|
1876 |
J.G. Mulford Co. founded and first insurance policies sold. |
|
1933 |
C.W. Bollinger Co. founded and incorporated. |
|
1946 |
Pioneers student and athletic insurance in New Jersey. |
|
1963 |
Sells amateur sports insurance nationwide. |
|
1983 |
Starts golf and country club insurance program. |
|
1992 |
Adopts ESOP and becomes an employee-owned company. |
|
1994 |
Consolidates all operations to headquarters in Short Hills, NJ with
merged agencies: JG Mulford Co.; Pearsall, Maben & Frankenbach; Molter
Agency; Stevenson Agency; and Insurance Professionals, Inc. |
|
1995 |
Merges with Fowler Agency and Shepard, Caulfield & McCue |
|
1999 |
Acquires F.J. Wilkes & Co. and the Young Perry Agency, both of which
relocate to Short Hills. |
|
2000 |
Acquires Spalding Associates, Princeton, NJ and R&F of New York, in
New York City establishing branch offices in both locations. |
|
2001 |
For the fourth year in a row, the Independent Agents of America has
singled out Bollinger for excellence by selecting it as one of the “Best Practices Agencies” in
America |
|
2001 |
Robert E. Linnett Agency, Caldwell, NJ and Dunlop, Onderdonk & Wilson,
Wayne, NJ merge with Bollinger in Short Hills. |
|
2001 |
Acquires Excess & Surplus Lines agencies, Market Solutions Managers
and Princeton Risk Managers. |
|
2001 |
Recognized as the 36th largest insurance agency in the U.S. (by Business
Insurance) and the
15th largest privately held
insurance broker (by Hales
& Company). |
|
2002 |
Alfred H. Merritt Agency of Princeton, NJ, merges with Bollinger. |
|
2003 |
For the third consecutive year, recognized as #1 in automation by The
Automated Agency Report. |
|
2003 |
The Madara Company, Mt. Laurel, NJ merges with Bollinger, establishing
a branch office in Mt. Laurel. |
|
2003 |
Bollinger acquires Nixon-Gallagher, New York, NY and The Bartley
Agency, Chester, NJ. |
|
2003 |
Recognized as one of the top 20 agencies in productivity by Business
Insurance. |
|
2003 |
Ranked as the 34th largest insurance agency in the U.S. (by Business
Insurance) and the 12th
largest privately held insurance broker (by Hales
& Company). 2003 premium volume exceeds $530 million.
|
|
2004 |
Merger with Storrie, Budd & Jones Agency, Woodbury Heights, NJ,
establishes fourth branch office location. |
| 2004 |
Ranked as the 30th largest
insurance agency in the U.S. by Business
Insurance. |
| 2005 |
Named one of
the "Best Places to Work in New Jersey" by Best Companies
Group. |
| 2005 |
Bollinger
Academy, a nine month insurance training program for newly hired
college graduates is established. |
| 2005 |
Bollinger
acquires the Thomas Fallon Insurance Agency of Woodcliff Lake, NJ. |
| 2005 |
Ranked as the 24th largest insurance agency in the U.S. (by Business
Insurance) and the 7th
largest privately held insurance broker (by Hales
& Company). 2004 premium volume exceeds $630 million. |
| 2005 |
Ranked as one
of the top 10 agencies in productivity by Business
Insurance. |
| 2005 |
Mt. Laurel and
Woodbury Hts. branch offices relocate to state-of-the-art facilities
in Moorestown, NJ. |
| 2005 |
Bollinger
acquires The Rork Agency of Midland Park, NJ |
| 2006 |
MLW Services,
100 William Street, New York, NY merges with Bollinger |
| 2006 |
Bollinger gains
a significant presence in the southwestern area of New Jersey by
acquiring three insurance agencies in Salem and Cumberland counties
-The Hitchner Agency, Elmer, NJ; Tri County Insurors, Pennsville,
NJ; and the Barton F. Sharpe Agency, Bridgeton, NJ.
|
| 2006 |
Bollinger
acquires Haas & Haas Agency and The Surety Source. Both
Voorhees, NJ agencies relocate to Bollinger's Moorestown office. |
| 2006 |
Bollinger
acquires Windsor Benefits and James E. Hopgood & Associates.
Both Denville, NJ agencies relocate to Short Hills. |
| 2006 |
With 2005
premium volume exceeding $670 million, ranked as the nation's 25th
largest insurance agency (by Business
Insurance) and the 8th largest privately held insurance
broker (by Hales
& Company). |
| 2006 |
Ranked
#9 as one of New Jersey's Finest Companies, a NJBiz awards program honoring the
State's 50 fastest growing companies. |
|
2006 |
Acquires
Mather & Co. of Philadelphia, establishing a presence in Pennsylvania. |
|
2007 |
Opens a fourth
NJ location in Vineland to service its South Jersey Personal Lines
clients. |
|
2007 |
Acquires The
Peter Duffy Agency of Green Village, NJ and Patchett, Grode & Topp of
Wyckoff, NJ |
|
2007 |
For the third
consecutive year, named one of
the "Best Places to Work in New Jersey" by Best Companies
Group. |
|
2007 |
Acquires
William J. Redmond and Associates of Freehold, NJ |
|
2007 |
With 2006
premium volume exceeding $820 million, ranked as the nation's 20th
largest insurance agency (by Business
Insurance). |
