Wells Fargo Insurance, part of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC), today announced that Kristine Meuse, senior vice president and National Cross-Sell leader based in Dallas, was recognized as one of the Top 25 “Women to Watch” by Business Insurance®, a leading publication in the insurance industry.

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Kristine Meuse, senior vice president and National Cross-Sell leader (Photo: Business Wire)

Kristine Meuse, senior vice president and National Cross-Sell leader (Photo: Business Wire)

The “Women to Watch” honor is awarded annually to recognize influential female leaders and executives who provide exemplary work in the fields of insurance, risk management and employee benefits. The honorees are selected based on evaluation by Business Insurance® editors and are judged based on recent achievements, influence in the field and contributions to the advancement of women in the workplace. The 2015 “Women to Watch” will be recognized at an Awards Luncheon in December in New York where current and past honorees will come together to celebrate the achievements of women within the insurance, risk management and employee benefits professions.

“On behalf of Wells Fargo Insurance, we are thrilled that Kristine has been recognized as one of The ‘Women to Watch’ by Business Insurance,” said Laura Schupbach, head of Wells Fargo Insurance. “Kristine leads an integral part of the Insurance growth strategy and has made a significant impact on our organization in the short time she has been onboard. The Insurance business and our customers have greatly benefitted from her extensive industry experience, excellent customer service and collaborative style.”

Wells Fargo Insurance continues to focus on serving more of the bank’s corporate and commercial banking groups to provide risk management and insurance services to customers. In her role, Meuse is responsible for enhancing the existing cross-sell framework that supports those bank partnerships to provide an enhanced client experience and drive business results.

About Wells Fargo Insurance

Recently named Best Insurance Broker in the U.S. by Global Finance Magazine1, Wells Fargo Insurance provides solutions for a wide range of customers, including retail consumers, high net worth individuals, small businesses, as well as middle market and large corporate customers. Wells Fargo Insurance writes or places approximately $11 billion of risk premiums annually in property, casualty, benefits, international, personal lines, and life products and also includes one of the nation’s leading crop insurance providers, Rural Community Insurance Services (RCIS).

About Wells Fargo & Company

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.7 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through 8,700 locations, 12,800 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has offices in 36 countries to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 266,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 30 on Fortune’s 2015 rankings of America’s largest corporations. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially. Wells Fargo perspectives are also available at Wells Fargo Blogs and Wells Fargo Stories.

About Business Insurance®

In print, online and in custom e-mail news alert products, Business Insurance reports on risk management, risk financing, employee benefits management and workers compensation. Business Insurance is read by corporate risk and benefit executives as well as financial and administrative executives. Its audience also includes insurance brokers, agents, consultants, insurers, reinsurers, and others concerned with corporate insurance, risk management, alternative risk financing, employee benefits, workers compensation and reinsurance. Circulation is 45,594. It is published by Crain Communications Inc.

1 Ranking includes Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc., Wells Fargo Insurance Services of West Virginia, Inc., Wells Fargo Insurance, Inc., and Rural Community Insurance Company