August 13th 2010
Donegal Insurance took home the 2010 Personal Lines Carrier of the Year award at this year’s Connections event.
Rick Kelley, Senior VP, Sales and Business Development for Donegal and Jeff Jacobsen, Vice President of Commercial Lines, accepted the award from Alliance President and CEO Jane Koppenheffer.
Donegal’s commitment to aggressively writing business, ease of doing business and superior underwriting performance were key factors in being voted first by Alliance staff members for the second year in a row.
August 13th 2010
The Insurance Alliance made some changes to the annual Connections event this year. Instead of the more structured, presentation-oriented format of past years, a picnic in the Meadow at the Allenberry Resort in Boiling Springs.
Held on August 3, the event featured a picnic lunch, lots of informal networking time while playing volleyball, softball, frisbee and horseshoes, not one but two dunk tanks to benefit Kids’ Chance of PA, and the “Carrier Carnival,” where attendees could visit tables set up by exhibiting carriers, participate in carnival games, and earn tickets toward the raffle prizes.
At the end of the day, Connections awards, Personal and Commercial Carrier of the Year awards were handed out, and raffle prizes of Alliance beach towels, Keurig coffee makers, customized Flip video cameras and Apple iPads were given out to lucky Alliance and carrier winners.
Enjoy the sights of the day (over 300 of them) in our Connections 2010 Flickr photo set.
August 4th 2010
Jeffrey B. Barr, ARM, CPIA of Bethlehem has earned the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation. A graduate of Bloomsburg University, Jeff has over 18 years of experience insuring commercial property and casualty risks and has been associated with Miers Insurance for the past 15 years. He was named a principal of the firm in 2007.
July 12th 2010
While playing in a Member-Guest tournament at the West Shore Country Club, Don Wert of American Insurance Administrators scored the first hole-in-one of his career.
Teeing off the 9th hole, and on the first shot of the day, Don hit an 8-iron a few inches beyond the stick and backed it in the hole. The opposition never recovered, and Don and his partner won the day’s match.
July 8th 2010
On June 26 and 27, Alan Sterner, Matt Macievic and Rocky Gencarelli of Sterner Insurance competed in the Olympic distance relay at the 2010 Philadelphia Triathlon.
The relay involved three segments, providing an Olympic-style course through various sections of Philadelphia: 1.5K swim, 40K bike and10K run.
When the dust settled, the team took 8th place in their division and 13th overall in relay teams out of 53.
June 9th 2010
Jane Koppenheffer of The Insurance Alliance of Central PA, in partnership with Westfield Insurance, awarded a Westfield Agents Trustee Scholarship to Sharona J. Dorsey of Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School.
The Westfield Agents Association Trustee Scholarship program, sponsored by Westfield INsurance, allows each member of the Westfield Agents Association board of trustees to awared a scholarship to a qualified student or organization in their community. Trustees choose scholarship recipients in recognition of achievement in academics, leadership, and community involvement.
During her four years at Mechanicsburg, Sharon participated in the fall play and spring musical each year, and contributed to the school newspaper in grades 9 and 10. She received the Scholastic Writing Gold Key in 2008, and was selected as the English Department Student of the Month her sophmore year. Sharona plans to attend Clarion University, majoring in elementary education.
The award was presented at the Mechanicsburg Senior High School Awards Ceremony on June 3, at the school.
June 1st 2010
The Insurance Alliance of Central PA has been named to the H.K. Dent Society, a recognition awarded to less than 8% of Safeco Insurance agents.
Named for Hawthorne K. Dent, who founded the General Insurance Company of America (Safeco’s predecessor), the society recognizes and rewards excellence among independent insurance agents. Excellence is defined and demonstrated by superior underwriting (profit), effective business acumen (growth) and unstinting loyalty (size and tenure).
May 24th 2010
Bobby Rodriguez, CBC, PAHM of Allentown has joined Miers Insurance as an Employee Benefit Account Executive.
Formerly associated with BR Consulting and Capital Blue Cross, Bobby brings to Miers Insurance his expertise in group medical insurance and alternative employee benefit solutions.
May 20th 2010
The Rigg Darlington Group, based in Exton, PA, becomes the newest member of The Insurance Alliance of Central Pennsylvania. The Rigg Darlington Group has offices in Exton and Wyomissing.
According to Jane Koppenheffer, CPCU, The Alliance’s President and CEO, “The Rigg Darlington Group was formed in January, 2001 by means of the merger of the Joseph A. Rigg Insurance Agency and the Darlington Insurance Agency – the roots of these agencies can be traced back to 1917. The agency is noted for its professionalism, integrity, and client focus. These values are a great match with those of The Alliance, and we are excited to have them joining us as our tenth member.”
Robert Rigg, CPCU, CIC, CLU, President of the Rigg Darlington Group, noted “The Insurance Alliance will enhance the ability of our agency to both grow in our community and offer a wider breadth of insurance companies and products for our clients.”
March 8th 2010
Teams from Miers Insurance and Sterner Insurance participated in a Bowl-A-Thon on March 7 to help raise money for Big Brothers/Big Sisters. The two Alliance members fielded multiple teams of five, raising over $1,000 was raised for the charity, earning the group a photo with former Heavyweight Champion of the World and supporter Larry Holmes (back row).
