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The Whitmore Group

Founded in 1989, The Whitmore Group, Ltd. has steadily built our business beyond insurance brokering. Each of our managers is vital to the operation and structure of The Whitmore Group. I invite you to review our website for information about the divisions of The Whitmore Group and our management team. Working together is something The Whitmore Group does exceptionally well.

At The Whitmore Group, we understand the importance of providing insurance products that meet the needs and concerns of our clients as well as building relationships that stand the test of time. That is why, at The Whitmore Group, A Relationship Is A Partnership.

The Whitmore Group, Ltd. provides the gamut of insurance products and services such as Commercial Property and Casualty, our specialized Funeral Services Program, Personal Insurance, Health Benefits, Life Insurance and Estate Planning, Financial Services, Real Estate Insurance Programs, and Claim Services.

The Whitmore Group is committed to simplifying the insurance purchasing process for our clients while securing their coverage with only the finest insurance providers available. For these reasons, we encourage you to communicate your reaction. Your comments and thoughts are most welcome as we continue to serve you better. I can be reached directly at JMetzger@whitmoregroup.com.

Commercial Insurance

As a business owner, you understand the importance of protecting yourself against the exposures that exist while operating your company. The value of comprehensive Property and Casualty coverage that is tailored for your industry can make the difference between having coverage for a claim and having to pay for a costly loss out of your own pocket. Unfortunately, in most cases, it takes the reality of an uncovered loss for many company owners and managers to finally have an expert review their current insurance coverages. At Whitmore, we pride ourselves on offering solutions to the problems of business owners and these solutions lead to the creation of long-term relationships with our clients.

The Whitmore Group’s Commercial Insurance staff has coordinated the Property & Casualty insurance coverages for some of the most intricate industry classes. We understand the need to identify each of the exposures you face everyday and then review your current insurance coverages to ensure that you have proper protection. Following our review of your current insurance program, we will recommend a structure for your coverages that will benefit you – and your company – economically and efficiently.

Whitmore has a significant understanding of each insurance company’s underwriting appetite and we won’t waste time by approaching every insurance company just so we can tell you we did! Instead, we will identify the insurance companies best suited to provide coverage for your type of business and negotiate the most favorable pricing and terms on your behalf. Whitmore has extensive brokerage relationships with each of the nation’s most reputable and financially stable insurance carriers which affords us the ability to place your coverage with the most appropriate company.

Knowing that your assets are protected and that your coverage is provided by an insurance company that will be around to pay for claims will provide you with the peace of mind that enables you to focus on your business – not your insurance.

Whether you are a wholesaler, a financial or educational institution, a service operation or law firm, Whitmore can evaluate your current insurance program and propose a more comprehensive and more affordable insurance option without sacrificing coverage.

Real Estate Insurance

The Whitmore Group Real Estate Division has an experienced, professional account team to provide you with the service and expertise you deserve. We will complete an analysis of your current Property & Casualty coverages and design a comprehensive & competitively priced insurance program that provides coverage for all of your exposures. We will do periodic reviews of your account in order to identify any potential problem areas while confirming that the exposures on your policies are up to date. Additionally, we will re-market your account each year so that you are aware of new coverage enhancements and alternate programs that may have become available since your last renewal. We assist our clients and our clients’ attorneys in conducting reviews of leases and contracts. Following our review, we recommend suitable contractual wording that serves to limit our insured’s potential loss while transferring that responsibility to other parties.

Real Estate Insurance clients are offered a range of products and policies, including –

  • Package policies
  • Monoline Property and General Liability policies
  • Boiler and Machinery
  • Workers Compensation and Disability Benefits
  • Automobile
  • Umbrella Liability
  • Directors and Officers Liability
  • Commercial Crime
  • Employment Practices Liability
  • Lead Liability
  • Pollution Liability and Mold

Real Estate Insurance clients include –

  • Residential Condominium and Homeowner Associations
  • Commercial Condominiums
  • Cooperative Apartments
  • Rental Apartment Buildings
  • Office Buildings
  • Shopping Centers
  • Lessors Risk
  • Industrial Properties

The Whitmore Group Real Estate Division’s client-centered approach to Real Estate insurance means a competitively priced Property & Casualty program without compromising coverage.

Funeral Services

The Whitmore Group, Ltd. understands the importance of providing insurance products that meet the needs and concerns of our clients, as well as the significance of building relationships that stand the test of time. It is for these reasons that we believe at The Whitmore Group, A Relationship Is a Partnership.

