Assist America, the leading provider of global emergency assistance services through group benefit plans, is pleased to announce and welcome David L. Nagengast as the new Vice President of Sales. David brings more than 20 years of sales and business development experience in the Group Insurance industry and extensive expertise in the domestic and international employee benefits sector.

"David is a great addition to the Assist America team and we are excited to have him on board," said Brian J Mulligan, CEO of Assist America. "He has an extensive insurance background and broad knowledge of the assistance business. With his leadership, we look forward to continued growth and success."

For the past seven years, David served as the Vice President of MetLife where he was responsible for managing MetLife's Group Expatriate Business. Prior to that, he held a number of sales and sales management roles with AIG. David graduated from the University of Delaware with a degree in Political Science.

In his new role, David will be leading the sales team, overseeing operational performance and developing overall sales growth strategy for Assist America's global emergency assistance programs. "I am excited about joining Assist America. There are numerous opportunities to grow our assistance business both in the U.S. and internationally which I am looking forward to pursuing," said David.

About Assist America, Inc.:

Founded in 1990, Assist America provides global emergency medical services through employee and student benefit plans. Headquartered in Princeton, NJ, the company serves more than 40 million members worldwide and over 300,000 enterprises through programs from the world's most prominent insurance companies. For more information, please visit www.assistamerica.com. Follow Assist America on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.