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Integrity Acquires Smith Agency to Grow Network in Pacific
Northwest
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Joining national Integrity platform will propel explosive
growth for Smith Agency
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DALLAS –
November 5, 2020 – Integrity
Marketing Group, LLC (“Integrity”),
the nation’s largest
independent distributor of life and health insurance products today
announced it has acquired Smith Agency, a rapidly growing insurance
marketing organization (“IMO”) based in Vancouver, Washington. As part of
the acquisition, Matt Smith, President of Smith Agency, will become a
Managing Partner at Integrity. Financial terms of the deal were not
disclosed.
A renowned sales leader
with 15 years of industry experience, Smith has grown his business by
recruiting and training agents in the Pacific Northwest. The Smith Agency
provides life insurance and retirement planning to more than 40,000
Americans annually and expects to produce $25 million in paid premium in
2020.
“Matt has shown
incredible leadership by teaching and guiding new agents to replicate the
successful business practices he has employed,” said Bryan W. Adams, CEO
and Co-Founder of Integrity. “By joining with Integrity, Matt will be
able to utilize our innovative technology resources to supercharge his
growth and free up his time to focus on what he does best — training and
leading agents into prosperous careers by helping others with their life
and health insurance needs.”
“Integrity’s platform
provides significant infrastructure and will allow me and my team to
focus on supporting more agents,” said Smith. “Integrity attracts the
most elite and experienced leaders in our business and it’s inspiring to
see the collaboration that is taking place among these industry giants.
Our future is very bright, and I can only imagine where we’ll go from
here with Integrity by our side."
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The Smith Agency is now
eligible to utilize Integrity’s platform: a suite of proprietary tools,
services and resources available only to partners, including their
industry-leading technology solutions that provide online quoting,
enrollment and full CRM capabilities. Integrity’s network of platform
partners support each other by collaborating on strategies, sales
techniques and lead generation. Smith Agency will also benefit from
Integrity’s expansive infrastructure including HR, finance and a full-service
marketing agency with social media support. In addition, employees are
eligible for the Integrity
Employee Ownership Plan, which provides them a chance to have
ownership in one of the country’s fastest growing companies.
“By partnering with
Integrity, Matt won’t have to worry about the day-to-day operations of
his business and can focus on sales and client relationships,” said Sean
Ruggiero, Managing Partner of Integrity. “Combining his sales proficiency
with access to all the great leaders on the Integrity team is going to be
powerful and I’m excited to see the future unfold for the Smith Agency.”
“The Integrity model
creates efficiencies that are impossible for IMOs to replicate on their
own,” said Shawn Meaike, Managing Partner of Integrity and President of
Family First Life. “When those efficiencies merge with Integrity’s
amazingly talented team of partners, the growth is unstoppable. The Smith
Agency is poised to experience remarkable results as they utilize this
‘Integrity Effect’ in their business.”
To learn more about
Smith Agency’s decision to partner with Integrity, view a video at www.integritymarketing.com/smithagency.
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About Integrity Marketing Group
Integrity Marketing
Group, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is the leading independent
distributor of life and health insurance products focused on serving
Americans. Integrity develops exclusive products with insurance carrier
partners and markets these products through its distribution network that
includes other large insurance agencies throughout the country.
Integrity’s over 1,700 employees work with more than 275,000 independent
agents who service over six million clients annually. In 2020, Integrity
expects to help insurance carriers place $3 billion in new premium. For
more information, visit www.integritymarketing.com.
About Smith
Agency
Smith Agency, also known
as Family First Life Northwest, is a leading insurance agency
headquartered in Vancouver, Washington. They are dedicated to helping
insurance agents succeed by providing hands-on agent training and
insurance licensing scholarships to more than 2,500 agents nationwide.
They train agents on insurance sales techniques for Mortgage Protection,
Final Expense, Annuity, IUL and Medicare insurance. For more information,
visit www.familyfirstlife.com/fflnorthwest.
Media Contact:
Rachel
Aird, Public Relations Director
ThomasARTS
press@thomasarts.com
801-706-7005
Partnership Inquiries:
Eric
Pederson, Vice President of Business Development
Integrity
Marketing Group
eric.pederson@integritymarketing.com
866-650-1857
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