millikin University in Decatur, Ill, where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in marketing.

         Born in Thailand, Ouk was raised in San Diego from the time she was two years old.  She now lives in Lemon Grove.  Her outside interests include photography and reading.

About Cavignac & Associates:

         Founded in 1992, Cavignac & Associates is a leading risk management and commercial insurance brokerage firm providing a broad range of insurance and expertise to design and construction firms, as well as to law firms, real estate-related entities, manufacturing companies and the general business community. Company principals are Jeffrey W. Cavignac, CPCU, ARM, RPLU, CRIS, MLIS; James P. Schabarum II, CPCU, AFSB; Scott A. Bedingfield, AAI, CIC, CRIS; Patrick Casinelli, RHU, REBC, CHRS; and Matthew Slakoff, CIC, CRIS. The firm employs a staff of 45 at offices located at 450 B Street, Suite 1800, San Diego, Calif., 92101.  More information about the company can be found on the Web at www.cavignac.com.