For Immediate Release
SIAA Grows by 45 Agencies in October 2011
November 15, 2011 – Hampton, NH: The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA) announced 45 new member agencies in October.
Of October's signed members, 32 are liberated "captive agents" new to the independent agency system – bringing new premium dollars and new people into the system. SIAA helped create over 290 new agencies in 2010 from a total of 420 newly signed members. 282 have been announced in 2011 to date.
“October was a banner month for new member growth.” said Jim Masiello, SIAA’s CEO. “This is further evidence of how our model works irrespective of the economic climate."
SIAA members wrote more than $310 million in new business premiums in 2010 and are projected to exceed that volume for 2011. The new business premium for 2010 was up over 27% from 2009's figure of $235 million.
October's new members include:
East:
Cosgrove General Insurance of Towson, MD
PA Insurance Center of Blakeslee, PA
HR Staley Agency of Binghamton, NY
RFG Insurance Agency of Yorktown Heights, NY
Spaulding & Leib Insurance Agency of Leicester, MA
Cynergy Captive Markets of Vineland, NJ
Jeffrey D. Chapman of Penfield, NY
The Genesis Insurance Group of Stroudsburg, PA
Midwest:
Kastyl Insurance Agency of Florence, WI
First American Financial Insurance Agency of Chillicothe, OH
Dan Herbrand Agency of Neillsville, WI
Strategic Business Alliance of Escanaba, MI
Independent Insurance Agency of Ohio of Cleveland, OH
Affordable Insurance Solutions of Madison, WI
Rick D Debe Insurance Agency of Mukwonago, WI
Mindie Freeman Insurance Agency of Westlake, OH
Gold Insurance Group of St. Louis, MO
Frontier Insurance Brokers of Algonquin, IL
Duet Insurance Group of Carpentersville, IL
O’Malley Martin Group of Olathe, KS
Angora Insurance Services of Chicago, IL
Rielly Insurance and Financial Services of Oskaloosa, IA
West:
Kasia Insurance Services of Sacramento, CA
Paul Bird Insurance Agency of Grand Junction, CO
Shadow Insurance of Missoula, MT
Intermountain Insurance Associates of Sandy, UT
Brian Grigg of La Mesa, CA
Southeast:
Bethlehem Insurance Group of Hickory, NC
SourceOne Insurors of Macon, GA
Carli Insurance Agency of Lake Mary, FL
Specialized Insurance Group of Rockwell, NC
Moore’s Insurance Group of New Port Richey, FL
Dalton Insurance Agency of the Carolinas of Rosman, NC
Wilkinson Insurance Agency of Milledgeville, GA
The Hendricks Group Risk Management and Financial Services of Jacksonville, FL
Winchester Insurance Agency of Winchester, KY
South Central:
Humphreys Insurance Group of Tomball, TX
Pattillo Insurance Agency of Lancaster, TX
Tailor-Made Insurance of Bastrop, LA
Since it's inception in 1995, SIAA has signed over 3,800 new members.
SIAA is dedicated to the creation, retention and growth of the Independent Insurance Agency distribution system. SIAA provides independent agencies with the company access necessary to become instantly BIG. For more information on SIAA visit www.siaa.net.
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