White Took a Chance and Built Alliance Insurance Services

In our continuing series on Agency Insights, we look at Bill White, president of California-based Alliance Insurance Services, who took quite a chance back in the mid-80s by putting his home up for sale when he went to purchase an agency. White purchased California-based Alliance Insurance Services and has grown the business into a company ...

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