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RI Insurance Firm on Fastest Growing & Innovative Companies List

Larry Keefe/Chairman & CEO at Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc.

East Providence, RI – Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. (S&S) has been honored by Providence Business News (PBN) as one of Rhode Island’s Fastest Growing & Innovative Companies. It was one of five finalists in the $25 million to $75 million Fastest Growing Companies category, whose nominations were based on percentage growth of revenue from 2015 to 2017.

“We have been in growth mode and are looking to expand more,” said Larry Keefe, Chairman and CEO.  “Over the last few months we have acquired agencies in Sagamore Beach, Mass. and Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and are continually looking to grow our presence. We also have been enhancing our marketing efforts, which will be a key initiative leading us towards the future.

Other accolades for Starkweather & Shepley this year include: “Best Places to Work in RI,” by PBN; nominated to the “President’s Club,” by The Hanover Group; and being ranked 61st on Business Insurance Magazine’s Top 100 List of Insurance Brokerage in the United States.