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Brenda Johnston joined the MJ team in 1999 as a surety service representative on the Surety team within the Risk Management + Commercial Insurance department. She is responsible for client service for commercial surety and construction clientele.
In her role, Brenda gathers valuable information and calculates premiums for both our surety clients and underwriters. She acts as the liaison between surety clientele and surety companies and serves as the primary point of contact for each. Brenda’s favorite part of her role as surety service representative is issuing bonds, a task she has become an expert in.
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