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wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2018 | Worcester Business Journal 111 P R O F E S S I O N A L S E R V I C E S F O C U S Top insurance agencies Ranked by number of producers(a) Agency Number of producers Number of professional staff Annual premium revenue range Principal/owner Year founded 1 Eastern Insurance Group LLC 233 W. Central St., Natick 01760 508-651-7700 • easterninsurance.com 80 425 $1 billion Hope A. Aldrich president & CEO 1936 2 Risk Strategies Co. (b) 446 Main St., 14th Floor, Worcester 02110 508-798-0893 • www.risk-strategies.com 60 1,000 $250 million Michael Christian CEO 1997 3 Murphy Insurance Agency 50 Main St., Hudson 01749 800-222-8711 • www.dfmurphy.com 42 70 DND Dennis F. Murphy Jr. CEO 1937 4 Marsh & McLennan Agency (c) 100 Front St., Suite 800, Worcester 01608 508-852-8500 • www.MMA-NE.com 33 172 DND Jerry Alderman president, New England Region 1928 (d) 5 Insurance Marketing Agencies Inc. 306 Main St., Worcester 01608 508-753-7233 • www.imaagency.com 24 35 $65 million Peter H. Herman president 1924 6 Sullivan Insurance Group 1 Mercantile St., Worcester 01608 508-791-2241 • www.sullivangroup.com 22 36 DND John T. Andreoli president & CEO 1957 7 Corporate Benefit Plans/RetirementAdvisers.net 546 Main St., Worcester 01608 800-417-6353 • www.corporatebenefitplans.com 20 DND DND Greg Lavelle president & CEO 1995 7 G.M. Abodeely Insurance Agency Inc. 135 Thompson Road, Webster 01570 508-366-1535 • www.abodeely.com 20 25 DND William J. Abodeely president 1940 9 AXiA Insurance Services Inc. 2 Evergreen Lane, Suite J, Hopedale 01747 508-259-5585 • www.axiagroup.net 17 25 DND Michael Long CEO 2001 10 Northeast Insurance Agency Inc. 567 Southbridge St., Auburn 01501 508-832-0404 • www.neinsure.com 16 49 $40 million Scott Bulger president 1989 11 Braley Wellington Group 44 Park Ave., P.O. Box 15127, Worcester 01615 508-754-7255 • www.braleywellingtongroup.com 12 34 $5.4 million Parker Wellington Jr. president & CEO 1972 12 Herlihy Insurance Group 51 Pullman St., Worcester 01606 508-756-5159 • www.herlihygroup.com 7 25 $23 million James J. Herlihy III president 1927 12 Knight-Dik Insurance Agency 446 Main St., Worcester 01608 800-286-6353 • www.knightdik.com 7 18 $20 million Ross Dik owner 1918 12 Thomas J. Woods Insurance Agency Inc. 20 Park Ave., Worcester 01605 508-755-5944 • www.woodsinsurance.com 7 DND DND Jack Woods president 1949 15 Gallant Insurance Agency Inc. 199 Great Road, P.O. Box 975, Acton 01720 978-263-3500 • www.gallantins.com 6 25 $20 million Ray Gallant president 1927 15 Gaudette Insurance Agency Inc. 1 Plummers Corner, Whitinsville 01588 508-234-6333 • www.gaudette-insurance.com 6 25 $25 million Lee Gaudette president 1926 15 Wolpert Insurance Agency Inc. 18 John St. Place, Worcester 01609 508-459-4700 • www.wolpert.com 6 14 $10 to $25 million Michael Wolpert president 1956 18 Choice Insurance Agency Inc. 376 Summer St., Fitchburg 01420 978-343-4853 • www.choice-insurance.com 4 10 DND Brian Allain president 1992 19 George E. McKenna Insurance Agency Inc. 4 Pleasant St., Leicester 01524 508-892-8133 • www.mckennainsurance.com 3 5 $1 million Steven Corley principal 1928 20 978-263-3500 • www.gallantins.com president 15 Gaudette Insurance Agency Inc. 1 Plummers Corner, Whitinsville 01588 508-234-6333 • www.gaudette-insurance.com 6 25 $25 million Lee Gaudette president 1926 15 Wolpert Insurance Agency Inc. 18 John St. Place, Worcester 01609 508-459-4700 • www.wolpert.com 6 14 $10 to $25 million Michael Wolpert president 1956 18 Choice Insurance Agency Inc. 376 Summer St., Fitchburg 01420 978-343-4853 • www.choice-insurance.com 4 10 DND Brian Allain president 1992 19 George E. McKenna Insurance Agency Inc. 4 Pleasant St., Leicester 01524 508-892-8133 • www.mckennainsurance.com 3 5 $1 million Steven Corley principal 1928 20 LJM Insurance Agency Inc. 327 Union Ave., Framingham 01702 508-872-0662 • www.ljmins.com 2 4 $6 million Lindsey J. Morris president 1989 21 Coonan Insurance Agency Inc. 267 Main St., Oxford 01540 508-987-7122 • www.coonaninsurance.com 1 4 DND Thomas Coonan president Linda Coonan VP, secretary & treasurer 2001 Source: Each agency via survey Note: Gardner's Insurance Center of New England and Traina & Traina Insurance Agency of Sterling did not respond to the 2018 survey. In January 2017, Providence, R.I.