Symetra gets honor

Bellevue-based Symetra Life Insurance Company has been named to the 2013 Ward’s 50 group of top-performing insurance companies. It is the eighth consecutive year and 15th year overall that Symetra has been named to the list.

Conducted by Ward Group, a consulting and analytical firm specializing in the insurance industry and a provider of benchmarking practices, the 2013 Ward’s 50 list is composed of companies that have maintained outstanding financial results over a five-year period, 2008-2012. Nearly 800 life and health insurance companies based in the United States are reviewed by Ward Group in the annual financial analysis.

Thompson joins AAA

John Thompson has joined AAA Washington in Bellevue as an Insurance manager. Thompson has been in the insurance industry for nearly 20 years with experience in agency sales management, marketing, growth and profitability analysis, claims fraud management and more.