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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Auto-Owners Insurance is pleased to announce that Charlotte Insurance, of Charlotte, North Carolina, has been named the #1 agency of the Top 10 growth agencies for the Company in the state of North Carolina for 2014. The agency was recognized at a luncheon meeting in Charlotte and at a reception with all regional associates, where they and other recipients were presented with a plaque commemorating their accomplishment. Charlotte Insurance has represented Auto-Owners since 2014.
Dan Thelen, Executive Vice President of Auto-Owners, thanked the agency for its support and its business, stating, “Their growth and support only help to make the entire community stronger and more secure. We are grateful they choose to do business with us.”
Auto-Owners Insurance was founded in 1916 and has served North Carolina since 1958. Auto-Owners Insurance is a Fortune 500 company and is the 15th largest property/casualty insurance company in the nation, based on written premium. Auto-Owners Insurance Group is one of only 12 groups of insurance companies in the United States to receive the highest rating possible, A++ Superior, by A.M. Best, which is a nationally recognized rating agency for insurance companies. Auto-Owners is headquartered in Lansing, Michigan, and serves policyholders in 26 states.