Cornerstone Preferred Joins United Agencies

Thomas E. Hays, chairman of the board for Pasadena, California-based United Agencies announced that effective immediately, Cornerstone Preferred Insurance Services has joined the United Agencies group and will be housed in new Pasadena offices.

Jim Stone, president of Cornerstone Preferred Insurance Services, explained that joining the United Agencies group gives him the purchasing power usually reserved for the larger, national brokerage firms.

Hays added, “We’re pleased that Jim has made the decision to come aboard and join our family of companies. We recently moved our headquarters in Pasadena which enabled us to make room for more professional organizations like Jim and Cornerstone. We continue to upgrade our back office support so our members can better service their independent books of business.”

Stone began his insurance career in 1982 in Torrance, Calif., at Powell-Waterhouse Insurance as a personal lines CSR. He next served in a sales position at Crescenta Valley Insurance. For the next seven years, Stone specialized in commercial lines sales at Knight Insurance Agency. He also spent 10 years at Golden Pacific Insurance Services, serving as vice president for six years.

In 1962 seven agents formed United Agencies with the express purpose of giving customers personal professional service while providing clients with the insurance services and competitive markets of a regional or national brokerage. Today, United Agencies provides a full range of services to business and individuals nationwide. United Agencies has corporate headquarters in Pasadena, Calif. and eleven branch offices are housed in that building. In addition, they have another seventeen offices throughout Southern California and Nevada. The Pasadena headquarters recently relocated to 301 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101.

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