PCF Insurance Services (PCF) announced the completion of a strategic partnership with Rice Insurance, located in Bellingham, Washington. As part of the partnership, Rice Insurance Partner, James Fritts, will become an owner and partner of PCF Insurance Services.
Established in 1946, Rice Insurance is an insurance brokerage offering professional services and specialized insurance throughout the United States. With strong resilience, Rice Insurance has built strong affiliations with top-rated insurance companies throughout the country. These established relationships have allowed the organization to offer their clients competitive rates and comprehensive coverages individualized to meet each customer’s or business’s needs.
“Here at PCF, we understand the importance of investing in great leaders,” said Peter Foy, chairman, CEO, and founder of PCF. “Partnerships such as these are crucial for expansion and growth. James Fritts has done a phenomenal job growing his agency, now with the help of PCF we can secure the agency’s legacy.”
Rice Insurance becomes the latest of a large list of successful insurance agencies to benefit from PCF’s extensive infrastructure of resources and services. The partnership between PCF and Rice Insurance will allow the agency to simplify its business functions with finance and accounting, human resources, information systems, carrier relations, communication and marketing, and growth operations.
In addition, Rice Insurance will have access to a premier selection of Network Benefits including the PCF University, the Employee Equity Program, and opportunities to collaborate and discuss business opportunities with other PCF partners.
“Our goals have always been focused on our clients and on the ability to grow our business, however, we recognized that in order to achieve the growth that we were looking for we needed to secure a partnership that would allow us to do so,” said James Fritts, partner of Rice Insurance. “We know that together with PCF we are stronger, and I am so excited about the limitless growth opportunities that PCF is offering.”