The Whitmore Group, Ltd. is a full service insurance agency specializing in the placement of insurance protection for the funeral industry. As a result of our focus and dedication to this area, The Whitmore Group has become the funeral industry’s largest provider of commercial property and casualty insurance which has earned us the trust of our clients. Our nationwide Funeral Services Insurance Program has emerged as “the choice” for the discerning death care professional.

It is no secret that today’s funeral industry practitioner demands expert knowledge, responsive service, and reliable protection from the world’s most financially secure insurance carriers. We, at The Whitmore Group, have developed a national insurance program that satisfies each of the above expectations while providing a customized solution and Whitmore’s commitment to help you achieve the goals you have established for your business.

Over the years, we have identified the specific exposures of the funeral industry and addressed these exposures with the proper insurance coverages. We have developed competitively priced insurance programs that meet the coverage requirements of our clients.

Please allow Laura Biviano, Vice President of Whitmore’s Funeral Services Insurance Division, to provide you with a risk assessment and comprehensive proposal. Laura can be reached at (888) 747-3343. We know you will agree that, at The Whitmore Group, A Relationship Is A Partnership.

Our Funeral Services include –

Property Coverage

Determining the correct type of property coverage is the sign of a qualified insurance professional. Whether you rent or own your own business offices, our account team can recommend the right policy for you.

Liability Coverage

  • Premises Liability 1,000,000 / 2,000,000
  • Directors and Officers Liability
  • Professional Liability 1,000,000 / 2,000,000
  • Employee Benefits Liability

Automobile

  • Liability
  • Medical Payments
  • Uninsured / Underinsured Motorist
  • Physical Damage to your automobile
  • Personal Injury Protection
  • Optional Coverages

Workers Compensation
Program Options:

  • Traditional Guaranteed Cost Programs
  • Deductable & Loss Sensitive Retention Plans
  • Retrospective Rate Plans
  • Self-Insurance Qualification Analysis

Umbrella Coverage

At Whitmore, we understand that your business is, perhaps, your most prized asset and the protection of this asset is of utmost importance to you and your family. When you purchase an Umbrella Liability policy, you will have liability limits and coverages that protect you in excess of the primary limits afforded by your General Liability, Professional Liability, Automobile Liability and Employers Liability polices.

Personal Insurance

Risk is a fact of life both professionally and personally; however, risk can also be managed. With an experienced partner such as The Whitmore Group, we will assist you in assessing, reducing and planning for risk.

Since The Whitmore Group’s inception in 1989, we have understood that our business is much more that just the brokering of insurance. It is the management of relationships with our clients as well as understanding their personal insurance exposures. We understand the importance of identifying, controlling and transferring our clients’ risks to quality insurance companies.

Our Personal Insurance clients are informed of the various insurance policies available to them as well as the actual application of the coverages provided by each policy.

We offer a broad range of personal insurance products, including –

  • Homeowner (dwelling, condominium, cooperative apartment, renters)
  • Automobile
  • Special Interest Automobile
  • Watercraft
  • Valuable Personal Possessions (jewelry, fine art, collectibles, etc.)
  • Personal Umbrella
  • Excess Personal Umbrella
  • Flood
  • Excess Flood

The Whitmore Group places significant emphasis on securing quality insurance coverage for you and your family. While we realize that cost is extremely important to you, we believe that the actual insurance contract and policy wording are of equal importance. In the long run, a well-structured personal insurance program will, more often than not, lead to lower costs to you while providing a broader scope of insurance coverage.

The Whitmore Group’s Personal Insurance Division consists of experienced insurance professionals who realize that our relationships with our clients are paramount. We will design and maintain up-to-date personal insurance programs for you in order to ensure that the full extent of your exposures are protected. We look forward to hearing from you.

Health Insurance

As a business owner or executive, you are well aware of the challenges that the health insurance arena presents.

The rising cost of group employee benefits, coupled with the increases demands on Human Resource services, present important challenges that must be met head on and with knowledge and expertise.

Our staff has extensive experience in designing benefit plans that best meet the needs of small business, as well as the complex structures of large, multi-site organizations.

We ask you to inquire about how our services can be a benefit to you.

  • Access to all carriers
  • Service Small Group plans
  • Service Large Group plans, including self-insured groups on a nationwide basis

Group insurance products menu

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life & AD&D
  • Long Term Disability
  • Short Term Disability
  • Voluntary Products

Experienced Staff

  • Over 15 years experience in the group insurance industry.
  • Our client service is our number one priority.
  • Our responsibilities to our clients include, enrollment issues, billing questions, and plan design changes.
  • We provide human resource administration support to your business.
  • We remarket your program on an annual basis by showing you alternatives within your existing insurance carrier as well as other options that are available in the marketplace.

