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🎉🎉 Congratulations to Mary LeZotte on an incredible milestone of 15 years with Rathbun Insurance! 🎉🎉

Rathbun Insurance is proud to congratulate Mary LeZotte on 15 years with our Agency! Mary's dedication, expertise, and unwavering commitment to her work has been truly inspiring. Over the past 15 years, she has been an...

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Rathbun Insurance Advocates for Customers at Big I Michigan Legislative Day

As part of our dedication to providing exceptional service and staying informed about the latest developments in the insurance industry, we recently attended the Big I Michigan Legislative Day at the State of Michigan...

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Celebrating Ben Rathbun as a 2023 RISE Award Winner: Joining the 35 Under 35!

Earlier this year we shared that Ben Rathbun was a recipient of the prestigious 2023 RISE Award! The recognition came as part of the 35 Under 35 list, which highlights young professionals who have made remarkable...

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Inspiring the Next Generation: Rathbun Insurance Empowers J.W. Sexton High School students at Mentorship Day

At Rathbun Insurance, we firmly believe in the power of mentorship and the positive impact it can have on shaping young minds. Recently, our President, Ben Rathbun, along with producers Heather Kim and Darren Bardell...

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Celebrating Laura Stoken's Mayoral Appointment to the Saginaw Street Corridor Improvement Authority Board of Directors

At Rathbun Insurance, we believe in being good corporate servants and actively contributing to the communities where we work and live. Today, we are thrilled to celebrate the recent appointment of our Chief...

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Rathbun Insurance's Internship Program Welcomes Miguel Solis!

Rathbun Insurance is thrilled to welcome Miguel Solis to our 16-week minority internship program. As a rising sophomore at Michigan State University with a focus on finance, Miguel brings a strong academic foundation to...

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Rathbun Insurance Attends NAAIA Scholarship Breakfast Aimed at Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in the Insurance Industry

Since September 2015, The Rathbun Agency has selected a different non-profit each month as part of our Quotes for a Cause giving campaign. This campaign allows our Agency to partner with local organizations that are ...

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Why does my agent ask me so many questions?

When purchasing insurance, you may have noticed that insurance agents ask a lot of questions. This can often seem like an intrusive and time-consuming process, but it is actually a necessary part of the insurance...

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Independent vs. Captive Agent

As you navigate the world of insurance, you may encounter different types of agents. Two common types are independent agents and exclusive or captive agents. While both types of agents can provide you with insurance...

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Community Highlight: 2nd Annual National African American Insurance Association Scholarship Breakfast

Since September 2015, The Rathbun Agency has selected a different non-profit each month as part of our Quotes for a Cause giving campaign. This campaign allows our Agency tomaking a positive impact our own community. At...

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Congratulations Ben Rathbun on being named one of the 2023 Rise 35 Under 35 winners!

The Rathbun Agency is proud to congratulate Ben Rathbun, President and Owner of Rathbun Insurance, for being named as one of the 2023 Rise “35 Under 35” recipients! This prestigious award recognizes young professionals...

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National African American Insurance Association Michigan Moves West

Since getting involved with the National African American Insurance Associaton (NAAIA) Michigan, we have been excited to help push the organizations reach throughout the entire state of Michigan. We were able to assist...

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Welcome our Intern: Anastasie Mugorewindekwe

We are excited to have started an intern program and to be able to welcome Anastasie Mugorewindekwe to our team! Ana is ninteen years old and just recently graduated from Everett High School where she played soccer her...

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Rathbun Agency is Named 2021 Outstanding Small Business of the Year

On Thursday, June 16th 2022, The Rathbun Agency was recognized by the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce as Ben Rathbun humbly accepted the 2021 Outstanding Small Business award. Presented at an annual dinner each...

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Ben Rathbun Receives Dan Fulwider Award for Community Involvement

On Friday, Ben Rathbun and the agency received the 2021 Dan Fulwider Award for Community Involvement from our national association, Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America. The award is named in memory of...

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Paul Rathbun Receives Posthumous Presidential Citation

We were honored today to receive a Presidential Citation from Big "I" Michigan for Paul Rathbun. Past President Will Lemanski was able to present the award to current agency President Ben Rathbun.The citation reads "In...

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Michigan Young Agent Ele's Place Virtual 5K

From June 1st-5th, our national insurance association hosted National Give Week. The goal was to highlight Young Agents and their agencies giving back in their communities. As Chair of this year's Michigan Young Agents...

