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December 2022
 

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Town & Country Ins, LLC dba AdventSure                  Bridgewater             dist 6

Town and Country Insurance offers a wide variety of insurance choices from reputable insurance carriers. Their relationships with these insurance companies allow them to shop for a policy that meets their customers’ coverage needs and budget. Their goal is to offer expert advice, extensive choices, and superior customer service and are committed to the principles of integrity, and professionalism.  

The parent agency is located in Co. and is a Big I member there. Here is Virginia he is an agency member of the Smart Choice Group.  

He feels that becoming a member of the association will help him grow his business and gain access to the various benefits we offer as well as build strong relations in the industry through networking.

 

Thurston & Heare Ins                              Chesterfield    dist 3

Thurston and Heare Insurance, is an independent insurance agency based in Chesterfield, VA, and founded in 1981 by Ralph H. Thurston Jr. They believe that the customer always comes first and wants to utilize their knowledge and experience to provide the best service possible. Their staff has a combined experience of over 100 years. The agency has aligned itself with companies that represent financial stability, competitive prices, and first-class customer service. Their relationships with these insurance companies allow them to shop for a policy that meets their customers’ coverage needs and budget. The agency is licensed in Virginia, North Carolina and Maryland. They understand insurance questions and claims don’t always occur from 9-5. Their agents provide phone numbers where they can be reached during and after business hours.

They work hard to earn their customers’ trust and business and to simplify the insurance process making it easier to understand. They offer auto insurance, home and life insurance, as well as business and church insurance.

Rob feels that becoming a member of the association will help him grow his business and gain access to the various benefits we offer as well as build strong relations in the industry through networking.

 

 

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rethought Ins Corp                                                                Midlothian

reThought Insurance was founded in 2017 by insurance and insurance technology professionals and is a technology-centric Managing General Agent (MGA) focused on US Commercial Flood. As an MGA, reThought offers Commercial Flood insurance on behalf of A-rated A.M. Best rated carriers.

 Rethought is a specialty lines insurance distributor with expertise in Commercial Flood and specialize in all size market segments. They have formed strategic relationships with insurers, reinsurers and other capacity providers to provide the path to help them profitably innovate in the Commercial Flood market. To support its partners, reThought's innovative technology solutions help solve vexing industry problems.

 Commercial Flood is one of the most difficult perils to properly underwrite. It requires advanced precision and a true understanding of the risk. As a result, reThought has developed a state-of-the-art proprietary underwriting methodology and risk assessment technology. Unlike most perils, when it comes to flood, reThought knows that inches matter and takes that to new heights, enabling the most accurate and profitable means by which to visualize, assess, underwrite and price Commercial Flood. They are specialists in a wide variety of commercial classes of business and incorporate professional claims consulting expertise.

They are driven by deep-seated convictions to help protect their clients’ business and believe culture is a critical component of what makes them unique. They work as one team committed to collaboration, teamwork and never settling for the status quo.

They believe they have unique offerings and want to pass on their expertise to their clients. They feel being a member of the IIAV will allow them to become more engaged with the Insurance community and help them create branding, name recognition as well as build strong relationships with the Virginia insurance industry.   

 

AmTrust Financial                                                                  Alpharetta, GA

AmTrust Financial Services began in 1998 and has grown into a global niche specialty property and casualty insurance company with nearly 6,000 employees worldwide. They have grown to become an industry-leading insurance provider, focusing on small business insurance solutions with an emphasis on workers’ compensation. They are rated “A-” (Excellent) with a Financial Size of “XV” by A.M. Best.

AmTrust has been defined by a spirit of entrepreneurialism and innovation from its onset. It is the unique blend of AmTrust’s people and culture, their vision, mission, and core values that continues to differentiate them from the competition as they carve out the future success. They are driven by deep-seated convictions to help protect their clients’ business and believe culture is a critical component of what makes them unique. There has never been a better time than right now to do business with AmTrust. They continue to grow from strong underwriting and are expanding their business segments.

They believe they have unique offerings and want to pass on their expertise to their clients. They feel being a member of the IIAV will allow them to become more engaged with the Insurance community and help them create branding, name recognition as well as build strong relationships with the Virginia insurance industry.   They have also committed to being a GOLD Partner for 2023.

Enigma Networkz                                                                              Exton, PA

Enigma, is a cyber security platform designed to help their clients assess risks and develop an information security program. They offer a turnkey and intuitive platform providing a cost-effective solution for security insights and alerts, enabling organizations of all sizes to view security events, relevant trends, and threats occurring within their network. They also create a tailored incident response plan for agents in the event a cybersecurity event occurs. As a third-party service provider, Enigma offers their clients the ability to become compliant and stay compliant.
Enigma offers a comprehensive security platform composed of cybersecurity resources and training material tailored to the individual agency requirements to become compliant and secure. All of this is done through a user-friendly Enigma Platform. As part of this program, Enigma can help you to implement the required security tools and procedures, configure access controls, and create and manage your cybersecurity policies.

They can train their clients’ employees through EnigmaU, to ensure staff is up to date on the latest cybersecurity risks, vulnerabilities, phishing trends, and social engineering attacks that could compromise their customers sensitive data so they can focus more on running their business and less on cybersecurity.

They feel being a member of the IIAV will allow them to become more engaged with the Insurance community. They are looking to create branding, name recognition as well as build strong relationships with IIAV members by networking and offering educational webinars.

 
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