Sunstar Insurance Hires Fred Stone

Fred Stone

Sunstar Insurance of Arkansas announced this week its expansion into the northwest Arkansas market with the hiring of industry veteran, Fred Stone, as CEO of Sunstar Northwest Arkansas.

Stone has held top leadership positions at Rebsamen Insurance and Regions Insurance.

The company’s new property and casualty insurance agency office will be located at 3333 Pinnacle Hills Parkway, Suite 410, in Rogers.

Sunstar of Arkansas has 22 employees and offices in Little Rock, Rogers, Jonesboro and Helena. Its parent holding company, Sunstar Insurance Group, is based in Memphis.

In 2017, Sunstar Insurance Group purchased the property and casualty accounts and assets from the insurance affiliates of Simmons Bank and the Jonesboro agency of Stephens Insurance.

The company said it employs 269 insurance professionals and has more than $350 million in premiums placed on behalf of clients, represents nearly all the major insurance companies, and writes insurance policies for commercial lines, personal lines, employee benefits and surety bonds.