Pacific Northwest Insurance, Inc. Joins The Advantage Group LLC

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PACIFIC NORTHWEST INSURANCE, INC. JOINS THE ADVANTAGE GROUP LLC

Effective August 1, 2008 Rob James, owner of Pacific Northwest Insurance, Inc., 5612 Lake Washington Boulevard NE, Suite 100, Kirkland, WA 98033 joined THE ADVANTAGE GROUP LLC as a new member. Effective 6/30/08 Rob purchased Northcreek Insurance, Woodinville, WA and merged that agency into his Kirkland location.

Pacific Northwest Insurance has been in business since 1992. The agency is a specialist in property, casualty, life insurance and employee benefits with a large private wealth client base. Rob James is a well known and long time member of the Yarrow Point community.

THE ADVANTAGE GROUP LLC consists of 15 autonomous independent agency partners with 20 office locations ranging from Blaine on the Canadian border to Ocean Shores. The group of aggregators, one of the largest agencies in Western Washington, manages over $100,000,000 in premium volume and represents 30 major insurance carriers.

John Carmody, Executive Director, said "TAG is extremely pleased to have a high quality and very experienced insurance agency like Pacific Northwest Insurance join the group. The Advantage Group is not a typical insurance agency organization. We combine the sophisticated capability of a large broker with the personal attention of a community based agency. Pacific Northwest Insurance, with their great reputation and large customer base, will help us expand our presence in the Western Washington area and assist TAG in becoming a more dynamic competitor in the marketplace."