SANTA ANA, Calif. – Bill Partin was appointed CEO of Orange County Group Inc., a subsidiary of Orange County's Credit Union that offers financial planning and insurance products. Partin has over 24 years of financial services experience. He was previously president of a regional broker dealer; VP/COO of Kinecta FCU's CUSO; ran the investment and insurance subsidiary of PFF Bank and Trust; VP/COO at Lockheed FCU's CUSO; a stock broker at Dean Witter; and VP of Operations at a bank. Orange County Group offers financial planning services, auto, homeowners, renters, watercraft, and personal umbrella lines of insurance; long-term care, individual dental, and accidental death and dismemberment insurances; plus guaranteed asset protection and mechanical breakdown insurances. Partin's first goal is to create an investment services division within Orange County's CU and move the existing MEMBERS Financial ServicesT program in-house. Doing so, he said, "will allow the credit union to deepen the relationship with our members and create a seamless delivery of financial products and services." He said he also plans to launch a new long-term care product soon. Orange County Group Inc. was founded in 1987. It manages over $54 million and has more than 6,000 members using its investment and insurance products. Orange County's CU has more than $775 million in assets and serves over 80,000 members who live or work in Orange County, Calif. and in the neighboring communities of Long Beach, Signal Hill, Lakewood, and Cerritos. -

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