SIAA Grows by 21 Agencies in April 2011
Hampton, NH: The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA) announced 21 new member agencies in April.
Of April's signed members, 18 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. 113 have been announced in 2011 to date.
“We are excited to be able to grow at a steady and aggressive pace.” 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 $300 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.
April's new members include:
East:
Donald L. Houck Agency, Inc. of Buffalo, NY
Vaillancourt Insurance, LLC of Old Orchard Beach, ME
Midwest:
Viking Insurance Agency, Inc. of Edina, MN
Champion Insurance, Inc. of Grand Island, NE
Stephen Kesner Insurance, Inc. of Lima, OH
Commercial Solutions Insurance, LLC of Bellevue, NE
Breakwater Group, LLC of Byron Center, MI
Michael Koch Insurance Agency, Inc. of Libertyville, IL
West:
Dow Capital, Inc. of El Monte, CA
Artisan Financial and Insurance Services of South El Monte, CA
ASI Agency, LLC of Provo, UT
Vasquez Insurance Agency of San Jose, CA
Tedmus Insurance Associates of Pleasant Hill, CA
G&G Insurance Group of West Jordan, UT
Southeast:
McCameron Insurance Agency of Lenoir City, TN
Griffin Insurance Agency of Fitzgerald, GA
Fidelity Insurance Agency of Orlando, FL
Marquard Insurance Agency of Seymour, TN
South Central:
Terry Young Insurance Agency of Clovis, NM
Coast to Coast Insurance of Mesa, AZ
Since it's inception in 1995, SIAA has signed over 3,700 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.
For additional information, contact James Lane, Senior Marketing Manager, at jamesl@siaa.net or 603-601-1216.