Firestone Agency of Florida, Inc.
Wholesale Insurance Brokers & Managing General Agency
Family owned and operated to transact insurance business in the highest of ethical traditions
Firestone agencies span generations with over 100 years of integrity in the insurance industry
Family owned and operated we underwrite Excess & Surplus Lines insurance from basic small business to larger more complex commercial risks throughout the state of Florida.
FAF combines long-term confidence with stability behind your new and renewal business allowing our producers to service specific needs of their clients.
FAF continues the tradition of providing a highly diverse, stable, competitive product line while maintaining superior service for producing agents.
FAF underwriters will make every effort to tailor coverage, suggest options and negotiate with insurance companies to provide competitive terms.
Few entities maintain the ability to adapt and evolve in the insurance industry over a one hundred year period. The experience of the Firestone agencies span several generations with the original agency established in 1915 by Harry M. Firestone in Brooklyn, New York.
With a firm commitment to the Florida marketplace, our objective is to transact business in the highest traditions of ethical integrity so that long-term profitable relationships are established with producing agents and insurance companies alike.
FAF provides constant strategic market analysis and a review of underwriting direction to enhance consisent, orderly flow of our business. See ahead...
The Firestone Agency of Florida Inc. acts as a MGA [Managing General Agent] and as a Wholesale Broker.
In this capacity, we may handle representation within our binding authorities including combinations of advertising, marketing, rating, quoting, binding, policy issuance, policy maintenance, accounting, and other miscellaneous functions. In addition, we may secure and negotiate terms on a brokerage basis in which we may be responsible for ongoing communication with the carrier during the policy period.
We do not operate as a retail agency.
Access to major domestic and international specialty insurance companies with carriers supported by the highest rated reinsurance in the insurance marketplace.
We pride ourselves in our procedures, many of which designed to reduce exposure to professional liability. To do this, there is a partnership between the wholesaler and retailer so that an orderly flow of business can be established.
We simply understand basic small business to larger more complex risks. Our professional staff can access terms from domestic, international specialty and surplus lines companies. Underwriters will make every effort to tailor coverage, suggest options and negotiate with insurance companies to provide competitive terms. We do not operate as a retail agency.
Stabile processing capabilities and adaptation to market conditions provides long-term confidence behind your business. Among commercial insurance brokers, service and communication provided by many of the highest-performing firms outperform larger rivals by a large margin.
Especially in a challenging marketplace, one of the most significant single attributes driving such performance is quality of advice and guidance provided. Demonstrating brokers who have an in-depth expertise and establish a hands-on, consultative, professional relationship with their clients are consistently driving the highest levels of customer satisfaction.
If you have a question about whether or not we can place business for a particular risk with a specific excess and surplus lines insurance carrier please contact us.
FAF provides access to multiple major domestic and international specialty insurance carriers supported by the highest rated reinsurance in the marketplace.
By line of business, ACORD™ and/or fully executed risk specific supplemental applications are considered by us.
Productive communication, pertinent operations and all exposures are essential to initiate the underwriting process.
Review, negotiate and achieve competitive terms tailored to fit the specific needs of your client.
I look for a firm who has good relationships with their carriers and can provide expertise when it comes to questions regarding submissions. I also look for a good response time for new business, renewals and for everyday service problems
If they have been in business a long time and have markets that we know are competitive we give them a chance. If they do their job quickly and accurately, we continue to use them. If their underwriters lack immediate expertise, we go elsewhere. We prefer to not swim upstream. Any difficulty in dealing with them is the quickest way for them to lose our interest.
We choose a wholesaler based on commitment to service, response time and access to highly rated markets. The relationship with a wholesaler/MGA is dependent on the carriers they represent as well as the responsiveness of their organization.
Length of time in market. Reputation. Good reports from other agents that use them. Good working relationship with the underwriting staff. Experience and expertise are very important. They need to have good markets and they need to respond quickly.
Firestone Agency of Florida, Inc.
Wholesale Insurance Brokers
International Plaza
7280 West Palmetto Park Road
Boca Raton, FL 33433
(954) 341-8331 Florida Agents
(800) 683-1150 Toll Free
General: info@firestoneagency,com
Submissions: quotes@firestoneagency.com
Report a Claim: claims@firestoneagency.com
Accounting: dfirestone@firestoneagency.com