Western & Southern Financial Group's Greeneville office has four agents who have joined the office in recent months. They are:

* Tracy Brobeck, who attended West Greene High School and resides in the Flag Branch community;

* Chad Crawford, a lifetime Greene County resident who attended Baileyton Elementary School, North Greene High school and Tusculum College;

* John M. Harris Jr., who was born in Southwest Virginia but has resided in the Tri-Cities area since 1988;

* Eric Turner, a lifetime Mohawk resident who attended West Greene High School.

Western Southern, whose Greeneville office is at 120 N. Main Extension, is a Fortune 500 company with its headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The company dates from 1888. It has had a Greeneville office for 52 years.

Gary L. Cutshall, Western & Southern's district sales manager, said the insurance company has a Standard & Poor's rating of AA+, and has more than $47 billion in assets owned, managed or under its care.

Cutshall said, "Our heritage and culture have defined who we are as an organization, and we continue to stand by our commitment to offer world-class products and services."