FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Keystone Honors Top O’ Michigan Insurance as MI State Partner of the Year
NORTHUMBERLAND, Pa. (Oct. 2, 2019) – Keystone Insurers Group (Keystone) awarded Top O’ Michigan Insurance (Top O’ Michigan) of Alpena, Michigan as State Partner of the Year on Sept. 17 at Keystone’s national conference in Reston, Virginia.
The award recognizes the agency within each of its states that best exemplifies Keystone’s mission: “Independence works better together.” Criteria includes demonstrating a commitment to growth through leadership mentoring, engaging in technology advancements, employing best practices to improve operations, and developing new income streams to strengthen their business diversity.
Top O’ Michigan was one of 11 state winners nominated for the honor. The other ten ‘State Partners of the Year’ included:
- GA – Fallaize Insurance Agency (Norcross, fallaize.com)
- IL – Árachas Group (Bartlett, arachasgroup.com)
- IN – PCE Insurance Group (New Castle, pceinsure.com)
- KY – Insuramax (Louisville, insuramax.com)
- MO – Hawkins Insurance Group (Edina, hawkins-group.com)
- NC – Granite Insurance Agency (Granite Falls, graniteinsurance.com)
- OH – Huesman Schmid Insurance Agency (Cincinnati, huesmanschmid.com)
- PA – The Seltzer Group (Orwigsburg, seltzergrp.com)
- TN – RSS Insurance (Chattanooga, rssins.com)
- VA – Towe Insurance Service, Inc. (Charlottesville, toweinsurance.com)
Agency Vice President, Tyler Bartosh explained the changes the agency has experienced since joining Keystone.
“To be honest, the best resource within Keystone is the group as a whole. We are able to sit around the table with other Michigan partners, and the room is filled with an immense amount of intellectual power.”
About Top O’ Michigan Insurance (Top O’ Michigan) – On February 1, 1974, a group of insurance agents from Northern Michigan formed Top O’ Michigan Insurance. As an independent insurance agency, their goal is to help clients manage and plan for all potential risks and to exceed their expectations. For more, visit www.tomia247.com.
About Keystone Insurers Group (Keystone) -- Keystone started in 1983 when four independent insurance agencies teamed up to pool their experience and expertise. This small group believed that agencies could be stronger and more successful if they linked arms -- a passion and spirit that continues. Growing to almost 300 independent agency partners in 13 states, Keystone provides its agents with a community of like-minded agencies, industry expertise and access to specialized products for their clients. Keystone is ranked number three on Insurance Journal's 2019 list of Top 20 Property/Casualty Agency Partnerships. For more information, go to www.keystoneinsgrp.com.
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