SIAA Grows by 33 Member Agencies in May 2011
Hampton, NH: SIAA (Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance) announced 33 new member agencies in May in addition to strong written premium growth.
SIAA Announces Strong Q1 Growth, 33 New Members in May
June 10, 2011 - Hampton, NH: The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA) continues their proven record of producing new written premium and continually signing new member agencies to the Alliance.
SIAA Member Agencies have written over $81 million in new written premium for Q1 2011. This is over $10 million more than written Q1 of last year, an increase of 13%.
In addition, 33 new signed members were announced in the month of May. Of these, 24 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. 137 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 $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.
May's new members include:
East:
Insource Insurance Solutions, LLC of Wilmington, DE
Platinum Protection Group L.C. of Columbia, MD
Parallel Insurance Group, LLC of Edison, NJ
Michael N. Siis of Niskayuna, NY
Barry D. Rosenberg, Inc. of Nanuet, NY
Fleming Insurance Group, LLC of Towson, MD
Agent of the People, Inc. of Pittsburg, PA
Twin Bridges Insurance Agency of Schenectady, NY
Hawkins Insurance Agency, Inc. of Plattsburgh, NY
Ever Insurance Agency, Inc. of Rockville, MD
Hudson Shore Group, Inc. of Red Bank, NJ
Cornerstone Insurance Agency, LLC of Union, NJ
Midwest:
L.E. & Bret Brown Insurance Agency of Waterville, IN
Myers-Ziemke Insurance Agency, Inc. of Monroeville, OH
Advisor Assurance, LLC of Rogersville, MO
Elite Insurance Agency of Mansfield, OH
Engel Agency of Indianapolis, IN
Adventas, Inc. of Schererville, IN
West:
Nicola Stallman Insurance of Oceanside, CA
Risk Managers of West Valley City, UT
Fort Collins Insurance Agency, Inc. of Fort Collins, CO
Hsiao Tung Pei Insurance Agency of Fremont, CA
Southeast:
Turner & Haines, LLC of Morgantown, WV
Roca Insurance Brokers Co. of Tampa, FL
Advanced Insurance Brokerage, LLC of Anna Maria, FL
Johnson Insurance of Harrisonburg, VA
Anderson Insurance of Knoxville, TN
South Central:
All Brehm Insurance Agency, LLC of Abilene, TX
Citywide Insurance Group, Inc. of Oklahoma City, OK
Mike Mayfield Insurance of Welch, OK
United Insurers of Oklahoma City, OK
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.