Webber & Grinnell Insurance Joins Alera Group
NORTHAMPTON — Webber & Grinnell Insurance announced that it has joined a national network of insurance agencies called the Alera Group.
The Alera Group was formed by 24 agencies similar to Webber & Grinnell in 2017. Since then, it has added many others across the country and is now one of the largest independent insurance agencies in the U.S.
Joining Alera allows Webber & Grinnell to tap into a wealth of best practices and insurance resources, enabling the company to better serve its diverse clientele. Examples include more insurance-carrier choices, the ability to converse with subject-matter experts, and having more resources to help hire and train employees. Joining Alera also provides a perpetuation plan for the agency.
Webber & Grinnell President Bill Grinnell wanted to partner with a firm that believes in keeping services local. “The Alera Group checked all the important boxes for the type of firm we wanted to partner with into the future,” he said, adding that its culture and customer-service model is a mirror of what Webber & Grinnell has been building for many years.
The agency’s staff and their roles are staying exactly the same, so clients will continue being serviced the same way they have been all along. Grinnell will also continue to lead the agency at the local level.
