{"id":70871,"date":"2019-01-17T09:09:44","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T13:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=70871"},"modified":"2019-01-19T09:12:38","modified_gmt":"2019-01-19T13:12:38","slug":"the-partners-insurance-agency-merges-with-smith-brothers-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2019\/01\/17\/the-partners-insurance-agency-merges-with-smith-brothers-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"The Partners Insurance Agency merges with Smith Brothers Insurance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Effective Jan. 1, 2019, Smith Brothers Insurance and The Partners Insurance Agency, an independent insurance agency located in Vestal, Owego and Waverly, N.Y. have merged together. This merger expands Smith Brothers Insurance footprint into upstate New York where The Partners will maintain local presence while leveraging the resources of Smith Brothers Insurance, one of the nation\u2019s Top 100 independent brokers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Owners of the New York offices, Don Patterson, Bill Soprano, Phil Wiles, John Carlin, Michael Constantine, and Chris Hutchings will stay fully engaged in client service and business development. Michael Constantine will run the New York region, continuing to serve clients with the same team of insurance professionals who have also become employees of Smith Brothers Insurance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Partners brings us presence in New York and allows personal and commercial clients of The Partners to gain access to additional carriers, coverages and risk management services. Those who own or operate a business will benefit from our additional value-added services such as; human resources, employee wellbeing, safety, compliance and financial services,\u201d stated Joe B. Smith, president and CEO of Smith Brothers Insurance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added, \u201cBoth agencies have strong ties to serve our clients and give back to the communities where we live and work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs we have gotten to know Joe and members of the Smith Brothers team, it is clear we share the same values,\u201d says Michael Constantine, adding, \u201cTheir commitment to exceptional client service, continued growth and being a great place to work is so exciting to our team and aligns with our commitment to be the best we can be for our clients, partners and the community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effective Jan. 1, 2019, Smith Brothers Insurance and The Partners Insurance Agency, an independent insurance agency located in Vestal, Owego and Waverly, N.Y. have merged&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":70872,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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