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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…
Distinguished Programs Named One of the “Best Places to Work in Insurance!”
We are honored and excited to report that Distinguished Programs has been named as one of the best places to work in the insurance industry! (We already knew that, but we’re glad other people get it now too!)
Did You Miss Us? Now Available: The Redesigned Broker Portal Help Session
We’d like to thank those of you who joined us for our help sessions. We hope that you found the information valuable and we encourage you to jump in and use the portal to submit and bind business. For those of you who missed the help sessions, or are simply interested in taking a peek…
Sabbatical in Spain
One of the unique benefits of working for Distinguished is our sabbatical program. Employees who have worked with the company for 7 years are eligible for 1 month of paid leave to completely disconnect and drop off the grid to do whatever they choose: relax, travel, pursue a hobby, take a course, the possibilities are…
Personal friends. Professional rivals. Now official partners.
Welcome Fulcrum employees! And happy birthday to Distinguished Specialty! As reported in the Insurance Journal, we are thrilled to announce that holding company Distinguished LLC has finalized its acquisition of Washington-based Fulcrum Insurance Programs, giving birth to the new Distinguished Speciality division. This new business will harness the best of each company to offer an…
Distinguished Gets Glammed Up to Support Outdoors for All
On Saturday October 24th, a group of Distinguished Specialty employees had the privilege of attending the 14th Annual Ski Ball Gala benefiting Outdoors for All. Dusty Rowland, Distinguished Specialty Chairman, serves as a board member for Outdoors for All. Each year he captains a table (or two) to enjoy the evening’s festivities which include silent…
Experience the Upgraded Broker Portal
As you may have noticed earlier this month, we launched a new version of our Broker Portal, our online platform that’s used to quote and bind business. It’s chock full of upgrades, requested by folks like you! To help you better understand how to use the portal, we’ve scheduled several quick online sessions to show…
Puget Sound Heart & Stroke Walk
On Saturday, October 17th, Distinguished Specialty employee Kalie Wimmer participated in the Puget Sound Heart & Stroke Walk with her friends and family. “My Grandmother passed away recently and she had Afib. This year we walked in honor of her. We also walked for two of our family friends, both who passed away in 2012 from heart…