WESTFIELD CENTER, OH - Robert Testa has been named executive, personal lines sales, at Westfield Insurance. In this capacity, he oversees employees in five states responsible for new personal lines business.

Testa began his career at Westfield in 1991 and has served as claims representative, claims training instructor, personal lines sales marketing consultant and most recently, director of personal lines sales. Testa holds an Ohio Property and Casualty license and is actively pursuing his Certified Insurance Counselor designation.

In business for more than 157 years, Westfield Insurance provides commercial and personal insurance and surety services to customers in 28 states. Westfield markets its products through more than 1,200 leading independent insurance agencies and is one of the country's largest property and casualty insurers. Westfield Group provides banking through Westfield Bank^SM and agency support through Westfield Services, Inc. Westfield has over $2.3 billion in assets and holds an "A (Excellent)" rating from A.M. Best, a leading insurance financial rating agency. The Company has more than 2,500 employees, with 1,900 employed in Ohio.

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