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Happy Holidays From Distinguished’s Environmental & Construction Professional Team
From all of us at Distinguished, we wish you a joyful and safe holiday season. Thank you for your continued support and partnership—your trust means so much to us. We’re excited to see what 2025 will bring! This holiday season, our team across the country gathered for festive celebrations and volunteering. In San Francisco, the…
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Congratulations to our superstar, Renée McFadden!
We already knew she was amazing, but now she has the award to prove it. We couldn’t be more proud to share that our own Renée McFadden has been recognized as the Industry Professional of the Year by the Professional Insurance Agents of New York State (PIANY), a trade association representing professional, independent insurance agencies,…
Q&A with Marc Kaye
As the director for operations for Distinguished, Marc Kaye is focused on embedding lean process, project management, and change management into the corporate culture. He also manages our employee learning and development program and the employee-run community service initiative, DPcares. Which basically means he keeps us running smoothly, efficiently, and happily—no small feat! Below, Marc…
Happy Holidays
And, remember to be safe during the holidays. Claims tied to fires at homes increase 15 percent during the holiday season, according to Allstate. Here are some tips to help prevent any holiday mishaps: If you have a tree, water it regularly to keep it from drying out. Stay away from lights that are broken….
Q&A with Rich Kearns
Responsible for overall technology strategy at Distinguished Group, Rich Kearns brings more than 20 years of experience implementing and managing technology in the insurance industry. Rich plays a vital role making sure our systems and technology keep us running efficiently—we simply couldn’t operate without him! Hear directly from Rich on what he values most about…
Q&A with Andre Piazza
With more than 30 years of experience in finance, accounting, and human resources in both public and private organizations, Andre Piazza lives and breathes numbers. And, as one of Distinguished’s veteran employees, Andre has watched and helped our organization grow from a startup trying to find its niche to one of the leading national insurance…
Q&A with Helen English
Helen English is President of Distinguished’s Express Division, which focuses on fast, accurate online processing of real estate and hospitality accounts. As one of the company’s veteran employees, Helen’s experience across all areas of our business, along with her leadership, enthusiasm, and thirst for knowledge are truly inspiring to her team and have helped shape…
From Strategy Sessions to Craft Brews, a Successful Summit for the Distinguished Speciality Team!
From Nov. 9 to 11, the newly minted Distinguished Specialty sales and program managers came together for the first time as a team for a sales summit. We spent time getting to know each other, learning about the various programs Distinguished Specialty has to offer—including new products that have been added to the fold with…
Week in China
Last week, Distinguished LLC CEO Jeremy Hitzig and Distinguished Specialty President Brooks Chase spent the week in China visiting our colleagues at Resource Pro, a subsidiary of Distinguished that supports our retail and wholesale insurance business model through back office processing functions. After a highly productive week, Jeremy and Brooks got to spend some time…
Cocktails with Class
On Saturday, Nov. 7th, a group of Distinguished employees had the privilege of attending Cocktails with Class in Denver, Colorado. The event benefits the children of Morgridge Academy, a free, Colorado Department of Education-approved facility school that serves children in kindergarten through 8th grade who have been diagnosed with a chronic illness.
Welcome Michele Hamill!
We’re excited to welcome our new SVP of Talent Development, Michele Hamill, to the Distinguished family! Just a month into her new job, Michele shares a little bit about herself and what her role at Distinguished will entail. Q: What are some of your passions outside of work? MH: I am very passionate about trying…