Allen People

Jo-Ann Neal

Allen Insurance and Financial of Camden is pleased to announce that Jo-Ann Neal has successfully completed the National Association of Health Insurance Underwriter’s Benefits Account Manager Certification Course.
The Benefits Account Manager Certification provides account manager professionals with an understanding of the complex and critical role an account manager plays in the health and benefits arena.
Neal participated in the NAHU program under the auspices of Allen’s in-house education program which emphasizes continuing education for all of the agency’s 68 employees.
Neal is an account manager in Allen Insurance and Financial’s insured benefits division.
Neal joined the company in 2013 and works with clients on group benefits. She also assists individuals enrolling in Medicare and individual health insurance.

Valerie Robinson

Valerie Robinson,  a business insurance account manager at Allen Insurance and Financial recently achieved the designation of Accredited Customer Service Representative in Commercial  Lines from the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America.
The ACSR designation program was developed to recognize the contribution made to each customer by the service they are provided through independent insurance agencies such as Allen Insurance and Financial.
Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America is the nation’s oldest and largest national association of independent insurance agents & brokers with more than 300,000 members. Find them online at independentagent.com.

Holly Shields

Holly Shields, a personal insurance account executive at L.S. Robinson Co. insurance recently achieved the designation of Accredited Customer Service Representative in Personal Lines from the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America.
The ACSR designation program was developed to recognize the contribution made to each customer by the service they are provided through independent insurance agencies such as L.S. Robinson Co.
Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America is the nation’s oldest and largest national association of independent insurance agents & brokers with more than 300,000 members. Find them online at independentagent.com.

Meesha Luce

Allen Insurance and Financial is pleased to announce that Meesha Luce, Leann McMusic and Chris Wilson are now licensed to sell life insurance in Maine.

Leann McKusic

All three are personal insurance account managers in Allen’s Rockland office.
“Expanding their insurance knowledge to life insurance will allow  Meesha, Leann and Chris to better serve our agency’s personal insurance customers,” said Mike Dufour, Allen Insurance and Financial’s executive vice president.

Chris Wilson

They studied for the state exam through the Allen Insurance and Financial’s in-house education program.
“We see payback every day — our people receive support and the most up-to-date information and in turn they offer superior service to our clients,” Dufour said.

Theresa Mitchell

Theresa Mitchell of Bernard has joined L.S. Robinson Co., our Southwest Harbor office on Main Street in Southwest Harbor, as a title.
She is a native of Bass Harbor and a graduate of Mount Desert Island High School and Bay Path College. Mitchell, who is new to the insurance industry passed the Maine exam for a property & casualty insurance license in mid-May — on her first try.
Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with family in the Maine outdoors.

Jeremy Pickford

Jeremy Pickford has joined the commercial  insurance division of Allen Insurance and Financial.  He is based in Camden.
Pickford, a native of Freedom, Maine, and a graduate of Bates College, recently returned to Maine after a career in marketing and retail which took him around the world, from the U.S. St. Thomas, USVI, Viet Nam and Zambia.
Pickford obtained his license to sell property and casualty insurance in the state of Maine in December 2015.  He lives in Camden with his wife and son.

Cameron Gartley

Cameron Gartley of Rockport has joined the personal insurance division of Allen Insurance and Financial.
A native of Rockport, Gartley is a graduate of  Camden Hills Regional High School and the University of Maine with a degree in psychology  Previously he was employed by Camden National Bank.
He joined Allen Insurance and Financial in February and after participating in Allen’s in-house education program, received his property & casualty license a month later. He is based in Camden.
Outside of work, Gartley enjoys being on the water in Maine and playing sports of all kinds. During the fall and winter, he coaches middle school basketball.

Amanda Heal

Courtney Leonard

Samantha Runius

Allen Insurance and Financial is pleased to announce that Amanda Heal, Courtney Leonard and Samantha Runius have obtained a license to sell property and casualty insurance in the state of Maine.
Amanda Heal is a receptionist in the company’s Rockland office. She joined Allen in 2015.
Courtney Leonard is a scanning associate in the company’s Camden office. She joined Allen Insurance and Financial in 2015.
Samantha Runius is a business insurance processor in the company’s Camden office. She joined Allen Insurance and Financial in 2008.
The state-issued study guide for insurance licensing is 400+ pages. The state exams are comprised of 150 questions drawn from a pool of 2,400 questions on a complete range of subject areas, including business and personal insurance, workers’ compensation, maritime insurance and Maine insurance law.