Kenny Serfass of Miers Insurance Takes Producer of the Month for October

Congratulations to Kenny Serfass of Miers Insurance for being the October winner! In second was Ryan Koppenheffer of Harding-Yost and in third was Alan Goodrich of HMK.

Continuing to lead the Producer of the Year portion is Ryan Rispoli from HMK. Kenny Serfass from Miers Insurance stays ahead of Ryan Amey also from Miers Insurance for the second and third spots.

In the Next Generation Contest, Kenny Serfass from Miers Insurance also remains in first place with Jamie Myers of Christian-Baker in second and Peter Stoll, III of the Stoll Agency moves into third position

Jess McMullen of PDM remains ahead of Paul Sheaffer of the Paul I. Sheaffer Agency for the first place, and second places in the Diversification category, with Tim Gingrich of Hutchison moving into third.

The Commercial Agency of the Year contest finds Miers continues to stay in the number one spot ahead of Sheaffer who remains in second and HMK stays in third

Zinn stays in the lead with Christian-Baker remaining ahead of American Insurance Administrators for the second and third spots in the Personal Agency of the Year race.

State Auto Farm and Ranch Visits The Alliance

Felicia Clemons, Farm and Ranch Underwriter for State Auto, traveled to The Insurance Alliance Network Home Office to meet with a group of Alliance producers to discuss their products, the PennAg Prime program, and furthering the relationship. Lots of great information exchanged. Thanks for coming, Felicia!

Chris Birkhead of HMK Wins September Producer of the Month

Congratulations to Chris Birkhead of HMK for being the September Producer of the Month in our Accelerations Sales Contest! Two other HMK producers also had a great month as Alan Goodrich and Walley Gonzalez came in second and third respectively.

Continuing to lead the Producer of the Year portion is Ryan Rispoli from HMK. Kenny Serfass from Miers Insurance moves ahead of Ryan Amey, also from Miers Insurance, for the second and third spots.

Kenny Serfass from Miers Insurance also remains in first place with Jamie Myers of Christian-Baker in second and Peter Stoll, III of the Stoll Agency moves into third.

Jess McMullen of PDM remains ahead of Paul Sheaffer of the Paul I. Sheaffer Agency for the first place and second places with Wally Gonzalez of HMK remaining in third.

In the Commercial Lines Agency of the Year race, Miers Insurance continues to stay in the number one spot ahead of the Paul I. Sheaffer Agency, who remains in second, and HMK moves into third.

Zinn Insurance stays in the lead with Christian-Baker moving ahead of American Insurance Administrators for the second and third spots in the Personal Lines Agency of the Year category.

The Executive Summit 2018

The Executive Summit 2018 was the official transition from our previous identity to The Insurance Alliance Network, and was attended by invited senior management representatives from twenty-eight of our carrier partners, members of all Alliance agencies, and the President and Chief Legal Counsel from The Alera Group. The presentation focused on “Re-Imagining The Future”, and The Insurance Alliance Network’s evolution and expansion plans. Thanks to all who attended!

More photos from the event can be seen in the Flickr photo album.

Tim Kurtz Named President/CEO of HMK Insurance

HMK Insurance is pleased to announce that effective July 1, 2018 Tim Kurtz has assumed the role as President/CEO. Tim has been with HMK for 22 years and has been a part of the management team for 20 years. He has been the Managing Partner of HMK since the Alera inception. Part of Tim’s new duties going forward will be greater involvement with the Alliance in leadership positions on its Executive Committee and Board of Directors. Tim will continue to handle his book of business, produce new business and help manage the agency’s growth and internal operations as he had been doing.

Bill Kreitz, who preceded Tim as President and CEO, will remain on the management team and continue handling all of his accounts. This transition has been planned for quite some time and has been taking place behind the scenes for several years, allowing for a smooth and seamless change in leadership. In making this orderly transition we are confident and excited about the future of HMK under Tim’s leadership. Please join us in congratulating Tim on his new role at HMK.

The Alera Group Acquires Controlling Interest In The Insurance Alliance

We are pleased to announce that The Alera Group now has majority ownership of The Insurance Alliance, effective June 30, 2018.

The Alera Group has corporate offices in Chicago, Illinois, and has member firms and locations throughout the United States, including three Alliance agencies, AIA American Insurance Administrators, LLC, Hampson-Mowrer Agency, LLC, and Zinn Insurance, LLC.

All other Alliance agencies will remain independently-owned, and will remain members of The Alliance.

The Alliance office and management team will remain in place, with no contemplated changes in day-to-day operations, with the exception of an expanded geographic territory.

We are excited about the new opportunities this presents, including the ability to recruit quality independently-owned agencies, and being in the position to become part of The Alera Group’s national P&C platform.

Brian Hersh Joins Miers

Miers Insurance Agency has announced that Brian R. Hersh has joined the firm. Brian started his insurance career at Federated Insurance over 10 years ago and has had tremendous success in the sales of commercial lines, benefits and life insurance. Brian’s passion for the business and knowledge of insurance will be an asset to Miers Insurance for years to come.

Brian joins Miers as an Account Executive to continue Miers’ recent success providing insurance and risk management services to many of the top companies in the Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas. He can be contacted 610-797-7900, extension. 3008.

Accellerations 2017 Award Winners Recognized

The results of the 2017 Accellerations sales contest were revealed this afternoon at the recognition luncheon held at the West Shore Country Club Camp Hill, PA. Presenting the awards were John McDonnell and John Milisits of Selective Insurance, the 2017 Accellerations Platinum Sponsor.

Ryan Rispoli of HMK Insurance (pictured above) was the winner of the Commercial Lines Producer of the Year with $1,823,953 of new business.

The Next Generation Award winner was Kenneth Serfass of Miers Insurance writing almost $1,400,000 of new business.

Jessica McMullen of PDM Insurance was the winner of the Diversification Award writing $1,494,708 of new business in this category.

The Commercial Lines Grand Prize Winner (chosen by drawing) was Todd Collins of HMK (not pictured).

American Insurance Administrators received the Personal Lines Agency of the Year award. (Accepting the award is Jim Smith)

Paul I. Sheaffer Agency was the 2017 Commercial Lines Agency of the Year for the second year in a row. (Accepting the award is Don Myers.)

The overall new business written for the contest period was over $21 million in commercial lines business and $2.28 million in personal lines.

Congratulations to all of our participants!

Accellerations 2018 Sales Contest Sponsors Announced

The annual Alliance Sales Contest, Accellerations, will have five sponsors this year.

Selective Insurance returns as Platinum sponsor, and is joined by corporate sponsors Cincinnatti Insurance, Eastern Alliance, Penn National Insurance, and Zenith.