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Distinguished Life

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Meet JRH

At the helm of Distinguished Group is the brilliant but funny Jeremy Hitzig . Although he’s based in Manhattan, Jeremy has a special place in his heart for Seattle! #distinguishedlife #seattle    

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#31 of the 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in WA

Fulcrum Insurance Programs was honored to be a part of the Puget Sound Business Journals 100 fastest growing private companies event Thursday October 9. The 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in Washington state are honored at this award event where the list rankings are revealed in a countdown from 100 to one. Fulcrum was excited to…

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Distinguished Timezones

While most of our team are based in the Seattle area, our parent company employees teams across the globe.  Career paths that start in Washington state can lead in many directions.

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Creating a Distinguished Culture

This week is “Culture Week” for the Distinguished group of companies.  A series of events, both electronic and offsite in Tarrytown, NY, aimed at deepening connections across our teams, developing our professional skills and generating ideas and innovations for the future.  A small crew of NSU and Fulcrum team members will be in the Hudson Valley…

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Book Worms

Distinguished team-mates, picking up (oversized?…) copies of Seth Godin’s books following a fantastic, disruptive, enlightening, education keynote by Seth last night.

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