Heffernan Insurance Brokers Announces Allison Parshall as Manager of InsureMyEquipment.com

SAN FRANCISCO, June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Heffernan Insurance Brokers, one of the largest independent brokerage firms in the United States, announces today that Allison Parshall is the new manager of InsureMyEquipment.com.  This online insurance product streamlines the previously time-consuming, manual process of providing rental insurance to the production industry.    

Camera operators, lighting stage hands and sound technicians must show a certificate of insurance before they can rent equipment for their next gig at rental houses.  In 2009 alone, Heffernan Insurance Brokers sold 325 online equipment rental insurance policies valued at approximately $480,000.

"People tend to wait until the last minute to get the paperwork they need and InsureMyEquipment.com is a legitimate and fast way for them to obtain it.  Our customers have been so happy with the speed, price and ease of it," says Jeff Jackson, floor manager at Birns and Sawyer in Hollywood.  

Parshall will demonstrate the easy, time-saving benefits of using InsureMyEquipment.com at Live Design Institute's premier tradeshow for lighting designers, sound mixers, technical directors, theater consultants, and production staging crew members.  Heffernan Insurance Brokers will be one of the exhibitors at the 2010 LDI Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center from October 18-24, 2010.

Parshall is an Account Manager Assistant and has worked at the Orange County branch of Heffernan Insurance Brokers for the last three years.  She earned her bachelor's degree in social work at James Madison University in Virginia.  The mother of three, Parshall says, "The family-friendly environment at Heffernan makes this one of the best places to work in Southern California for working mothers."

About Heffernan Insurance Brokers 

Heffernan Insurance Brokers, formed in 1988, is one of the largest independent insurance brokerage firms in the United States. Heffernan provides comprehensive insurance and financial services products to a wide range of businesses and individuals. Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Heffernan has additional offices in San Francisco, Petaluma, Palo Alto, Los Angeles, and Orange, California; Portland, Oregon; and Chesterfield, Missouri.

Heffernan Insurance Brokers was named the Top Mid-Sized Broker in the United States to Work for in 2009 by Business Insurance Magazine. The firm has been among the Top Greater Bay Area Philanthropists since 2003 by donating more than $2.5 million to local charities.  Each of the firm's 410 employees is granted four paid days off per year to volunteer their time at a local nonprofit.  The Heffernan Group provides a Workplace Wellness program for all employees and many participate in active volunteering events such as the Avon Breast Cancer Walk.

For more information, please visit heffgroup.com or call 800.829.9996. License # 0564249.

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