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    CONGRATULATIONS GRANGER FINANCIAL

CONGRATULATIONS GRANGER FINANCIAL

CONGRATULATIONS GRANGER FINANCIAL 2022 Agency of the Year By Dave Willis, CPIA If it’s February, it must be time for the big reveal. Yes, just as we’ve done for 30-plus years, we at Rough Notes magazine again proudly announce our Agency of the Year. Since the late 1980s, we’ve been honored to have the nation’s most remarkable independent insurance agencies grace our covers. We are continually impressed with the creativity

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    Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Looking Back, Looking Ahead

WALTER W. SCHULTZ INSURANCE AGENCY TURNS 100 One-time post office, dry goods purveyor, and real estate shop is all in on serving insurance clients while seeking new business   By Cheryl Abbott   The Walter W. Schultz Insurance Agency was founded on January 23, 1923, by Walter W. Schultz and his father, Charles C. Schultz. It was established for the purpose of offering insurance, real estate, and dry goods. The

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    SMALL-TOWN VALUES

SMALL-TOWN VALUES

Members of the First MainStreet Executive team. From left: Duane Smith, Chairman: Randy Rings, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary: Dru Bridges, Executive Vice President; and Dan Driscoll, Director, Strategic Expansion.  SMALL-TOWN VALUES, BIG-TIME VIABILITY Providing a platform for independent agencies to stay local and create a legacy By Maura C. Ciccarelli Creating a legacy business is a challenging task in any era, but even more so today, when economic pressures

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    Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Looking Back, Looking Ahead

CRAGIN & PIKE: LAS VEGAS’ OLDEST AGENCY GROWS WITH ITS COMMUNITY This former cover agency is a generalist that proudly serves select niche markets   By Elisabeth Boone, CPCU Founded in 1909 in what was then a small desert community of 900 people, Cragin & Pike has grown to become the largest independent agency in Las Vegas. Operating out of a storefront from which they offered real estate and insurance,

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    Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Looking Back, Looking Ahead

LIMESTONE AGENCY, LLC Kentucky agency marks 175 years in business   J. Miller Hoffman III, CIC Hoffman’s Insurance Agency was founded in 1847 in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, by William Hoffman, my great-great-grandfather. He was the cashier of a local bank and sold insurance as a sideline. The oldest policy we have in our archives was countersigned by him on April 10, 1869. The contract insured a barn for $800 and

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