SIAA Adds Three in West

Hampton, N.H.-based The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance added three members in the West in August. SIAA added 30 total for the month.

Of the signed members, 18 are new to the independent agency system, many of them former captive agents. SIAA helped create 299 new agencies in 2011 from a total of 412 newly signed members. 194 have been created so far in 2012.

August’s new West members include:

• Northwestern Insurance Group of Bend, Ore.
• Bonnie Risse Insurance Agency of Fountain Valley, Calif.
• Packer Insurance Services of Rancho Mirage, Calif.

Since its inception in 1995, SIAA has signed over 4,200 new members. SIAA members reported more than $780 million in new premium growth in 201.