ARTICLES ABOUT INDUSTRY-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 Dan Fulwider, an avid philanthropist and former government affairs coordinator and…

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 appreciation of four decades as a pillar in our industry and for a lifetime…

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 Committee, Ben Rathbun chose Ele's Place as their charity to partner with…

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 community if it wasn't for all your support. We are proud to be a part of this…

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 several classes of rigorous coursework, he has graduated! We were proud to have…

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 of Insurance Agents that combines Best Practices with data and tools that…

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 to the Wilson Talent Center students. The students were able to hear from an…

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 community's emerging quality of life opportunities. — The year was 1999. I was seven…

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 Agents fashion, we dressed in obnoxious costumes to get agencies excited about…

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 students to gain the tools necessary to start and run their own businesses. —…