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Rathbun Agency Wins 2019 Top of the Town Award!

A big thank you to all our insureds and supporters who voted for us to win Best Insurance Agent/Agency in this year's City Pulse Top of the Town! We wouldn't have been able to make it sixty-three years serving our local...

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Congratulation on your MBA, Ben!

Over the weekend, we celebrated with Agent Ben Rathbun for graduating from Olivet College! For the last four years, Ben has been working on his Masters of Business Administration in Risk Management & Insurance.After...

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Paul and Ben Rathbun Graduate from Total Quality Agency!

For the past year, President Paul Rathbun and Producer Ben Rathbun have been attending classes to work towards their Total Quality Agency (TQA) designations. TQA is a year long course offered by the Michigan Association...

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Rathbun Agents Assist with Insurance Career Speed Dating

We love teaching tomorrow's generation about opportunities in the insurance industry. Each year, Agent Ben Rathbun speaks to high school students about insurance careers. This year, Accident Fund hosted us as we spoke...

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Why Lansing? Why Insurance?

This blog post was originally published by Ben Rathbun for Lansing 5:01, who strives to retain and attract young professionals in the Lansing region by connecting both college talent and young professionals to the...

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MAIA Convention 2018

We spent last week at the Michigan Association of Insurance Agents Annual Convention in Grand Rapids! The Michigan Young Agents Council were promoting our summer conference, The Wind in our Sales. In traditional Young...

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Young Entrepreneurs Academy

This was the second year in a row we were fortunate to speak to the high school students participating in Young Entrepreneurs Academy through the Michigan Chamber of Commerce. The program allows middle and high school...

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Congratulations, Denise!

A big congratulations to Customer Service Representative Denise Pelletier for earning her Certified Insurance Service Representative (CISR) designation. We are very proud of all your hard work and for passing all five...

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Two Anniversaries are Better Than One!

Today, we have the honor of celebrating work anniversaries for two of our long-term employees, Paul Rathbun and Brenda Palomo! Coming up on his fifty-second year with us, President John Keel recognized them for their...

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Congratulations, Mary!

A big congratulations to Customer Service Representative Mary LeZotte for earning her Certified Insurance Service Representative (CISR) designation. We are very proud of all your hard work and for passing all five of...

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Congratulations Michigan Young Agents!

The Michigan Young Agents were awarded the Young Agents Committee of the Year for a second year in a row at the Young Agents Leadership Institute in Chicago tonight! Our very own Rita LaMoreaux also took home Young...

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Congratulations on a Great Year, David!

David Finkbeiner wrapped up his year as President of the Lansing-Dewitt Sunrise Rotary. Congratulations, David!

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Cheers to 25 Years!

A big thank you to Auto-Owners Insurance for coming in yesterday to celebrate our 25 years of partnership! We are proud to represent such a great company. Cheers to the next 25 years!

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Congratulations, Jennie Six!

A big congratulations to Customer Service Representative Jennie Six for earning her Certified Insurance Service Representative (CISR) designation. We are very proud of all your hard work and for passing all five of your...

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Congratulations, Kim Evans!

Congratulations to Customer Service Representative Kim Evans for receiving the Quoting Marksmanship Award from Hanover for having the highest personal lines close ratio! Thank you so much for all of your hard work!

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Congratulations, Mike Maurer!

We were proud to be a part of the nomination process for our good friend Mike Maurer, who was inducted in to the Michigan Insurance Hall of Fame! We are blessed to have worked with Mike for so long and are continually...

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The Society of CIC Honors Thirty Year Member, Paul Rathbun

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...

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Congrats Cheryl!

Commercial Customer Service Representative Cheryl Grimes was Acuity Insurance Mercantile Writer of the Month back in April! Congratulations and thank you for all you do, Cheryl!

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Building Tomorrow's Leaders

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...

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Independent Agents Take on Reform

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...

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Michigan Independent Agents take on The Hill

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...

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Michigan YAC named Council of the Year!

The Michigan Young Agents Council was awarded the Young Agents Committee of the year at the IIABA Young Agents Leadership Institute. We are very proud of all the work the Council has done to promote tomorrow's leaders...

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Ben Rathbun Awarded Citizens Community Hero Award

We are very thankful for our great carrier relationships! Agent Ben Rathbun received the Community Hero award from Citizen's Insurance and they donated $500 on our behalf to Habitat for Humanity Capital Region!

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