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Smart Choice® Grows by 215 Agencies in First Two Quarters

The Smart Choice® Agents Program signed 215 new partner agencies in the first two quarters of 2011.

Smart Choice® has seen steady growth since 2010, and we’re excited to be able to continue serving and growing our partner agency base,” said CEO Doug Witcher.

SIAA members wrote more than $310 million in new business premiums in 2010 and are projected to exceed that volume for 2011. The new business premium for 2010 was up over 27% from 2009's figure of $235 million.

New agent numbers by month are:

January: 36
February: 28
March: 38
April: 28
May: 33
June: 28
July: 24

The Smart Choice® Agents Program is a wholly-owned program of Worldwide Insurance Network, Inc. (WIN), headquartered in High Point, North Carolina. There are over 3,000 agents in 33 states in the program. Another division of WIN is the Smart Choice® Franchise Corporation, parent of Smart Choice® Insurance Centers.
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