Wyoming Automobile Dealers Association's Chuck Ruwart cited Portfolio's "dealer-centered approach" as a driving factor behind a new agreement that will introduce the company's award-winning reinsurance program to retailers statewide.
A group led by Texas Monthly magazine has added Portfolio's Dallas office to its list of the 100 Best Companies to Work for in Texas, identifying the reinsurance and F&I products provider as a key contributor to the state's economy, workforce and businesses.
Lori Hallissey, a 25-year auto finance and agency veteran who most recently served as vice president of operations and consumer experience at Allstate Dealer Services, has joined Portfolio as COO.
Portfolio Edge takes the form of a limited warranty or service contract designed to extend factory parts and labor coverage while adding a new product to the service menu and creating a new underwriting profit center.
The Orange County (Calif.) Business Journal and Best Companies Group have named Portfolio to their list of the county's 100 best workplaces for the third time.
Executives say a period of strong growth preceded Capital Z Partners Management's acquisition of Portfolio from Frontenac Co., which had served as the reinsurance and F&I products provider's principal investor since 2013.
Portfolio's first-place ranking among reinsurance providers in the 2016 Dealers' Choice Awards marks the company's ninth straight top ranking and sixth Diamond award since 2008.
Casey Van Schoyck has been promoted from compliance director to chief compliance officer at Portfolio, the company she joined in 2010 after serving in leadership roles at Great American Insurance and PNC Bank.
Portfolio reinsurance specialist Ryan Hanlon has been named to Agent Entrepreneur's "40 Under 40" list of young industry leaders.
Tanya Stevenson, director of sales and product marketing for Portfolio, is among the honorees on Agent Entrepreneur's list of 40 young industry leaders.