Financial, Life, & Estate Planning

The Whitmore Group’s Financial Services is dedicated to meeting the financial needs of our clients. We have the professional skills and experience that are necessary to tailor a financial plan that will protect, preserve and enhance your wealth.

Some of the vehicles utilized to achieve these results include –

  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Long-Term Care Insurance
  • Investments
  • Executive Benefits
  • Buy-Sell Agreements
  • Key Person Life
  • Deferred Compensation
  • Section 412i Plans
  • Retirement plans

    • Defined Benefit Plans
      • Cash Balance Plan
      • Annuity Plan
    • Defined Contribution Plans
      • Profit Sharing Plan
      • Money Purchase Plan
      • Simple Plans
      • 401K Plans
      • Stock Bonus Plans and Employee Stock Option Plans

The Whitmore Group’s Financial Services staff are licensed professions. We invest our time to learn about each client’s financial objectives, time horizon and risk tolerance. Our services include projected results, tax implications, and investment alternatives.

Claims Services

When you have an automobile accident or you are notified by a third-party that he was injured on your premises, you need to be confident that your claims representatives will not only provide a timely and accurate description of the incident to your insurance company, but also that they will pursue a resolution that is most beneficial to you. You need to be comfortable that your claims representative is monitoring each step of the claims settling process.

The Whitmore Group’s Claims Services Division prides itself on requesting the information pertinent to each claim and then reporting these details to ensure that your carrier will react quickly to protect your interests. Once your claim is assigned to the company’s adjustor, our claims representatives work together with that adjustor to arrive at a fair and justified conclusion.

Whether your claim is automobile-related or an alleged third-party injury, our Claims Services Division will advise you of the reporting process as well as work to facilitate your needs so that you can get back to more important matters – your business.

The Whitmore Group’s Claims Division provides the following services:

  • We execute First reports from our clients.
  • We report claims to insurance companies upon notification by our insured.
  • Assist new clients in the event that they experience difficulties during “routine” settlements.
  • Follow up with clients and insurance companies to ensure that all involved parties are in agreement regarding a fair and rapid settlement.
  • Negotiate with carriers to determine the appropriate level of reserves that are set for Liability & Workers Compensation claims.
  • Monitor third-party collision claims for insureds who are not responsible for accidents or for those insureds that do not have collision coverage.

We, at the Whitmore Group, are prepared to assist clients with respect to questions involving all types of coverage as well as how those coverages impact our clients’ claims.

Whitmore Advisory Group

The Whitmore Advisory Group, LLC (WAG) is a full service business development firm, dedicated to helping entrepreneurs reach their full potential. We specialize in assisting small to medium size businesses in these difficult economic times. WAG services include the following areas of expertise:

  • MANAGEMENT AND SALES CONSULTING
  • BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT/OPERATIONS REVIEW
  • DIRECTOR / EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORY BOARD CONSULTING
  • COMMERCIAL PRIVATE LENDING SERVICES
MANAGEMENT AND SALES CONSULTING

Management consulting services: Comprehensive Analysis of the business including, Cash Flow, Funding, Human Capital Management, Performance, Growth, and Succession Strategies.

Sales and Marketing development and implementation including: Sales and recruiting strategies; Sales incentive based pay structure creation; Assistance in screening, interviewing and hiring salespeople as a profit center rather than an expense.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT/OPERATIONS REVIEW

Perform an in depth unbiased review of: company history, organization, sales, expense control, policies, procedures, systems and financials. Make recommendations on strengths and weaknesses based on review to maximize profits. Profit engineering by developing and recommending incentives to key business drivers.

DIRECTOR / EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORY BOARD CONSULTING

Assisting management in reviewing organizational changes, analysis of existing business issues. Assisting in the development of strategic plans for improvement.

COMMERCIAL PRIVATE LENDING SERVICES

Our Commercial Private Lending Services include:

  • We offer funds to borrowers in need of immediate capital.
  • We can provide money in as little as 7 days.
  • We lend against all property types including: multifamily, hotels, land, office, industrial, retail, single family and partnership interests.
  • We can fund any type of transaction including: purchase, refinance, new construction, development, foreclosure, bankruptcy and others.

Industry Leadership - The Funeral Services Foundation

James Metzger is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Funeral Service Foundation. The Funeral Service Foundation is a national public grant making organization whose mission is, through charitable gifts and grants, to provide resources for Career and professional development, the support of funeral service and allied professions, public awareness and education, and the improvement of children’s lives. [more info]

     

 
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