Associated Agencies, Inc.

Associated Agencies, Inc. was originally formed  in 1890 by three brokerage firms merging together to form one agency. We have grown from what was a rather small independent agency to what has become a large independent all lines insurance agency.  Associated writes property and casualty insurance for commercial accounts as well as employee benefits which represents a large part of our business.

We are extremely proud of our relationships with the insurance companies that we represent, of the very loyal customer base that we service and especially with our outstanding staff that we have built.  Our employees are knowledgeable, dedicated and committed to excellent and prompt service.  Our customers enjoy the staff’s expertise and their commitment to servicing their business.

Our management team has been together for most of their adult life.  Robert Schrayer began working for Associated in 1955, began his own agency in 1971 and purchased Associated in 1986. 

Karen Vacko began her insurance career working for Liberty Mutual and moved to Associated in 1969. She is one of two Executive Vice Presidents and services large commercial accounts for property and casualty business and employee benefits. Karen serves on the board of Associated.

Skip Schrayer is our other Executive Vice Presidents and has been with Associated since 1974.  Skip is a producer of large accounts and handles the largest book of business in the office as well as serving as sales manager and serves as a member of the board of directors.

Carol Ulasy joined Associated in 1980 and has become the Chief Financial Officer and a Senior Vice President. Carol oversees all of the Agencies financial issues with the insurance industry and the banking industry.

This management team has been with Associated for 150 years or an average of 37.5 years.  Obviously we pride ourselves in loyalty and reliability.  One of our most important and significant assets is the quality, knowledge and commitment to excellence of our staff.  61% of our entire staff has been with us for 5 years or more, an exceptionally high percentage.