Business Moves

ISU Network

The San Francisco, Calif.-based ISU Network had expansions in four states, Utah, North Carolina, Maryland and North Dakota.

Three Utah agencies have joined ISU Network. ISU Service Insurance Agency in Roosevelt, and ISU Rocky Mountain Insurance Services in Vernal, have joined the ISU network of independent insurance agencies. The agencies remain under Principals Craig and Brian Timothy.

ISU GMI in Saint George also has joined the ISU Network. The principals are Bret and Duana Johnson.

ISU’s North Carolina additions are: H. B. Cantrell & Co., O’Connor Insurance Agency, Wes Connor Agency, Twin City Insurance Agency and Lipstone Insurance Group.

The agencies have long histories in North Carolina with founding dates ranging from 1946 to 2002.

Henry Cantrell, and his son, John Cantrell are the principals of ISU H. B. Cantrell & Co. in Charlotte.

The principals of ISU O’Connor Insurance Associates of Charlotte are Terrence O’Connor and Michelle O’Connor.

Wes Connor is the principal ISU Wes Connor Agency in Charlotte.

Lesa Williams is the principal of ISU Twin City Insurance Agency in Newton.

Steven Lipstone and Deborah Lipstone are the principals of ISU Lipstone Insurance Group in Cary.

In Maryland, ISU added LB Insurance Services, an independent broker in Prince Frederick, to its network of offices. The firm will primarily provide the business and personal insurance needs of the population of Calvert County. The principals are Lisa Boyce and Linda Boyce.

In North Dakota, ISU added ISU Papineau Insurance of Tioga to its network. The principal is David Papineau.

The ISU Network is comprised of 140 independently owned and operated offices across the United States.

ISU writes over $1 billion in premium.

Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance

Several agencies from the western region joined Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance in January.

January’s new additions pushes SIAA’s number added to 47 for the month.

Of January’s signed members, 33 are liberated “captive agents” new to the independent agency system, according to SIAA.

January’s new western region members include:

• Mega-Low Insurance of West Valley, Utah
• Deardon & Associates Insurance of South Jordan, Utah
• 1 Stop Shop of Roy, Utah
• Thurston Family Insurance of Billings, Mont.
• Martin Khalaf Insurance of San Diego, Calif.
• Regan Financial Services of Butte, Mont.
• Jeffery R. Olin of Westlake Village, Calif.
• UME Insurance Agency of El Monte, Calif.
• Erik Hansen Insurance Agency of Portland, Ore.

Since its inception in 1995, SIAA has signed over 4,000 members.

The Buckner Co., Leonardson Insurance

Salt Lake City, Utah-based The Buckner Co. is expanding operations Idaho with the acquisition of Leonardson Insurance in Rexburg.

The Buckner Co.’s Rexburg office, at 1109 Summers Drive, will consist of two account executives, Jason Nielson and Jason Littlefield, and the support staff is made up of Stacey Farrow, account Manager, Barbara Brown, assistant account manager, and Vickie Muir, assistant account manager.

The Buckner Co. now occupies four offices in two states.

The Buckner Co. services a variety of industries, including construction, and agriculture, as well as personal homeowner and auto insurance, employee benefits, trucking and transportation insurance, and surety bonding.

Kulchin Ross Insurance Services

William Kulchin and Derek Ross have formed Kulchin Ross Insurance Services Inc., a new retail agency based in Tarzana, Calif., that provides all lines of insurance coverage across the United States.

The agency comes with the existing customer base Kulchin and Ross owned at their previous firm, Woodland Hills, Calif.-based C.M. Meiers.

Kulchin Ross Insurance Services has partnered with the ISU network of insurance agencies.

Agency president Derek Ross is a past president of the Independent Brokers and Agents of the San Fernando Valley, and is media steering chairman of IBA West.

CEO Kulchin has background in creating and managing insurance programs.

Kulchin Ross is a “paperless agency,” and it has a proprietary program for clients that release a percentage of agency commissions back to local non-profit organizations.

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