Western National Insurance Group Announces 2018 ‘Circle of Excellence’ Agencies and Award Winners

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 9 -- Western National Insurance Group, a property and casualty insurance company, issued the following news release:

Western National Insurance Group today announced its 2018 Circle of Excellence agencies and 2018 award winners:

2018 Central Region Circle of Excellence Agencies

* Advance Insurance Agency

* Boen & Associates Inc.

* Bremer Insurance

* Brown & Brown of Minnesota

* Cobb Strecker Dunphy & Zimmerman

* Corporate 4 Insurance Agency

* Densmore Insurance Strategies

* Dilley Zimny Insurance

* Dimond Bros Insurance

* The Horton Group

* Insurance By Design LLC

* J.A. Price Agency

* Kraus-Anderson Insurance

* Maguire Agency

* Marsh & McLennan Agency

* North Risk Partners LLC

* Northern Capital Insurance Group

* Otis-Magie Insurance Agency

* Pierce Agency Inc

* Rand-Tec Insurance Agency

* Robertson Ryan & Associates

* Sherman Insurance Agency

* Troxell

* TrueNorth Companies

* Wise Insurance Agency

2018 Western Region Circle of Excellence Agencies

* Alaska USA Insurance Brokers

* Business Insurance Associates

* Central Washington Insurance Agency

* Conrad-Houston Insurance

* Davies-Barry Insurance

* Dixie Leavitt Agency

* Hale & Associates Inc.

* Hanson Insurance Group

* HUB International Northwest

* Johnson Insurance Group

* Malone Insurance Agency

* PayneWest Insurance

* Propel Insurance

* RISQ Consulting

* Shattuck & Grummett Insurance

2018 Award Recipients

* 2018 Fast-Track Agency of the Year (Central Region): Beacon Insurance Group

* 2018 Fast-Track Agency of the Year (Western Region): Wasatch Leavitt Insurance Agency

* 2018 Commercial Lines Agency of the Year (Central Region): North Risk Partners

* 2018 Commercial Lines Agency of the Year (Western Region): Conrad-Houston Insurance

* 2018 Personal Lines Agency of the Year (Central Region): Wise Insurance Agency

* 2018 Personal Lines Agency of the Year (Western Region): Malone Insurance Agency

* 2018 President's Award: Jim Martin, Esq. of Gislason, Martin, Varpness & Janes, P.A.

The Western National Circle of Excellence recognition is announced annually to spotlight an elite group of partners who have excelled based on performance and growth over the past six years (2012 - 2017). An agency must also demonstrate that they meet high standards of professional excellence and integrity in order to be considered for this recognition.

Western National Insurance, headquartered in Edina, Minn., is a super-regional group of property-and-casualty insurance companies providing personal and commercial coverage in 20 states across the Midwestern and Western U.S. as well as in Alaska; and surety bonds in 32 states. The Group writes over $620 million in Direct Premium through eight active insurance companies--Western National Mutual Insurance Company, Western National Assurance Company, Pioneer Specialty Insurance Company, Western Home Insurance Company, Arizona Auto Insurance Company, Umialik Insurance Company, American Freedom Insurance Company, and Nevada General Insurance Company--and through one affiliate, Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance Company. All of the Group's products are sold exclusively through professional Independent Insurance Agents.