WELLESLEY, MA — J. Bruce Cochrane, President of Renaissance Group announces the addition of two new member agencies to Renaissance Alliance, a coalition of independent agencies, insurers, and service providers. The new member agencies include:

• UCN Insurance Services, LLC, Natick, Mass.
• Anastasi Insurance Agency, Shrewsbury, Mass.

Of the appointments, Cochrane states, "These agencies are best in class, high performing agencies. Renaissance Alliance recruits and accepts only the most forward-looking and progressive members who are committed to impeccable standards of integrity, service, and excellence." He notes that the new members reflect Renaissance Alliance’s increasing activity in Connecticut, as well as its continuing commitment to the Massachusetts market.
Renaissance Alliance members maintain full autonomy as independent agencies. Membership affords access to additional insurers, insurance products and specialized expertise, as well as shared administrative services and technologies. Cochrane states "Member agencies are able to provide their clients with a level of products, service and expertise associated with the largest of regional brokers, while continuing their tradition of local personalized service."

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Where Necessity Meets Opportunity: New Avenues Open for Agents
By J. Bruce Cochrane, President, Renaissance Group
Reprinted by permission, The Standard, November 3, 2006

An old adage asserts that out of crisis arises opportunity. Not all crises come paired with their own solutions, but a unique confluence of forces affecting Massachusetts’ independent insurance agencies is setting the stage for both a profitability crisis and the means to overcome it. Agencies that successfully weather this storm will be those who can foresee it, recognize the opportunity, and mobilize swiftly enough to take advantage of it. [ continue reading PDF ]

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