PDA's Annual Report 2016 | Page 40

PDAIS PDAIS PDAIS/BELL MISSION PDAIS/Bell exists to provide competitively priced, quality insurance products to their clients, their employees and families, as charged through the endorsement of the Pennsylvania Dental Association. The five key measures that help us understand whether or not PDAIS/Bell is following its mission and doing its job can be defined by our commitment, high ethical standards, growth, customer service and quality products. While practical measures are not necessarily indicators of health and depth of commitment, they do serve as barometers that help us ask the appropriate questions. This year-end report will attempt to highlight in abbreviated fashion the accomplishments of the past 12 months. PDAIS/BELL 2015 HIGHLIGHTS: Products/Growth HIGHLIGHTS OF THE COMBINED PDAIS & BELL AGENCY: • 34 employees • 6 Offices- Corporate office Harrisburg, Chambersburg, Hanover, Shippensburg, Greencastle, and Mercersburg. • Licensed in PA, New Jersey and Maryland • Appointments with nearly 40 P&C and 20 benefits, life and DI carriers • Insures over 7,500 families and 2,500 businesses • Book of Business: 41% Personal lines - 40% Commercial- 19% Benefits • Combined written insurance premium $37,524,000 • 2015 gross earnings $4,040,708 • Gross net profit $445,363 • PDAIS acquired Bell Insurance agency on November 1, 2014. The importance of an agency acquisition was mainly due to the implementation of the Affordable Health Care Act (ACA). The ACA, unfortunately, has had an adverse effect on PDAIS’s revenue and the long-term prospect of PDAIS fulfilling its mission to serve PDA dentists and provide revenue to the PDA. • The Bell acquisition provides PDA with an even more valuable asset and a broader portfolio of products for PDA members. However, we can a