-based Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage acquired McGrath Insurance Group of Sturbridge (ranked #3 in 2017); unable to confirm data by press time. DND = Did Not Disclose. (a) A producer is a person licensed to sell insurance in a particular state. (b) Formerly Benefit Development Group Inc. (c) Formerly known as Protector Group Insurance Agency, a Marsh & McLennan Agency Co. (d) Year Protector Group Insurance Agency founded - Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com Top law firms Ranked by number of attorneys in Central Mass. as of May 2018 Firm Local attorneys Practice areas Managing partner(s) Year founded 1 Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee LLP 100 Front St., Worcester 01608-1477 508-791-8500 • www.mirickoconnell.com 65 Business, trusts and estates, litigation, construction, creditors' rights, bankruptcy and reorganization, elder and family, divorce, health, intellectual property, labor, employment and employee benefits, land use and environmental, public and municipal, personal injury David E. Surprenant 1916 2 Bowditch & Dewey LLP 311 Main St., P.O. Box 15156, Worcester 01605 508-791-3511 • www.bowditch.com 63 Business and finance, litigation, labor and employment, real estate and environmental, estate, financial and tax planning, higher education Robert D. Cox Jr. 1914 3 Fletcher Tilton PC 370 Main St., 12th Floor, Worcester 01608 508-459-8000 • fletchertilton.com 48 Trust and estate planning and administration, trust and foundation administration, elder and Medicaid planning, special needs planning, commercial and residential real estate, corporate and family immigration, commercial lending, litigation, family and divorce, business and corporate Mark L. Donahue 1822 4 Hassett & Donnelly PC 446 Main St., 12th Floor, Worcester 01608 508-791-6287 • www.hassettanddonnelly.com 15 Civil litigation, insurance defense, municipal law, construction litigation, product liability, civil rights litigation, employment law, professional liability, toxic tort, environmental law, class actions, workers' compensation David F. Hassett 1974 5 Fuller, Rosenberg, Palmer & Beliveau LLP 339 Main St., Worcester 01608 508-755-5225 • www.frpb.com 14 Insurance defense and personal injury litigation, insurance coverage and bad faith litigation, trials and appeals in all courts Peter A. Palmer 1965 6 Pierce & Mandell PC 321 Boston Post Road, Sudbury 01776 617-720-2444 • www.piercemandell.com 13 Litigation, healthcare law, commercial and corporate transactions, labor and employment, intellectual property, insurance defense, personal injury Michael C. Fee 1995 7 Kenney & Sams PC 225 Turnpike Road, Southborough 01772 508-490-8500 • www.KandSlegal.com 12 Business litigation, construction and real estate development, employment law, government practice, healthcare litigation, insurance law, personal injury litigation, mediation and arbitration Christopher A. Kenney Michael P. Sams 2006 7 Mountain, Dearborn & Whiting LLP 370 Main St., Suite 800, Worcester 01608 508-756-2423 • www.mountaindearborn.com 12 General practice, banking, probate, corporate, tax, real estate, employment, estate planning and trust law, trials in all courts Patricia Finnegan Gates Dale Harger 1888 7 Puritan Faust PC 305-D Ridgefield Circle, Clinton 01510 508-579-4538 • www.puritanfaust.com 12 Business law, technology transactional services, new business startups, business formation, all regulatory issues of technology companies, bankruptcy protection, foreclosure prevention, other consumer services L. Stephen McCready 2001 7 Business organization and representation, mergers and acquisitions, Number of people passing the bar examination in Massachusetts Fewer new attorneys 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2,162 2,301 2,231 2,012 1,703 1,550 1,197 Source: National Conference of Bar Examiners