AUBURN — Patrons and Oxford Insurance Co. announces that Rachael Bannister has been hired as a senior underwriter and marketing supervisor in the Personal Lines Department.

Bannister has more than 20 years of industry experience. Her underwriting and marketing background skills will be extremely beneficial as the department transitions from inside underwriter to outside production underwriter, responsible for underwriting and sales.

She has earned her CPCU, CIC, AIM, AIS and API designations and is very involved in the local Maine Chapter of CPCU, serving as the immediate past president.