By STAFF WRITER, Business Desk

erica@nasguard.com

ColinaImperial Insurance Co. Ltd., the country's largest insurance provider is expanding its presence throughout The Bahamas. Last week the company opened the doors of its first office in George Town, Exuma. The office is located in the Turnquest Star Plaza and staffed by Chantel Dames, Administrator and Deetra Symonette, Marketing Assistant.

Dashwell Flowers, Vice President of Sales for Colina-Imperial, said the company already has offices in Nassau and Grand Bahama and felt that Exuma was the most appropriate place to establish an office because of the rapid development and growth taking place on the island. He said the company already has about 1,200 policyholders in the Exumas and expects that number to grow quickly over the next few weeks and months.

According to Mr Flowers the Exuma office will now give Exumians more convenient access to the same cutting edge insurance and investment products which are available in Nassau including the company's New Provider Series, general insurance from Colina General and pensions and annuities from ColinaImperial's sister company CFAL.

Also on hand for the opening was Jeffrey Jerome Randall, a top producing agent and Sales Manager for Exuma office. Mr Randall said Colina-Imperial is aware of the changing needs of the Bahamian population for new savings options, and education and retirement plans.

He said ColinaImperial is adapting to those changing needs and going where the population is growing with the intention to serve.

During last week's soft opening Exumian Ellen Lar-ramore was the first customer to walk through the doors of ColinaImperial's new Exuma Office.

She was rewarded with refreshments and a Colina-Imperial pen.