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Press Releases

• May 2013 -- Awarded the E&O Plus Quality Management Award for 2012 in its dedication to following quality management principles in the pursuit of outstanding client service.
• July 2012 -- With 2011 premium volume exceeding $1 billion, Bollinger is ranked as the nation's 22^nd largest insurance broker...more
• February 2012 -- Bollinger acquires Creative Agency Group of Holmdel, NJ ...more
• December 2011 -- Bollinger acquires Argent Professional Insurance Agency, LLC ...more
• December 2011 -- Bollinger acquires Absolute Resource Solutions ...more
• December 2011 -- Bollinger names Charles J. Graber as Managing Director, Benefits Division
• December 2011 -- Bollinger names Lori Windolf Crispo as Managing Director, Programs Division
• November 2011 -- Business Insurance ranks Bollinger as the 7th most productive broker ... more
• October 2011 -- Bollinger names Crispo and Gardner and Chief Operating Officers; Izraeli is promoted to CFO ... more
• July 2011 -- With 2010 premium volume exceeding $1 billion, Bollinger is ranked as the nation's 17^th largest insurance broker.  When ranked with the nation's privately owned brokers, Bollinger is 5^th ... more
• May 2011 -- Acquires Schirick & Associates Insurance Brokers, Inc. -  Monticello, NY ... more
• May 2011 -- Acquires Property & Casualty Group of Cranford, NJ ... more
• December 2010 -- Acquires Charles G. Treloar Agency, Inc. of Kenvil, NJ ... more
• December 2010 -- Acquires The Woodland Group of Sparta, NJ, giving Bollinger its 6th NJ location ... more
• June 2010 -- Acquires David Szerlip & Associates, Inc. of Berkeley Heights, NJ ...more
• April 2010 -- Acquires Gilmore Insurance of Succasunna, NJ ...more
• March 2010 -- Acquires John J. Slattery Associates, Inc of Wall NJ ...more
• December 2009 -- Bollinger's Personal Lines Division is 11^th largest in the nation based on Insurance Journal ranking ...more
• November 2009 -- Acquires Patterson-McKenna Agency, Inc. of  Wall, NJ ... more
• October 2009 -- Business Insurance names Bollinger as one of the Best Places to Work in Insurance.  Ranks #4 in medium size agencies and #1 in New Jersey. ...more
• September 2009 -- Bollinger partners with National Equipment Register (NER). Construction clients now have the ability to register their equipment on NER's HELPtechdatabase ...more
• August 2009 -- Bollinger is #16 in the 2009 Insurance Journal ranking of Top 100 P&C Agencies . . . more
• July 2009 -- With 2008 premium volume exceeding $900 million, Bollinger is ranked as the nation's 19^th largest insurance broker . . . more
• July 2009 -- Bollinger ranks #15 in Best's Review Top 20 Global Insurance Brokers . . . more
• May 2009 -- Acquires Gail Steinberg & Co., Inc. of New York, NY . . . more
• April 2009 -- Bollinger featured in Insurance Journal cover story "Measurement of Success". . . more
• April 2009 -- Bollinger takes top honors in annual agency automation survey . . . more
• April 2009 -- CEO gives his $500K bonus to all 434 employees. . . more
• December 2008 -- Acquires Allied Insurance Services of Vineland, NJ . . . more
• December 2008 -- Acquires BK International Insurance Brokers of Greenwich, establishing a Connecticut presence . . . more
• November 2008 -- Acquires the Gorga Agency of Fairfield, NJ.
• October 2008 - Acquires MPPI Insurance Services of Hazlet, NJ and New York, NY . . . more
• September 2008 --Ranked as the nation's 12^th most productive broker.
• September 2008 -- Bollinger announces new risk management tool for Golf and Country Clubs  . . . more
• July 2008 -- With 2007 premium volume exceeding $840 million, Bollinger is ranked as the nation's 19^th largest insurance broker, and 5^th largest privately owned.  . . . more
• July 2008 -- Bollinger ranks #18 in Best's Review Top 20 Global Insurance Brokers . . . more
• May 2008 -- Rhonda Linnett Graber honored at EWNJ 'Salute to the Policy Makers' 2008 Awards Dinner . . . more
• January 2008 -- Bollinger employees collect over 900 pairs of shoes for St. Joseph’s Social Service Center in Elizabeth, NJ . . . more
• December 2007 -- Bollinger announces new provider network for Group Dental Program . . . more
• December 2007 -- ranked as the nation’s 5^th largest privately owned insurance brokers. . . . more
• October 2007 -- Lori Windolf Crispo named "Woman to Watch" by Business Insurance . . . more
• August 2007 -- Acquires Meaney Insurance Services of Bridgewater, NJ. . . . more
• July 2007 -- With 2006 premium volume exceeding $820 million, Bollinger is ranked as the nation's 20^th largest insurance agency . . . more
• July 2007 -- Acquires William J. Redmond & Associates of Freehold, NJ. . . . more
• March 2007 -- For the third consecutive year, Bollinger is named one of the "Best Places to Work in New Jersey". Bollinger placed #6 in the Large Company category . . . more
• February 2007: Acquires Patchett, Grode & Topp of Wyckoff, NJ. . . . more
• February 2007: Acquires The Peter Duffy Agency of Green Village which relocates to Short Hills.
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• November 2006: Acquires Mather & Co. of Philadelphia, establishing a Pennsylvania presence . . . more 
• July 2006: Ranked #9 as one of "New Jersey's Finest Companies", an awards program honoring the State's 50 fastest growing companies.
• June 2006: Bollinger acquires Windsor Benefits and James E. Hopgood & Associates. Both Denville, NJ agencies relocate to Short Hills . . . more
• April 2006: Bollinger acquires Haas & Haas Agency and its affiliate, The Surety Source. Both Voorhees, NJ agencies relocate to Bollinger's Moorestown office . . . more
• February 2006 - Bollinger gains a significant presence in the southwestern area of New Jersey by acquiring three insurance agencies in Salem and Cumberland counties -The Hitchner Agency, Elmer, NJ; Tri County Insurors, Pennsville, NJ; and the Barton F. Sharpe Agency, Bridgeton, NJ. . . . more
• January 2006 - MLW Services of New York, NY merges with Bollinger . . . more