Territory Director Brian Little (left) and Sales General Manager John Kautzer (center) receive Acuity’s 2018 PIA National Company Award of Excellence from PIA National President Tim Russell. The award was presented on September 28 in Portland, Maine, at a gala ceremony held in conjunction with PIA’s Board of Directors meeting.
Acuity received the 2018 PIA National Company Award of Excellence from the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents. Pictured with the award are Acuity’s John Kautzer, General Manager - Sales (center left) and Brian Little, Territory Director ME, NH, VT (center right). Also joining Acuity are Dennis Kuhnke, incoming PIA National President-Elect and Vice President at Robertson Ryan & Associates (left) and Jodi Cordes, Commercial Insurance Agent at Glass Insurance Center and Past President of the PIA of Wisconsin (right).
The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) honored Acuity with the prestigious 2018 PIA National Company Award of Excellence.
“Acuity loves agents,” said Ben Salzmann, Acuity President and CEO. “Acuity has the heart of a regional carrier with the strength of a national and is honored to have earned the PIA National Company Award of Excellence.”
“This is our association’s highest annual company honor,” said PIA National President Tim Russell. “In all that it does, Acuity places a high value on creating the best partnership with independent agents. One of Acuity’s major priorities is making it easy for agents to do business with them. Acuity is a perfect business partner for independent insurance agents.”
The PIA National award honors an insurance company that demonstrates a commitment to the American agency system and seeks to further the interests of professional independent insurance agents by creating a better business environment.
“To be recognized as company of the year from PIA National is a tremendous honor and very humbling,” said Wally Waldhart, Acuity Vice President - Sales and Communications. “We work to be a strong business partner and the go-to company for independent agents. To receive national recognition for our efforts is a wonderful validation of the efforts of everyone at Acuity.”