INSURANCE BLOG

The Society of Certified Insurance Counselors (CIC) recognized Paul Rathbun, CIC, of The Rathbun Agency, with a certificate honoring his thirty years of faithful participation in advanced education. Paul Rathbun earned the designation through a series of rigorous examinations and has maintained his…

We are excited to run a monthly Quotes for a Cause campaign. Each month, our agency will be donating $5 per new business quote to a nonprofit or charitable organization, regardless of whether or not the policy is actually purchased! — For the month of May, we partnered with the Arts Council of…

Third and final time this year we've had to be hoisted up by the Business and Risk Management students from the Capital Area Career Center. We are thankful to Monique Colizzi for their partnership and presenting agent Ben Rathbun with a Students' Inspiration Award at their graduation ceremony at…

Agents Ben Rathbun and David Finkbeiner headed downtown to the Capitol in Lansing to lobby on behalf of independent agents for no-fault auto insurance reform. — Pictured: Agent Ben Rathbun, Representative Andy Schor, Agent Dave Finkbeiner — Pictured: Agent David Finkbeiner, Senator Rick Jones,…

Time for a #ThrowbackThursday! Customer Service Representative Mary LeZotte did some homework on the history of our building with the help of the Capital Area District Libraries. Our building was built in 1924 by Charles E. Claflin, who worked for Consumers Power. After building at 529 W. Saginaw,…

We are excited to run a monthly Quotes for a Cause campaign. Each month, our agency will be donating $5 per new business quote to a nonprofit or charitable organization, regardless of whether or not the policy is actually purchased! — For the month of April, we partnered with Allen Neighborhood…

We hit The Hill in Washington D.C. last month to advocate on behalf of independent insurance agents at the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) Legislative Conference. This year's lobbying efforts focused on a reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program as well as…

A big thank you to Iron on the Move for making us a scrap version of our logo to hang in our conference room! If anyone is interested in having their logo "scrapified," we would highly recommend Bob Welton. Check him out at irononthemove.com! — — Pictured: Artist Bob Welton, Agents Ben Rathbun,…

The Capital Region Habitat Young Professionals launched HabiKids over the weekend, a monthly program for elementary-aged kids to get involved through educational opportunities and hands-on building. —