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16 Worcester Business Journal | January 9, 2017 | wbjournal.com F O C U S P R O F E S S I O N A L S E R V I C E S BEST HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDER Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts* Boston, www.bluecrossma.com Top executive: President & CEO Andrew Dreyfus Founded: 1937 Employees: 3,771 Blue Cross provides a wide selection of products at affordable prices while offering a large network of doctors and hospitals as well as tools to help clients manage their health care. The insurer seeks to be a leader in healthy communities by leading on issues like prescription drug costs, opi- oid addiction and serious illness care. Notable runner-up: Fallon Health BEST LAW FIRM Mirick O'Connell* Worcester, www.mirickoconnell.com Top executive: Managing Partner David E. Surprenant Founded: 1916 Employees: 138 While providing practical and cost-effective legal solutions, Mirick provides access to top-level attorneys, and each client has a backup attorney or team in place to deal with legal matters whenever they arise. Notable runner-up: Bowditch & Dewey BEST CREDIT UNION DCU – Digital Federal Credit Union* Marlborough, www.dcu.org Top executive: President & CEO James Regan Founded: 1979 Employees: 1,075 DCU's top priority in small business and commercial lending is to help local compa- nies achieve success from the start, with credit union employees advising borrowers how to grow. DCU carries this focus on re- lationships forward through all subsequent interactions with clients. Notable runners-up: Leominster Credit Union, Webster First Federal Credit Union BEST BANK UniBank* Whitinsville, www.unibank.com Top executive: President & CEO William M. Mahoney Founded: 1870 Employees: 270 UniBank strives to set itself apart by of- fering quick, local decision making, online banking solutions, and personalized ap- proach to banking, coupled with charitable giving and volunteerism. The bank last year launched an Invest Worcester product designed to keep local deposits in the city. Notable runners-up: Commerce Bank, Webster Five Bank BEST ACCOUNTING FIRM Bollus Lynch, LLP Certified Public Accountants & Consultants* Worcester, bolluslynch.com Top executives: Partners Michael J. Bol- lus, Stephen A. Lynch, Jeffrey C. Swan- berg & David G. Eaton Founded: 1989 Employees: 37 Bollus Lynch made it a major goal this year to attract and retain the best audit and tax professionals in Central Massachusetts, believing the quality of its employees and its commitment to long-term client relation- ships differentiates it from the competition. Notable runner-up: McLaren & Associates President & CEO Andrew Dreyfuss UniBank