Long & Foster Insurance, a leading independent insurance agency that represents many of the nation’s top rated insurance companies, welcomes Maurice Sobel to its team. Sobel will assist Long & Foster Insurance clients with commercial policies in the Northern Virginia region, including clients at health care facilities, office buildings and shopping centers. This new position creates the opportunity for further growth in the commercial insurance division for Long & Foster.

“We’re pleased to welcome Maurice to the Long & Foster family,” said Patrick Bain, president of Long & Foster Insurance. “For more than four decades, Long & Foster Insurance has offered superior service and excellent insurance products in the Mid-Atlantic area, and we know that Maurice will be a great addition to our team of professionals. His knowledge and expertise will help ensure our commercial clients are offered the highest-quality insurance products at the best possible rates.”

Sobel is a Washington, D.C., native and has a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He began his career as a police officer before transitioning to the business world as the vice president of a commercial company. After the company sold, Sobel joined the insurance industry, where he has been working for 11 years. His experience in insurance includes working with personal lines and commercial lines in a management role, as well as working in international insurance. In his free time, Sobel enjoys automobiles, the arts, sporting events, music and spending time with family.

Long & Foster Insurance offers a wide range of insurance products, including homeowners, health, auto and business insurance, at competitive prices from many leading insurance companies. The company is represented by agents all along the East Coast, from North Carolina to New Jersey.

Long & Foster Insurance is focused on growing its business throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast and the Carolinas, and the addition of this new position aligns with the company’s long-term growth strategy, according to Bain. For more information, visit LongandFoster.com.