Seely & Durland Earns Best Practices Award by IIABA

WARWICK, NY (09/23/2013)(readMedia)-- Seely & Durland is part of an elite group of independent insurance agencies around the United States participating in the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) "Best Practices" Study Group.

Each year since 1993, IIABA and Reagan Consulting, an Atlanta-based management consulting firm, join forces to study the country's leading agencies in six revenue categories. The agencies comprising the study groups are selected every third year through a comprehensive nomination and qualifying process and awarded a "Best Practices Agency" designation. The selected "Best Practices" agencies retain their status during the three-year cycle by submitting extensive financial and operational data for review each year.

"We are thrilled to be honored as a Best Practices agency," says Garrett Durland, Seely & Durland President. "Our agency and staff have worked so hard over the years to improve workflows and procedures so all of our clients can benefit from a well run organization."

More than 1,100 independent agencies throughout the U.S. were nominated to take part in the annual study, but only 216 agencies qualified for the honor. And only 12 agencies in New York State were selected. To be chosen, the agency had to be among the 35-45 top-performing agencies in one of six revenue categories. The agency was nominated by either an IIABA affiliated state association or an insurance company and qualified based on its operational excellence.

The Best Practices Study was initiated by IIABA in 1993 as the foundation for efforts to improve agency performance. The annual survey and study of leading independent insurance agencies documents the business practices of the "best" agencies and urges others to adopt similar practices.

Since their founding in 1934 Seely & Durland Insurance has become an industry leader by serving as a local partner with world class insurance solutions. They've helped thousands of individuals, families, and businesses throughout the Hudson Valley and Tri State area get the protection they need and the personal service and attention they deserve. Nationally recognized in Rough Notes magazine Seely & Durland is an independent insurance agency offering great choices and flexibility with programs designed to suit your needs. For further information, please contact Garrett W. Durland, CIC at gdurland@seely-durland.com or 845-986-1177 x309. Web address: www.seely-durland.com

Founded in 1896, IIABA is the nation's oldest and largest national association of independent insurance agents and brokers, representing a network of more than 300,000 agents, brokers and their employees nationally. Its members are businesses that offer customers a choice of policies from a variety of insurance companies. Independent agents and brokers offer all lines of insurance – property, casualty, life and health – as well as employee benefit plans and retirement products. Web address: www.independentagents.com.