Smith Brothers Insurance, LLC — an independent insurance and risk-management broker with Southern Tier offices in Vestal, Owego, and Waverly — recently hired Mike Kelly as private-client practice leader. Kelly is responsible for private-client growth initiatives, client service, and enhancing the company’s people-focused culture, according to a Smith Brothers news release. Kelly brings 15 years […]
Smith Brothers Insurance, LLC — an independent insurance and risk-management broker with Southern Tier offices in Vestal, Owego, and Waverly — recently hired Mike Kelly as private-client practice leader.
Kelly is responsible for private-client growth initiatives, client service, and enhancing the company’s people-focused culture, according to a Smith Brothers news release.
Kelly brings 15 years of experience in the insurance industry on the agent, broker, and carrier sides, with key leadership roles in high-net-worth personal lines of insurance, the firm said. Most recently, Kelly was VP, regional executive for PURE Insurance, a property and casualty insurer based in White Plains that caters to affluent households.
Smith Brothers Insurance says it is an independently operated firm ranked among the Top 100 largest brokers in the U.S. Founded in Hartford, Connecticut in 1971 by brothers, Bob and Brian Smith, Smith Brothers Insurance has expanded to more than 200 employees. Headquartered in Glastonbury, Connecticut, it has offices in that state, plus Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York.