BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$750.0M
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Dow Jones Description
Insurance Services
President
Kim AustenNumber of Employees 200
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Direct Life Insurance Carriers: 524113
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Allied Insurance Continues Severe Weather Response in Kansas and Nebraska
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Allied Insurance claim representatives continue to assist customers in Kansas and Nebraska in response to recent windstorms, hail, and tornadoes. Policyholders with storm damage should call the Allied claims hotline at 1-800-282-1446. Procedures are in place to provide quick response to customer needs. Individuals affected...
Fire & Allied Insurance Industry Global Strategic Business Report is Available Now
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c93494) has announced the addition of "Fire & Allied Insurance Industry - Global Strategic Business Report" to their offering. The Fire & Allied Insurance Industry Report provides insightful analysis and market overview of the industry. A synopsized discussion offers preludes and statistical preface...
Allied Insurance Continues Tornado Response in Parkersburg, Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Allied Insurance claim representatives continue to assist customers in Iowa in response to recent windstorms, hail and tornadoes that caused damage in the state. Policyholders with storm damage should call the Allied claims hotline at 1-800-282-1446. To date, Allied Insurance has received more than 700...
Allied Insurance Initiates Tornado Response in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Allied Insurance claim representatives are assisting customers in Iowa in response to recent windstorms, hail, and tornados that caused damage in the state. Policyholders with storm damage should call the Allied claims hotline at 1-800-282-1446. Procedures are in place to provide quick response to customer...
Allied Insurance and Nationwide Respond to California Wildfires
Temporary Walk-In Claims Center Established for Customers SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Allied Insurance and Nationwide claim representatives are assisting customers in California in response to damages caused by recent wildfires. Policyholders with damage should call the Allied claims hotline at 800-282-1446 or the Nationwide claims hotline at 800-421-3535. The...
BCF Technology and Allied Insurance Announce Implementation of Industry Leading Web Services for New Business Quoting
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- BCF Technology, Inc., a leading provider of web services, integration & aggregation of data, competitive intelligence information, and single sign-on technology solutions for insurance and financial services announced today that Allied Insurance, a Nationwide company, has implemented the BCF Technology TRANSIT-Web Services WS platform for new business...
Insurance First Agency and Allied Insurance Team to Offer Cost-Competitive Insurance Policies; Insurance First Agency, Inc. Adds Allied Insurance to Lineup of Carriers
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Insurance First Agency, Inc., a full-service independent agency and member of the Title First Family of Companies, announces its partnership with Allied Insurance, a NationwideR company. Allied's line of personal and commercial property and casualty insurance products will now be available to Insurance First customers in...
Allied furiously remodeling, leasing to fuel its expansion
When Allied Insurance moved to its new headquarters building at 1100 Locust St. two years ago, the company planned to leave its longtime home at 701 Fifth Ave. sitting empty. Instead the property and casualty insurer is renovating that 211,000-square-foot building to house Allied employees, and that's only one sign...
Allied Insurance Streamlines Remittance Processing Operations
Allied Insurance, (www.alliedinsurance.com) a member of the Nationwide Insurance Companies, has implemented a remittance processing system for its accounting and exception mail operations. Allied Insurance collects thousands of check and list payment documents each week, requiring a significant amount of resources to manually key the required information into its accounting...
Allied Insurance Streamlines RP Operation
Allied Insurance, (www.nationwide.com) member of the Nationwide Insurance Companies, has adopted and fully implemented a remittance processing system from Open Scan Technologies (www.openscantech.com). Allied Insurance collects thousands of check and list payment documents each week, requiring a significant amount of resources to manually key the required information into its accounting...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Kim Austen | President |
| Susan Mcginness | Vice President, HR |
| Jeff Jorgensen | |
| Mary Spitzer | |
| Multi-Line Brian McWilliams | |
| Wendell Crosser | Treasurer |
Kim Austen is President and Chief Operating Officer of Allied Insurance. He was named to this role in March 2009, and in it he leads Nationwide's Allied, Titan, and Nationwide Agribusiness business units. Kim began his association with Allied in 1976 as a claims representative. He held various management positions in underwriting, becoming Regional Vice President of the Rocky Mountain Region in 1990. He was subsequently elected Regional Vice President for the Lincoln Region in 1992 and for the Des Moines Region in 1994. Kim assumed the post of Senior Vice President for Product Development in 2001. He was appointed Senior Vice President for Nationwide Commercial/Agribusiness Product & Pricing in 2003 and was named President of Allied in 2006. Kim serves as a board member of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC). He is an advisory board member of the Emmett J. Vaughan Institute of Risk Management and Insurance affiliated with the University of Iowa's College of Business, and a member of the Iowa Business Council. He sits on the Leadership Cabinet of the American Red Cross, Central Iowa Chapter, and serves as a member of the Chair's Circle of the Greater Des Moines Partnership; on the Ankeny Economic Development Task Force; and as a board member of the Ankeny Community School District Foundation. He is also a board member of the Science Center of Iowa. A graduate of the University of Nebraska, he received a bachelor of science degree in mathematics and economics, and holds the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designation.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Allied Insurance | President | Current |
| Allied Insurance | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Science Center of Iowa | Board Member | Current |
| Iowa Business Council | Board of Directors | Current |
| Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company | Senior Vice President | Former |
| University of Nebraska | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Allied Insurance | Vice President, HR | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Allied Insurance | Current |
Mary joined Allied Insurance in 1993 after a diverse insurance background. She has earned her Certified Insurance Service Representative designation (CISR). Mary has been married for 31 years and has 3 adult children. Her and her husband Greg still have one young one at home, their cocker spaniel, Misty. Mary enjoys traveling, music, concerts, fairs, attempting to bake and has recently started scrapbooking.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Allied Insurance | Current | |
| Allied Insurance Center, Inc. | Current |
Brian is a Multi-Line Producer specializing in Personal, Commercial, and Farm Insurance. Brian is a native of Osceola and joined McCune and Reed in December of 2008 after spending three years at Allied Insurance in Des Moines. Brian received his Bachelor's Degree from Northwest Missouri State University in 2006.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Allied Insurance | Current | |
| McCune and Reed Insurance | Current | |
| Northwest Missouri State University | Bachelor's Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Allied Insurance | Treasurer | Current |
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