AmRisc, Bunker Hill Underwriters and GMI Insurance Awarded TMPAA Best Practice Honors

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Target Markets Program Administrators Association (TMPAA) awarded three of its member agencies, AmRisc, Bunker Hill Underwriters and GMI Insurance, the Association’s Best Practice Designation at their recent Mid Year Meeting in Boston, MA.

Jeremy Hitzig, TMPAA President stated, “Many of our members have used these challenging economic times to find greater efficiencies in their agency operations, while maintaining underwriting discipline and excellence. Once again, the Best Practice Designation showcases our members who function at the highest levels of this industry segment and have demonstrated their expertise in Program Administration. We are pleased to recognize AmRisc, GMI Insurance and Bunker Hill Underwriters as our newest Best Practice Designation recipients.”

“AmRisc is a relatively new member of Target Markets, though the carriers that support us are key sponsors of this Association,” Stated Scott Hanson Executive Vice President of AmRisc, LP. “Carriers have a myriad of program choices, and we recognized that this designation would distinguish AmRisc and validate our underwriting execution, practices, and processes. We are proud to have received this award, and look forward to increased participation in the Target Markets Association.”

Karen Trudel, COO of GMI Insurance Services described the importance of the award for her agency, “For thirty two years GMI has strived to become an elite program administrator focused on superior service, expertise, and client relationships. Our mission is to deliver a consistent profit to all our stakeholders. We are extremely pleased to know that all of our hard work and effort has been recognized by Target Markets with the receipt of its “Best Practices” designation. This award will only fuel our desire to reach new levels of excellence. We want to thank Target Markets for its efforts and dedication to our industry. The due Diligence process was enlightening and gave our company even more ways to become better program business professionals.”

Art Seifert CEO of Bunker Hill Underwriters stated, "Target Markets' Best Practice designation is the standard of excellence for Program Managers. The process encouraged us to dig deeper into our business and develop several new practices that will improve our operations. The process is like having a highly recommended consultant come and help you look at your business. It is an investment in time and money that has already paid for itself."

The Association’s 2011 Mid Year Meeting was attended by over 570 Program Business Professionals including 121 Program Agencies and the groups 57 Program Carriers. Management Expert and Author of “In Search of Excellence” Tom Peters provided the Keynote address and Peter Eastwood, President and CEO of Chartis U.S. shared his insights for leadership in challenging times.

The Target Markets Program Administrators Association’s Eleventh Annual Summit is scheduled for October 24-26 in Scottsdale, AZ. Program Specialist/MGA’s interested in learning more about the TMPAA Best Practice Designation or the Association can find information at www.targetmarkets.com or by calling 877-347-5700.

AmRisc can be found at www.amrisc.com GMI at www.gmi-insurance.com and Bunker Hill Underwriters at www.bhuainc.com