Time and time again, we're awarded for excellence.

Over the years, we’ve been privileged to be recognized and honored by some of the most prestigious organizations in the insurance industry and business community at large. We’re proud to be a company that is not only recognized for our ability to service our clients, but also our ability to create a place where people enjoy coming to work each day. Creating such an environment ensures our employees are happy, which offers value to our clients and business partners, ensuring their happiness as well.

We would like to thank our business partners, clients and employees for helping us achieve the awards and recognition listed below. We promise to continue inspiring your trust and confidence in order to remain one of the most awarded independent insurance brokerages in the country.
 

Racing to the Top of the Charts

In 2011, Assurance was ranked as the 48th “Largest Broker of U.S. Business'; by Business Insurance magazine. In the past four years we’ve jumped up 34 spots in the ranking driven primarily by organic growth. Over the past 10 years, our company's organic average growth rate has been 17% per year.

Recognized for Our Marketplace Ethics

Assurance received the coveted "Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics" from the Better Business Bureau. This award spotlights companies that exemplify ethical business practices. The competition had more than 1,800 entries, with only 5 category winners and 3 honorable mentions.

Employee Engagement Leads to Success

Assurance was named to Business Insurance's "Best Places to Work in Insurance" list in 2011 for the third year in a row. This year, we ranked as the #1 workplace in our category.

Crain's Calls Assurance the Place to Be

Assurance was named by Crain’s Chicago Business as one of the top 10 “Best Places to Work” in Chicago. In 2011, we ranked number 2 on the list. This is the fourth consecutive year Assurance has finished in the top 10, climbing each year from number 9 up to number 2.

Even More "Best Places" Recognition

We're proud to be recognized as a “Best Place to Work in Illinois” by The Daily Herald Business Ledger. The 2012 “Best Places to Work in Illinois” list was made up of 31 small/mid-sized companies and 19 large-sized companies. A final ranking of the honorees will be revealed at an awards ceremony on May 17, 2012.

The Best and Brightest

Assurance was named a 2011 "101 Best and Brightest Company to Work For" by the National Association for Business Resources. We've been named to the best and brightest list for 6 consecutive years and have also been named an Elite Winner for 3 years in the categories of employee education and development and employee engagement and commitment.

Top Generation Y Employer

Brill Street & Company recently named Assurance to their “Top 50 Gen Y Employers” in Chicagoland list.  Employers are selected based on their Gen Y friendly benefit offerings such as flexible work schedules, opportunities for advancement and evidence of social responsibility.

  

We're Fit Friendly

Assurance recently received the American Heart Association's Gold Level Start! Fit Friendly award and Workplace Innovator award for bringing healthy programs on-site for employees.