Service Partners

Every formidable team is typified by players who contribute specialized expertise and talents. In order to gain the maximum advantage of strength and competencies, Renaissance identifies outside partners who are leaders in their own industries to further support and enhance the knowledgebase and success of our affiliated members.

Following are a few of our valued service partners.

Austin & Stanovich Risk Managers, LLC - An independent risk management consulting and insurance advisory company with in-depth technical competencies in analyzing complicated risk management issues. Our member agencies have utilized the services of Austin & Stanovich to analyze complicated insurance policy provisions, the risk management needs of complex risks, and updates on trends and developments on various industry technical issues. Renaissance Alliance constellation agencies are afforded specialized training and individual consultation by Austin & Stanovich on an as-needed basis to complement the expertise of their internal agency staff.

B. H. Burke & Company, Inc. - Brian Burke is one of he most respected agency management consultants in the country. The majority of his clients have been independent insurance agents so he is keenly aware and knowledgeable of the wide range of factors contributing to the value of an agency. Brian is a dedicated Renaissance partner and provides our constellation agents with both bundled and unbundled valuation services, financial, strategic and perpetuation planning, and sale and acquisition consulting.

Innovative Management Solutions - an independent management consultant, Christine Sullivan specializes in assisting your management team to enable a strategic focus on growth and profitability. Christine assists your staff in areas of mentoring and leadership development; planning and time management; goal setting and benchmarking; and sales goals and accountability. By enabling teams to harness technology effectively, she helps your organization to create a "sell more with less" environment. She will also help your key management staff to evolve into top notch mentors and 360 degree leaders.

Lynch Ryan - a management consulting firm specializing in workers' compensation cost controls. The firm is a pioneer in creating highly effective workplace-based workers' compensation programs that reduce costs to an absolute minimum while providing high-quality care for injured workers.

Meadowbrook Insurance Group - a primary partner since the inception of The Renaissance Plan in 1994, Meadowbrook provides workers' compensation coverage within The Plan using their A- Best rated company, Star Savers. They provide the underwriting carriers for The Renaissance Plan workers' compensation risks and provide claims administration services to Renaissance employers. They are also loyal partners of Renaissance Alliance and continue to provide multi-level support and advice throughout our evolution.

Choate Hall & Stewart - one of the nation's leading law firms for over a century with clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to start-up companies such as Renaissance Alliance. We have developed a strategic partnership with Choate Hall & Stewart to provide our Alliance agencies and their commercial clients with timely and accurate information and advice in the areas of Labor, Employment & Benefits Practice Liability, and employment-related federal and state compliance. This is an invaluable member service designed specifically for Renaissance and available only through Renaissance Alliance.

ECD Associates - Ed Dvorak, President - a Human Resources Consultant, Ed has been instrumental in providing training to all Renaissance Group staff since 1999. Ed's clients include many Fortune 100 companies for whom he has provided training and counsel in Best Practices of Human Resource policies and procedures. Ed has provided seminar training to Renaissance internal staff as well as to our constellation agents on subjects such as Managing Change Within Organizations, Teaming, Performance Appraisal Evaluation, Best Practices Structured Interview Process, and Management Roles & Responsibilities. Ed has become a true partner of our Renaissance teams as he continually studies and takes personal interest in our dynamic business model to satisfy our on-going training needs and insure our success in solidifying our interpersonal relationships among all players and Renaissance clients.