Member Insurance creates advisory committee

BARRINGTON - Member Insurance Agency, the largest provider of insurance to co-op and independent hardware stores in the United States, announced a new advisory committee that will help guide the agency in its mission of delivering a wide range of customized insurance products for the hardware and building supply wholesale and retail market.

"After 44 years, we remain dedicated to building a tremendous insurance program for our policyholders, and feel we can create an even stronger, more tailored program through the entrepreneurship and formation of the Member Insurance Agency Advisory Committee," said Scott Reynolds, CEO of Member Insurance Agency.

"The Advisory Committee will help us to identify opportunities, promote growth, innovate, and welcome more and better members to the program. Additionally, the Advisory Committee will allow us to discover new ways retain members, and help the next generation of retailers gain the insurance knowledge and tools they need to successfully protect their business," he added.

The new committee consists of four leaders who will serve in three-year terms. Committee members are professional, qualified individuals with superior knowledge of Member Insurance Agency and the retail co-op industry. Over time, it is expected that the size of the Advisory Committee will grow. The members of the Advisory Committee are Bruce Ellis, Chairman, who is President/CEO of Roswell Lumber Co.; John Fix 3rd, owner of Cornell's True Value Hardware, Eastchester, New York; Steve Fusek, president of Fusek's True Value Hardware, Indianapolis; and Dan Berry, president of Paradise Home Centerof Union, S.C.