Steven Handmaker Email Address

Chief Marketing Officer

Assurance Agency is one of the largest, privately held insurance brokerages in the Midwest. Business Insurance ranks it among the 100 largest brokers public and private in the United States. The company specializes in providing property and casualty insurance solutions and designing and administering employee benefit programs. Its clients include a wide scope of industry: construction, staffing, senior care and manufacturing, to name just a few. Assurance has been inspiring its trust and confidence with service excellence since the company s founding in 1961. Assurance provides access, and in many cases a preferred broker status, to more than 100 of the toprated insurance carriers in the country.

Before singing Born To Run, Bruce Springsteen's been known to say, "In the end - nobody wins unless everybody wins." On this, the Boss and I completely agree. I'm the Chief Marketing Officer for Assurance, a “Top 50” U.S. insurance brokerage and a repeated, national “Best Place to Work” winner. Assurance creates value by minimizing risk and maximizing health for 6,000 businesses and individuals across the country. We're headquartered in Schaumburg, IL with centralized office locations in Chicago, IL and St. Louis, MO. SO WHAT DO I DO? I serve as a member of our Executive Management Team and I'm primarily responsible for the company's marketing, communications and branding efforts. I offer counsel on all marketing communication initiatives and act as the primary writer and editor of key company messages. I oversee the development of our brand and manage our lead nurturing efforts both online and off. And finally, I drink a lot of coffee. I love me some Starbucks! I'm an active member of The CMO Club, and currently serve as a national membership ambassador. I'm also on the Board of Directors of The Ark, a fabulous nonprofit health and human services agency that cares for some 4,000 people in the Jewish community throughout the Chicagoland area. I also am the Chairperson for the Marketing and Communications Working Group of the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers. DONE BRAGGING OK - Enough about me. I know about me. I'm way more interested in learning about you! I welcome your connection. Specialties: Marketing, communications, branding and identity, business insurance, employee benefits, personal insurance, surety, executive benefits, 401k, financial services industry