Kyle Winston, President of CRU GROUP, today announced the promotion of Jim Back to Director of CRU’s Environmental Division.
“Jim joined our company in 2017 and since then he has demonstrated his outstanding capabilities in training and building a team that will take CRU to the forefront of the Environmental Claims community.” said Mr. Winston.
Mr. Back came to CRU GROUP with deep experience in managing environmental events and navigating in a strict liability and toxic tort environment.
All told, he now has 17 years of experience in the insurance industry and 13 years in Environmental Claims Management. In addition, he is certified to teach and manage an OSHA HAZWOPER (Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response) course and will now offer, monthly, a 40 Hour HAZWOPER OSHA Certification.
“We are all very excited to be putting a first-class Environmental Claims Team in place,” said Mr. Back, “while building this brand new Division in CRU! Everyone coming to the classes each month are so excited to get rolling, you can truly feel the energy!”
“Planning for these types of events is so important,” said Mr. Winston, “Jim’s past experience along with the training that he is doing now allows us to have the key players and staff we need to handle all kinds of Environmental events with properly trained staff. We are thrilled to have Jim assume an even more significant role in the company and look forward to seeing what he can do!”