Insurance Agencies in Shelburne Falls and Greenfield Partner with Wheeler & Taylor

Mirick Insurance Agency, Shelburne Falls, and Albert B. Allen Insurance Agency, Greenfield, join Great Barrington, Mass., firm to give their customers additional insurance products and expertise

Mirick Insurance Agency of Shelburne Falls, Mass., and Albert B. Allen Insurance Agency of Greenfield, Mass., each recently entered a partnership with Wheeler & Taylor Insurance, a large insurance agency in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

The two long-established insurance agencies joined Wheeler & Taylor, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, to broaden their insurance offerings locally, regionally and nationally. Both firms retain their name, staff, location, and management.

“With this new arrangement, we can provide additional insurance products, offer specialized expertise and represent more insurance companies,” Mirick president Patrick Shippee said.

Brock A. Hines, president of Albert B. Allen, said, “The partnership gives us a national reach and lets us write home, auto and business insurance throughout the country. We will always offer the same personal hometown service.”

Local autonomy plus national resources

The move is a win for all parties, said Wheeler & Taylor President J. Scott Rote.

“By partnering with Wheeler & Taylor, both agencies can do even more for their personal and business customers,” he said. “Local decision-making combined with national resources creates a unique opportunity for agencies like them to preserve their heritage and commitment to the local community while at the same time significantly expanding their access to a broadened marketplace of insurance carriers, knowledge to insure nationwide, and commercial expertise allowing for expanded product offerings.”

Albert B. Allen Insurance Agency has been serving Franklin County since 1925. It is committed to being the premier independent insurance agency in the area. Its goal is to provide customers with the best insurance value and service available while adhering to the highest ethical standards and credibility with its customers, companies and the general public.