Dear JSA, What does “shut down for binding” because of a hurricane mean? Sincerely, Hazy about Hurricanes Dear Hazy, When the threat of a damaging hurricane approaches your area, and Jim Cantore is close by, it may be confusing to know what we’re talking about when we say we’re “shut down for [...]
This week, we observed the 18th year since September 11th, 2001. When we think back to that time, we remember how our CEO, Wayne Sumner got an idea to help a member of the FDNY that was at ground zero. He called up the union and talked with them about his idea of "adopting" [...]
Hay! It's time for Fall Festivals & Special Events Autumn is for crisp air, bright leaves, and Fall festivals – and increased trips & falls. There are many insurance classes for special events, but this time of year these special events may not fit neatly into one. That is where the expertise of our [...]
Life can be complicated. It's not always neat and tidy. Most standard homeowner's policies are too "one-size-fits-all" for our complex lives. Let JSA help you fill in the gaps of standard coverage with our Personal Lines Products. Personal Lines Products: Personal Umbrellas Liability coverage for high-risk and young drivers Farm exposures Celebrity target risks [...]
Boone, NC - Jackson Sumner & Associates (JSA) is excited to have Mandy Marxen join their team as the Content & Communications Coordinator, a new position designed to implement the company’s larger marketing strategy. Marxen comes to JSA with 25 years of experience as the VP of Marketing of Gardner Glass Products, Inc., located [...]
In April of 1981, Jackson Sumner & Associates, Inc. opened our doors and announced it with our newsletter, "The Marketeer." It became our monthly newsletter that was full of JSA news, helpful information for agents, and analysis of the insurance industry. It was pretty much like our e-newsletter today, but with a lot more [...]
E&S 101 with JSA from JSA on Vimeo. Chief Operating Officer of Jackson Sumner & Associates (JSA), Danielle Wade explains the fundamentals of underwriting for Excess & Surplus Lines in this quick 6-minute video introduction. We have a passion for insurance education and a culture of genuine care for our agents. JSA hopes you leverage our expertise [...]
Jackson Sumner & Associates (JSA) is proud to share that employees Alek Ratzloff and Scott Shuffler, who are software engineers in the IT department, participated in an innovative project that married software engineering and beehives. Over the past five years, a team of students and faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department [...]
Please join us in congratulating JSA President, Wayne Sumner, on receiving the "Company Person of the Year" Award at the 2018 Independent Insurance Agents of Virginia Annual Convention on June 28! This award was incredibly well-deserved, and we could not be prouder! Click here to read more about Wayne, including his full bio and the long [...]
It’s an end of an era. After 10 groundbreaking years at JSA, the beloved Stewart Farris will be moving on to his next adventure. He bids farewell to JSA last week to pursue a dream that has been tugging at him for almost 2 years: to own and operate his own Independent Insurance Agency. [...]