Risk & Business Magazine Walsh Duffield Companies Fall 2016 | Page 6

ABOUT US

Walsh Duffield
About Us
AGENCY GROWTH
An industry leader in the Buffalo area
since first opening our doors in 1860,
Walsh Duffield Companies, Inc., has
expanded our reach by acquiring
two well-established insurance
agencies in Rochester, New York.
Now that we are partnered with Barry
York Agency and Don Allen Agency,
one-third of our customers and onethird of our team is in Rochester. As
part of the recent agreement, Walsh
Duffield will also continue our affiliation
with Mickles Agency, Inc. and Wilkins
Insurance Agency, Inc. Both Jim
Mickles and Gary Wilkins have been
affiliated with Don Allen Agency, Inc.
for over twenty years and bring great
experience to our growing team.
OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR
CUSTOMERS
Across the region, our mission is to
create solutions that keep you and your

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business safe and well, and we do this by
providing you with access to personal and
commercial insurance products and group
benefits from the nation’s leading carriers.
We pride ourselves on being a strategic
partner, and we will listen and discover

“OUR MISSION
IS TO CREATE
SOLUTIONS
THAT KEEP YOU
AND YOUR
BUSINESS SAFE
AND WELL...”
what makes your business unique before
providing a thoughtful recommendation.
We continually strive to provide
the advice, education, and guidance

necessary to manage your risk and help
you make the best decisions regarding
your insurance coverage options.
OUR COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY
At Walsh Duffield, we strive to better
the communities we live and work
in. Our staff is dedicated to giving
back, and we support them every step
of the way. Recently, Walsh Duffield
received a Safeco Make More Happen
Award, which came with a $5,000
donation to Community Services for the
Developmentally Disabled in Buffalo.
We hope to be able to bring the same
level of philanthropy to the Rochester
area, so we can be fully committed to
our clients and community we serve.
We also pride ourselves on supporting
local start-up businesses with a
professional services partnership in
the Innovation Center offices at the
Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. At
this office, we provide risk management