Insurance crew expands

Deege Insurance and Financial Services, LLC, has added specialists and a new face to the crew at the company's Cathlamet office.

Cathlamet native Eric Schwarze has joined the firm as an insurance specialist. He worked many years in lumber sales but recently switched to insurance. He will work full-time out of the Cathlamet office.

Dennis Rhodes, who has a 33-year career in business administration and insurance, joined the Deege Insurance staff in July as a specialist in insurance and financial products. He works out of the firm's Cathlamet and Longview offices.

Larry Legerwood is the firm's health insurance specialist. He retired in 2001 after 30 years of teaching in Kelso and went to work in the insurance and financial industry. He has been with Deege Insurance since 2002 and specializes in individual health insurance, Medicare supplements, Medical Advantage plans, and prescription plans. He works out of the firm's Longview and Cathlamet offices.