AGENCY OF THE MONTH EVERYDAY PEOPLE … … Doing extraordinary things for clients at this Massachusetts agency By Dennis H. Pillsbury When Berry Insurance, Franklin, Massachusetts, was nominated to appear as our Agency of the Month, President Kaitlyn Pintarich expressed surprise. “We’re just everyday people,” she exclaimed. “All we really do is try to be open and honest with each other and with our clients,” she continued, “and to continuously
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AGENCY OF THE MONTH AN INTERNATIONAL POWERHOUSE Florida agency operates in all 50 states and more than 80 countries By Dennis H. Pillsbury “We’re a new old company,” says Jim McCue, chief operating officer of NSI Insurance Group. That’s how he describes how the Florida-based agency has changed since Oscar Seikaly, chief executive officer, purchased 100% of the firm in 2016. “NSI was founded in 1958,” Jim explains, “but we
AGENCY OF THE MONTH “R” STANDS FOR RELATIONSHIPS Montana agency helps customers find financial freedom By Dennis H. Pillsbury Managing Partner Brandon Smith, of Glidewell Investments & Insurance Group (GiiG), Missoula, Montana, was heading toward a career in banking when opportunity, as they say, knocked. “Sixteen years ago, I was just out of college and working at a bank with the goal of getting into commercial lending,” he recalls. “At
AGENCY OF THE MONTH HARD WORK, DEDICATION, AND HELP FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS Agency moves from “doing okay” to “constant improvement” By Dennis H. Pillsbury When college roommates Erik J. Loesch and Ryland Hilliard (Hill) Shaw III graduated, they embarked on financial services careers with Prudential. They later decided to leave, and ended up operating their own property/casualty insurance agency. Erik left first and started Atlantic Shield Insurance Group in
Agency of the Month PUTTING ALL THE PIECES TOGETHER From personal lines startup to financial services powerhouse By Dennis H. Pillsbury Tim Hyland started his working life as a high school teacher and coach after graduating from St. Louis University where, in addition to studying, he also played basketball. His next job was as an administrator for a downtown insurance agency where he was told that he could also do
