BATON ROUGE, La. (February 1, 2010) -- Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation (LWCC) has promoted two of its experienced professionals to managerial positions. Brent Toups is the new Agency Relations Manager, and Karen Mouton is the Premium Audit Manager.

Toups was hired by LWCC in 1998 as a Premium Auditor. He joined the company's Agency Relations Department in 2007 as an Agency Relations Representative. Previously, he held the position of Staff Accountant for First American Bank and Trust in Vacherie.

Toups received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting in 1996 and an MBA degree in 2002, both from Nicholls State University.

Mouton joined LWCC in 1993 as a Premium Audit Technical Specialist. She advanced to Premium Audit Supervisor, then held the positions of Insurance Operations Analyst and Business Analyst before serving as Project Coordinator for LWCC's Project Management Office beginning in 2005. She previously worked at two other local insurance companies.

Mouton is a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and holds Project Management Professional (PMP) and Associate Premium Auditor (APA) designations.

Brent Toups