The Corkhill family has been independent insurance agents for three generations dating back to 1952.  In 1975, Tom and his wife Linda entered the agency business.  Scott Corkhill (seen to the right) is the current agency President.  In 2001, Thomas E. Corkhill Insurance Agency was awarded Top Performer in It's Size Category in a National Survey using Best Practice's criteria by the Independent Insurance Agents of America.
 

"We're a generalist middle-market agency, focusing on accounts with $10,000-$100,000 in premium. We write the types of business our carriers want. Our income breakout comes to 22% Personal, 64% Commercial, 7% Life/Health, and 7% Professional Employer Organizations (third-party providers that offer businesses Workers Comp, Health, and Employment Practices Liability Insurance, as well as payroll services). Account rounding is a way of life. We average more than five policies per account and write almost all our Personal Lines book as package policies. We enjoy a 96% retention rate because most of our accounts are longtime customers and get great service."
 

"Our customers come first. We provide them with a sense of comfort. We see ourselves as part of their family or their business. Every Commercial account gets a visit 100 days before renewal. We contact individual customers based on their needs, which we understand because we know them - both professionally and socially."
 

"We negotiate renewals for our Commercial clients. Because we know the top management of all our companies, we talk with them by phone or in person.  Negotiating renewals in a hardening market is a challenge, yet we are able to solve our account challenges through our various markets and relationships."
 

"We're always looking for good people to fit into our culture as synergistic team players. Each candidate faces an extensive interview with everyone in the agency. We believe this process is paramount to the continued growth and success of the agency. Our employees are our direct link to our customers. When an employee is happy, you will typically have happy customers." 
 

"Once every other month, we hold an off-site staff meeting run by an outside 'facilitator' - not an insurance professional, but a psychologist. The meeting deals with workplace and personal issues: removing roadblocks to success, building camaraderie and mutual respect, simplifying work procedures, and nurturing creativity. In alternate months, the facilitator meets one-on-one with two employees for an hour apiece to discuss their individual challenges. Within a year, every employee will have gone through this process ... and the cycle starts again. The results have been phenomenal. We are nurturing our employees and they enjoy what they do. Their creativity keeps blossoming, building our relationships with customers and carriers, and the business keeps growing. This isn't luck - our investment in people is paying off."