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NEWS ARTICLE

March 18, 2026

Western National Insurance Group Announces 2026 “Power 10” Agencies, Commercial Lines “Circle of Excellence” Agencies, and Specialty Lines “Circle of Excellence” Agencies

(Minneapolis, Minn.) Western National Insurance Group today announced its 2026 Power 10 agencies, Commercial Lines Circle of Excellence agencies, and Specialty Lines Circle of Excellence agencies:

2026 Power 10 Agencies

  • Acrisure Northwest Partners Insurance (Lynnwood, Wash.)
  • Global Credit Union Insurance (Anchorage, Alaska)
  • Holmes Murphy (Waukee, Iowa)
  • HUB International Northwest (Bothell, Wash.)
  • Leavitt Recreation Insurance (Sturgis, S.D.)
  • Marsh Agency – Northwest Region (Spokane, Wash.)
  • Marsh McLennan Agency (Anchorage, Alaska)
  • Marsh McLennan Agency – Upper Midwest (Minneapolis, Minn.)
  • North Risk Partners (Plymouth, Minn.)
  • Propel Insurance (Tacoma, Wash.)

2026 Commercial Lines Circle of Excellence Agencies

  • Acrisure Great Lakes Partners Insurance Services (Howell, Mich.)
  • Acrisure Insurance Partners Services of New York (Rochester, N.Y.)
  • Acrisure Midwest Partners Insurance (Pierre, S.D.)
  • Acrisure Northwest Partners Insurance (Lynnwood, Wash.)
  • Alliant Insurance Services (Spokane, Wash.)
  • Allied Insurance Managers (Rochester Hills, Mich.)
  • Assurance Brokers (Edwardsville, Ill.)
  • AssuredPartners of Illinois (Warrenville, Ill.)
  • Basin Pacific Insurance (Moses Lake, Wash.)
  • Boen & Associates (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
  • Brown & Brown Insurance Services (Naperville, Ill.)
  • Business Insurance Associates (Anchorage, Alaska)
  • Choice Insurance (Fargo, N.D.)
  • Christensen Group (Eden Prairie, Minn.)
  • Commercial Underwriters Ins. (Midvale, Utah)
  • Conrad-Houston Insurance (Anchorage, Alaska)
  • Corporate 4 Insurance Agency (Edina, Minn.)
  • Cottingham & Butler (Dubuque, Iowa)
  • Davies-Barry Insurance (Ketchikan, Alaska)
  • Dimond Brothers Insurance (Kankakee, Ill.)
  • The Dunlap Agency (Fairbanks, Alaska)
  • Elliott Powell Baden & Baker (Portland, OR)
  • Fournier (University Place, Wash.)
  • Global Underwriters Agency (Ballston Lake, N.Y.)
  • Hale & Associates (Fairbanks, Alaska)
  • Holmes Murphy (Waukee, Iowa)
  • HUB International Northwest (Bothell, Wash.)
  • The Insurance Center (Onalaska, Wis.)
  • IMAGE of Wisconsin (Eau Claire, Wis.)
  • Insurance Risk Managers (Champaign, Ill.)
  • Integra Insurance Services (Wasilla, Alaska)
  • Kapnick & Company (Adrian, Mich.)
  • Lawley (Buffalo, N.Y.)
  • Leavitt Group Northwest (University Place, Wash.)
  • Lighthouse Group (Holland, Mich.)
  • Maguire Agency (Roseville, Minn.)
  • Marsh Agency – Northwest Region (Spokane, Wash.)
  • Marsh McLennan Agency (Anchorage, Alaska)
  • Marsh McLennan Agency – Upper Midwest (Minneapolis, Minn.)
  • Mel Foster Insurance (Davenport, Iowa)
  • North Risk Partners (Plymouth, Minn.)
  • Propel Insurance (Tacoma, Wash.)
  • Robertson Ryan & Associates (Milwaukee, Wis.)
  • Tri-County Agency (Tawas City, Mich.)
  • TruCordia Insurance Services – Bellingham (Bellingham, Wash.)
  • TrueNorth Companies (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)

2026 Specialty Lines Circle of Excellence Agencies

  • Elliott Powell Baden & Baker (Portland, OR)
  • Leavitt Recreation Insurance (Sturgis, S.D.)
  • Paris-Kiwan Associates (Rochester, N.Y.)
  • Tri-County Agency (Tawas City, Mich.)

The Power 10 Award represents the top ten agencies of highest honor across our Group’s footprint. These agencies exemplify exceptional achievement and excellence in serving our mutual policyholders. Inclusion on this prestigious list reflects the unwavering commitment to excellence and highlights their strong partnerships with the Western National Insurance Group.

The Commercial Lines Circle of Excellence Award annually recognizes agencies that have had superior performance in commercial lines and demonstrate a strong partnership with the Group. Based on long-term profitability and growth, and the most recent year’s performance, including new business production, the 50 agencies on this list come from thirteen states across our footprint and represent the top 10% for commercial lines’ performance for our Group. 

The Specialty Lines Circle of Excellence Award annually celebrates agencies that combine superior specialty lines performance with a strong, collaborative partnership with the Group. Chosen for sustained profitability and growth, along with impressive recent results, including new business production, these agencies exemplify our highest-performing specialty lines partners.

Western National Insurance Group, headquartered in Edina, Minn., is a super-regional group of property-and-casualty insurance companies. The Group writes business through six active insurance companies—Western National Mutual Insurance Company, Western National Assurance Company, Pioneer Specialty Insurance Company, Umialik Insurance Company, American Freedom Insurance Company, and affiliate, Michigan Millers Insurance Company. Together, the affiliated Group writes over $1 billion in personal and commercial direct premium in 20 states across the Northern, Midwestern, and Western U.S. as well as in Alaska; and surety bonds in 43 states. All of the companies’ products are sold exclusively through professional Independent Insurance Agents.

For further information, please contact:

Julia Jenson
Vice President – Communications & Business Transformation
julia.jenson@wnins.com