City National Bank Announces the Hiring of Two New Insurance Executives

CHARLESTON, W.Va., May 30  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- City National Bank (NASDAQ:CHCO) is pleased to announce the addition of two new insurance executives to its insurance division, CityInsurance Professionals. 

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Mike Idleman has been named Senior Vice President and Director of Worker's Compensation Services. Mike holds a BS degree from West Virginia State University and has over twenty-five years of workers' compensation experience in West Virginia. He most recently served as Assistant Vice President at MSI Risk Management Services from 2000 to 2006 and previously was Vice President of Risk Management Services at Employers Service Corporation for twenty years. According to Charlie Morton, President of CityInsurance Professionals, "We are very excited to add someone with Mike's experience and expertise in workers compensation to the agency.  This presents the agency with a unique opportunity to provide real value to our clients and West Virginia employers as the state enters into its second year of privatization in the workers' compensation arena."

David Knox joins CityInsurance Professionals as a sales representative for Medical Malpractice Services.  David comes to CityInsurance Professionals from Smith's Medical Supply Company, where he sold medical products to hospitals and doctors throughout West Virginia, Virginia, and Kentucky.  He has more than eight years of experience in medical products sales and has an MBA from Madison University and a BS degree from WV State University.  According to Morton, "David has a good presence in the medical community that should help this agency to expand our medical malpractice services outside of the Kanawha Valley and around the State.  We believe in the concept of specialization in the insurance business and are pleased to add David to our Medical Malpractice sales staff."

City National Bank, a commercial bank headquartered in Charleston, West Virginia operates 66 branches across West Virginia, Eastern Kentucky and Southern Ohio.  In addition to commercial lending, trust and retail banking services, its insurance division provides a wide variety of products including health care, employee benefits, liability, property & casualty, professional liability and other insurance offerings. 

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DATASOURCE: City Holding Company



CONTACT:  Charles S. Morton, SVP of CityInsurance Professionals,

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