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WTPhelan Acquires The Garrett Insurance Agency

December 8, 2011 by AC Editor

The WTPhelan Insurance Agency announced this week that it has acquired The Garrett Insurance Agency of Somerville. The acquisition was complete as of December 1, 2011. The Garrett Insurance Agency was founded in 1985 by Ralph and Ellen Garrett in the Davis Square section of Somerville. In the past year, Ellen Garrett, who had been running […]

Brownstone Revamps Its Dedicated Broker Site to Offer Cutting-Edge Services

November 21, 2011 by AC Editor

Brownstone Insurance rolled out its re-designed broker dedicated website last week, www.brownstoneinsurancebrokers.com. For those not familiar with Brownstone, the company provides master insurance for condos, apartments, multi-family homes and townhouses. The company has been insuring multi-unit buildings since 1982 and writes policies in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. The newly designed website features an array […]

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