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Published: January 13 2014

BOCA RATON, FL  – As part of its expansion in the marketplace, independent brokerage and risk management agency, Century Risk Advisors (CRA), has hired insurance industry veteran Katherine Turk as Vice President/Private Client Manager of the company’s Private Client Division.  Katherine Turk brings over 35 years of risk management and insurance experience to CRA’s Private Client Division which specializes in delivering risk management and insurance expertise to the needs of high net worth individuals and families who have complex and unique personal insurance needs.  She will be responsible for developing customized programs for clients who have high value homes, multiple locations, high performance automobiles, recreational vehicles, yachts, jewelry, fine arts, wine collections and other collectibles.

“We are so thrilled to have Katherine Turk, a seasoned and accomplished insurance industry expert, join our Private Client team,” said Ron Reshefsky, Chairman of Century Risk Advisors.  “Katherine has a great reputation in the industry and she will play a key role in expanding our Private Client business, developing customized programs for our clients and meeting all of their insurance and risk management needs.”

Prior to joining CRA, Katherine Turk most recently served as Assistant Vice President, Account Executive for USI Insurance Services, LLC.  Turk began her professional experience with The Hartford in the Premium Accounts Department at its Northeast Processing Center in New Hartford, NY.  In 1977, she relocated to Florida and joined Liberty Mutual Insurance Company as a Commercial Sales Representative. After her years at Liberty Mutual, she joined a national brokerage firm as its Marketing Manager. She then joined Century Financial Services in 1993 as an Account Manager in the company’s Commercial Insurance Division.  In 1995, she was promoted to Assistant Vice President of the Commercial Lines Division, and later became a Group Leader.  In January, 1997, Katherine served as the Practice Leader of Summit Global Partners’ Personal Risk &Insurance Division.

Turk’s civic involvement extends to the Insurance Professionals of the Palm Beaches, where she served several terms as its Treasurer, and most recently as Co-President, and to St. Rita’s Catholic Church in Wellington, Florida, where she served on its Parish Council. She is an Extraordinary Minister, an active member of the Cursillo movement and is a long-standing participant in Perpetual Adoration.  Katherine holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from Florida Atlantic University. She has also achieved the highly-regarded insurance industry designations of Associate in Risk Management and Certified Insurance Counselor.

Based in Boca Raton and serving clients on a national scope, Century Risk Advisors provides businesses, public entities, professional service providers and individuals with the highest level of insurance and risk management services. Ron Reshefsky, the Chairman of Century Risk Advisors, recently launched the new agency with his son, Gary Reshefsky, a Principal with the firm. Century Risk Advisors’ team of risk management advisors offers solutions and proprietary products that are specifically tailored to the needs of its clients.  The company provides innovative and value-driven services for property & casualty

insurance, risk management consulting, employee benefits and personal insurance needs.  The company’s goal is to identify an account’s exposures to loss and to then design risk management and insurance programs that mitigate the risks if they cannot be eliminated or transferred.  The company’s Private Client Team extends its risk management expertise to the needs of high net worth individuals and families who have complex and unique personal insurance needs.  Century Risk Advisors is located at 2600 North Military Trail, Suite 240 in Boca Raton, Florida.  For more information, please call 561.409.2420 or visit www.centuryriskadvisors.com.