Articles by Stephanie K. Jones

Bronze 2019 Best Agency to Work For – South Central: The Nitsche Group

An Atmosphere of Caring The employees at the Central Texas-based independent insurance agency, The Nitsche Group, can’t seem to say enough about how proud they are of the great service the agency provides to its customers. Responding to Insurance Journal’s …

Bronze 2019 Best Agency to Work For – Midwest: DSP

Nurturing the Entrepreneurial Spirit One of five core values that guide the operations of DSP Insurance Services in Schaumburg, Ill., states: “We will respect and support all employees.” The agency also pledges that it will “treat our employees as our …

Silver 2019 Best Agency to Work For – South Central: BKCW

A Family First Agency The people who work at the Texas-based independent insurance agency BKCW are not employees — they are team members and they are family. That team-oriented, family first culture is just one of the many aspects of …

Silver 2019 Best Agency to Work For – Midwest: Military United Insurance

In Service to the Nation’s Finest Serving current and former military personnel and their families is what the employees of Military United Insurance (MUI) in Columbia, Mo., do, and they love it. Employee after employee responding to Insurance Journal’s 2019 …

Gold 2019 Best Agency to Work For – South Central: Hotchkiss Insurance

The Hotchkiss Way Excellent client service, emphasis on fundamentals, culture of giving back, focus on employee well-being, sound financial management, and a bright prospect for the future. Those are just a few of the many positives the employees of Texas-based …

Gold 2019 Best Agency to Work For – Midwest: The Bulow Group

The Bulow Group (TBG) in Tinley Park, Illinois, has a motto: “When other agencies are all going in the same direction, we choose to go in a different direction.” To Mike Bulow, who with his brother, Tom Bulow, owns TBG, …

365 Days: The Flood Insurance Guru Goes Big on Education, Mitigation

If it weren’t for Hurricane Katrina, Chris Greene might not have become an expert in all things flood related. Greene, a Georgia-based independent flood insurance agent, and founder and owner of The Flood Insurance Guru (floodinsuranceguru.com), never intended to become …

TWIA Struggles with Rate Making as Policyholders, Lawmakers Object to Higher Costs

Texas’ property insurer of last resort for wind and hail in counties along the Gulf Coast is finding itself once again between a rock and a hard place — or perhaps more appropriately, between a hurricane and a tornado — …

A Passion for Learning Is a Driving Force for J.M. Wilson’s Galecka

One of the things Kristy Galecka loves about the property/casualty insurance industry is that there’s always an opportunity to learn something new. Like many others, Galecka “fell into” the insurance business when a friend who worked at the wholesale broker …

As Texas Windstorm Insurer Mulls Rates, Policyholders, Lawmakers Strongly Oppose Hikes

Texas’ property insurer of last resort for wind and hail in counties along the Gulf Coast is finding itself once again between a rock and a hard place — or perhaps more appropriately, between a hurricane and a tornado — …