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2023 Leavitt Group Conference Winners Recap!

Leavitt Group’s 45th annual Partners Conference was a home run! As part of our yearly conference, we make sure to honor our hardworking agencies and employees over the three days we spend together. Once again, congratulations to all our 2023 Leavitt Group Conference honorees and award winners.

Kelly R. Russell Agency Excellence Awards

The Kelly R. Russell awards are given to Leavitt Group’s top-performing agencies each year.

All About Insurance
Archibald Insurance Center
ARCW Insurance
BB&H Benefit Designs
Berrian Insurance Group
Dixie Leavitt Agency
Enroll365
Ewing-Leavitt Insurance
Farm Creek Insurance
Farmer Woods Group
First Independent Agency
Flanigan-Leavitt Insurance
GBS Arizona
GBS Benefits
GBS Colorado
GBS Idaho
GBS Retire
Hancock-Leavitt Insurance
Hennessey, Thames & Leavitt
InsuranceHub Leavitt Agency
Kysar Millennium Leavitt
Leavitt Great West Insurance
Leavitt Group Insurance of Vernal
Leavitt Group Midwest
Leavitt Group of Colorado
Leavitt Group of Northern Arizona
Leavitt Group of Portland
Leavitt Group of Western Utah
Leavitt Group Southwest
Leavitt Group Texas Select
Leavitt Heartland Insurance
Leavitt Inland Pacific
Leavitt Insurance & Central Bonds
Leavitt Insurance Agency
Leavitt Insurance Agency of Central Utah
Leavitt Pacific Insurance Brokers
Leavitt Piedmont Insurance
Leavitt Recreation & Hospitality
Lower Valley Brokers
Nasburg Huggins Insurance
Nebo-Leavitt Insurance
Puffenbarger Insurance
Pyron Group
Randy Jones & Associates
Redwoods Leavitt Insurance
Risk Services of Louisiana
Safe Harbor Insurance
Secure Path Advisory Group
Sloan-Leavitt Insurance
Sorensen-Leavitt Insurance
Starley-Leavitt Insurance
Stephens & Hobdy Insurance
Wasatch Leavitt Insurance

Agency of the Year Awards

Agency of the Year – Less than $1.5mm
Sorensen-Leavitt Insurance

Agency of the Year – Revenue between $1.5mm and $4mm
Berrian Insurance Group

Agency of the Year – Revenue over $4mm
Sloan-Leavitt Insurance

Bert J. Leavitt

Bert J. Leavitt Award, Net Book Growth
Kevin Byington of Sloan-Leavitt Insurance

Bert J. Leavitt Award, New Booked Business
Kevin Byington of Sloan-Leavitt Insurance

Client Service Recognition Awards

Diamond Club

Top percentile among their peers for book size, including a policies-in-force factor and client retention.

  1. Sandy Brown of Leavitt Pacific Insurance Brokers
  2. Kelly Smith of GBS Benefits
  3. Isaac Thomas of Farmer Woods Group
  4. Marcie McRoberts of GBS Benefits
  5. Don Wolkenhauer of Leavitt Heartland Insurance
  6. Danise Worwood of Leavitt Insurance & Central Bonds
  7. Holly Cremer of Leavitt Great West Insurance
  8. Yupha Sriporn of Leavitt United Insurance Services
  9. Allison Miner of GBS Benefits
  10. Lisa Greenwood of Leavitt Great West Insurance

Emerald Club

Top five nominations for any service person who made a significant contribution to their agency.

  1. Jason Newman of Farm Creek Insurance
  2. Lauren Wood of Risk Services of Louisiana
  3. Marcie McRoberts of GBS Benefits
  4. Kimmy Filos-Smith of Leavitt United Insurance Services
  5. Abbe Renslow of Butler-Leavitt Insurance and Leavitt Group of Northern Arizona

CeCile Webb Client Service Award
Metrics-based award for employees in an account executive, account manager, or CSR role.
Sandy Brown of Leavitt Pacific Insurance Brokers

Sandra L. Maxwell Service Award
Nomination-based award for employees in an account executive, account manager, or CSR role.
Marcie McRoberts of GBS Benefits

Chairman’s Award

For his role in stepping in to fill large shoes after Mike Chidester—Leavitt Group Enterprise’s General Counsel and a member of its senior executive leadership team—passed away.

Bracken Longhurst

The Game

We had over $11M in new business premium written during The Game—$3.2M more than last year for those keeping track! We also had a record 151 players.

CSR G.O.A.T.s
Carrie Quist of Leavitt United Insurance Services
Jennifer Swenson of Leavitt Insurance and Central Bonds
Raquel Ross of Archibald Insurance Center
Margarita Ramirez of Powers-Leavitt Insurance
Kyle Kaethow of Leavitt Group Midwest

Hybrid G.O.A.T.s
Jordan Davis of All About Insurance
Kristie Nowicki of Spotts Insurance Group
Nikki Smith of All About Insurance
Kim Curtis of Farm Creek Insurance
Zac Little of Pyron Group

Producer G.O.A.T.s
Kirk Clifton of Leavitt United Insurance Service
Luis Flores, Jr. of Leavitt Group Enterprises
Sarah Bearnson of Leavitt Group Enterprises
David Walter of Leavitt Group Northwest
Greg Sobocha of Farmer Woods Group

Special Prize
A trip for two winners (plus a guest) to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for writing the most with Progressive throughout The Game.

Sarah Bearnson and Luis Flores

Commercial Lines and Employee Benefits Game

We had 15 teams and over 150 participants battle it out over a four-month period, generating over $5.7mm in new business revenue!

Top Team
Team Pong
Marshall Klontz, Mike Chatelain, Jason Wagner, Lexie Polatis, Daniel Olson, Derek Cowart, Jake Gustafson, Renee Robertson, and Jay Jamieson

Top Individual
Jay Jamieson of Leavitt Great West

Top Acuity Producer in The Game
Jake McGovern of Leavitt Great West

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