Westlake Village, CA – January 19, 2022 – One of the country’s leading Workers’ Compensation wholesale brokerages, PMC Insurance Group, has partnered with Appulate to leverage the latest technology to enhance the Workers’ Compensation submission process for their customers. “One of our business tenets is responsive turnarounds when submissions for Workers’ Compensation coverage come in;” says Andy Read More
We at PMC Insurance Group are excited to share that we have joined One80 Intermediaries. One80 is a privately held wholesaler and program manager based in Boston, MA. With over 35 offices throughout the US and Canada, One80 offers placement services and binding authority for property & casualty, financial lines, personal lines, cannabis, life insurance, Read More
If you want to bring down the cost of your workers’ compensation insurance in MA, find a good healthcare provider. Late last year, a record-breaking number of people gathered for the 2015 National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference & Expo. The Expo offered a wealth of helpful information, but perhaps one of the most actionable Read More
Increasing office health doesn’t have to mean increasing your budget. Use these tips to create healthier employees at low cost. You want to create a healthy workplace. You know that healthier employees have higher productivity and support better workplace morale. But your independent insurance agency may not have a bunch of excess cash to throw Read More
Understanding Defense Base Act (DBA) coverage and when your accounts might need it. As an insurance agent, you’ve seen a wide range of different workers’ compensation needs. From clients with gigantic teams to accounts with high-risk business activities, there are a number of reasons why workers’ comp might be hard to place. And that’s just domestically! As Read More
Don’t let the 3:00 p.m. slump drain your independent insurance agency! Here are three ways you can boost office productivity. At PMC Insurance Group, our goal is to help independent insurance agencies across the country thrive. We know the risks you face – from hard-to-place policies to workplace fatigue. We can help with the former Read More
Apart from small business insurance in MA, how else can your clients control losses for your company? When your clients are in a competitive market, they already face enough challenge trying to be unique and improve profits. Preventable loss doesn’t have to be one of those challenges. All businesses, no matter their size, are susceptible to Read More
Nonprofits are often extremely limited on resources, but that doesn’t mean they should skip out on the necessary directors and officers liability insurance. Does a nonprofit organization need directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance? The short answer has to be “yes.” D&O insurance covers the organization and its directors, officers, and trustees against alleged or Read More
As a Transportation Broker for PMC’s Transportation Workers’ Compensation Division, Janet Elliott provides expertise, guidance, and customized Workers’ Compensation solutions to PMC’s agency partners. She brings more than 30 years of experience in Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Accident wholesale brokering, underwriting, management, premium auditing, and marketing. Janet specializes in placing coverage for all types of transportation risks including long and short-haul trucking, last mile, busing, waste hauling, limousine service, towing and many more. She offers guaranteed cost, loss sensitive, PEO, and Workers’ Compensation package programs nationwide.
Janet’s experience began as a retail agent and she later worked in underwriting and field premium auditing specializing in high-risk Workers’ Compensation with a focus on Trucking/Transportation, USL&H, the oil and gas industry, and commercial construction. In 2012, she joined the Winter Group a wholesale insurance broker, now a division of One80, where she has worked for over 10 years, delivering Workers’ Compensation and Trucker’s Occupational Accident solutions to her trucking agency partners.
Janet holds the Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) and Certified Professional Insurance Woman (CPIW) designations, both with 25+ years tenure. During her time spent at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA, studying business and law, she began forming the foundation of her insurance career. In her spare time Janet is a volunteer wrangler at a horse and cattle ranch in Arizona working with OCJ Kids and Hope Kids organizations
Amey Spardel is a broker/underwriter for PMC’s Small Business team, working with our agent partners to place Workers’ Compensation accounts under $35,000. Her cross-disciple training at the retail, MGA, and carrier levels adds a breadth of experience. perspective and great added value for our agent partners and carriers.
Previously Amey worked at a Maine based MGU and as an underwriter for MEMIC, and prior to that was a PMC account manager. She takes pride in providing caring customer service, enjoys helping agents, and loves to create long lasting relationships. In her free time Amey enjoys being creative - refinishing furniture, drawing, and singing - and enjoys hiking and traveling with her husband.
Tara is a Small Business Broker for PMC, assisting our internal brokers and retail agent partners with new business placements. Prior to joining PMC, Tara was a pharmacy technician at PillPack by Amazon aiding in account management.
In her spare time, she loves going for walks and hikes with her dog, Kale, and watching movies on the couch with her cat, Nellie.
Rose is a Sales Assistant in the PMC Healthcare Division, supporting the team of PMC brokers that administer our national Worker’s Compensation Healthcare Program and our retail agent partners. Prior to joining PMC, Rose worked at Liberty Mutual for 37 years, holding positions as a Supervisor of Underwriting Support and as an Underwriting Technical Assistant. She worked in both Middle Markets and Small Commercial Units.
In her free time, Rose enjoys spending time with her sister, mom, and daughters, reading books together followed by in-depth discussions and creating crafts using all kinds of material.
As Vice President, Regional Broker, Stephen can be counted on for quick turnarounds while delivering Workers’ Compensation expertise and creative solutions to our agent partners. Whether it be assisting with tough-to-place classes of business, a need for a mono-line Workers’ Compensation solution or access to our competitive national program(s) Stephen is relentlessly committed to finding the best options for his clients. Stephen has a degree in Business and Finance from Champlain College.
As Vice President, Regional Broker, Stephen can be counted on for quick turnarounds while delivering Workers’ Compensation expertise and creative solutions to our agent partners. Whether it be assisting with tough-to-place classes of business, a need for a mono-line Workers’ Compensation solution or access to our competitive national program(s) Stephen is relentlessly committed to finding the best options for his clients. Stephen has a degree in Business and Finance from Champlain College.
As Vice President, Regional Broker, Stephen can be counted on for quick turnarounds while delivering Workers’ Compensation expertise and creative solutions to our agent partners. Whether it be assisting with tough-to-place classes of business, a need for a mono-line Workers’ Compensation solution or access to our competitive national program(s) Stephen is relentlessly committed to finding the best options for his clients. Stephen has a degree in Business and Finance from Champlain College.
Claudia serves as a Broker for PMC's Healthcare Division where she is responsible for providing the most innovative and competitive market solutions for agents and their clients nationwide. With more than 30 years in the insurance industry, Claudia brings a depth of experience and much success in the marketing and placement of complex policies across all lines of commercial business.
Before joining PMC, Claudia served in several key roles at various well-recognized retail agencies in Massachusetts and New Hampshire such as Brown & Brown, Eaton & Berube, Fred C. Church, so she understands the importance of an agent-client relationship and the agent-carrier partnership. Throughout her career, Claudia's expertise has resulted in invitations to participate in Agency Councils with Peerless Insurance, Merchants Insurance, Guard Insurance and Acadia Insurance. Claudia holds both her CIC and CRIS designations.
Dan Prochniak is part of the PMC Healthcare Division where he serves clients as Specialty Broker, delivering guidance and creative Workers’ Compensation solutions for agents and their clients in the Northeast and South regions. Dan has extensive industry experience having been involved in commercial property & casualty underwriting for over 20 years, with a focus on writing Workers' Compensation policies for healthcare businesses.
He is a trusted advisor who is skilled at helping clients expand their business and retain existing client accounts.
Jamie received his bachelor’s degree in Organizational Psychology from Fairmont State University and M.S. in Safety Management from West Virginia University.
Julie is a graduate of Valencia College in Orlando, FL. In her spare time, she enjoys outdoor recreation with her family.
Jacob is a graduate of Worcester State University, where he studies Business Administration and Management