Element Risk Management has acquired three new insurance agencies in Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Barnes & Phillips Insurance & Financial Services of Woodstock, Va., Crawford Insurance Company of Strasburg, Va., and Brenner Insurance in Hollidaysburg, Penn., are now part of the Element Risk family.
Before joining Element Risk, Barnes & Phillips served customers in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley for more than 50 years. The staff will remain in place to continue serving customers in Woodstock, New Market and the surrounding area. Barnes & Phillips President Blake Phillips will move into a new role as vice president of Commerical Lines.
The staff at Crawford Insurance Company, also located in the Shenandoah Valley, remains unchanged as well. They will continue their presence in the community, remaining in their office on East King Street.
Family-owned and operated since 1919, Brenner Insurance is the most recent agency to join Element Risk. Its staff will also remain in place at its Uptown Hollidaysburg, Penn., office.
Element Risk Management is an independent insurance agency based out of West Chester, Penn. Element provides personal, commercial and specialty insurance, as well as risk management.
Source: Element Risk Management
Topics Mergers & Acquisitions Agencies Virginia Pennsylvania
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