Beverly-based auto, homeowner, condominium and renters insurer Electric Insurance Co. has appointed eight new independent agents for the marketing of its personal lines insurance products in the United States.

The agencies named are: San Corp. dba Novakoff Insurance and Southwest Insurance Brokers, Phoenix, Ariz.; Affiliated Insurance Service Corp., Philadelphia; Gallaher Insurance Group, Mexico, Miss.; Arizona Federal Insurance Solutions, Gilbert, Ariz.; Premier Insurance Group, Denver, Colo.; James L. Smith Insurance Agency, Pittsburgh; and Sweet & Sons Inc., Pittsburgh.

“These appointments allow us to provide our personal lines products to a larger geographic area,” said Michael Mucher, vice president of sales and marketing at Electric Insurance. “We will continue to recruit and appoint select agents in the United States so that we can provide our unsurpassed customer service and claims management to a greater number of customers.”