Released on: September 18, 2008, 8:03 am

Press Release Author: MMI ASSOCIATES, INC.

Industry: Financial

Press Release Summary: SIA Group President Honored By Business Leader Magazine

Press Release Body: RALEIGH, N.C. — SIA Group (www.siagroup.net), a full-service
insurance agency with six offices throughout North Carolina, has announced that Don
Mills, CIC, president of the firm, has been named a 2008 Mover and Shaker by
Business Leader magazine. The Movers and Shakers award honors up-and-coming
business leaders in the Triangle community. Mills will be honored along with the
other 2008 award winners on Monday, Sept. 22 at the Hilton North Raleigh, and will
be featured in the September issue of Business Leader magazine.

As president, Mills has positioned SIA Group as an industry leader by offering a
complete range of insurance products to clients throughout North Carolina. The firm
has seen double-digit growth and continues to increase its revenues each year.
Recent accolades include being named one of the Top 100 Privately Owned Property
Casualty Agencies in the U.S. by the Insurance Journal. Founded in 1975, SIA Group
has offices in Raleigh, Jacksonville, Greenville, New Bern, Wallace and Burgaw, N.C.

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News Facts:
• Don Mills, CIC, president of SIA Group, a full-service insurance agency with six
offices throughout North Carolina, has been named a 2008 Mover and Shaker by
Business Leader magazine.
• The Movers and Shakers award honors up-and-coming business leaders in the Triangle
community.
• Mills will be honored along with the other 2008 award winners on Monday, Sept. 22
at the Hilton North Raleigh, and will be featured in the September issue of Business
Leader magazine.

Quotes:
“I am proud to be named one of Business Leader magazine’s 2008 Movers and Shakers,”
said Mills. “It is an honor to be recognized as one of the area’s top business
leaders.”

About SIA Group:
SIA Group is a full-service insurance agency with six offices throughout North
Carolina. Founded in 1975, the firm offers a complete range of insurance products
including risk management consultation, loss control, surety bonds programs, life
insurance and employee benefit packages. SIA Group is one of North Carolina’s
fastest growing insurance organizations with more than 150 employees. The firm was
listed as a Top 100 Privately Held Property Casualty Agency by the Insurance Journal
in 2006, 2007 and 2008. SIA Group has offices located in Raleigh, Jacksonville,
Greenville, New Bern, Wallace and Burgaw, N.C. For more information, visit
http://www.siagroup.net.

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Triangle, Business Leader Magazine

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
(919) 233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com
PR Firms Raleigh, NC

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