Smith Signature Insurance Allows Smith to be One Stop Shop

Tampa, FL -- (SBWire) -- 12/26/2017 --As the largest and most successful independent real estate brokerage in Tampa Bay, Smith & Associates Real Estate is known for a customer-centric approach that makes buying and selling homes seamless. To enhance their value-added services and provide clients with more in-house options, Smith & Associates Real Estate is pleased to announce the opening of Smith Signature Insurance powered by Baldwin Krystyn Sherman (BKS) Partners.

Scheduled to open January 2018 and formed as a joint venture with BKS Partners, Smith Signature Insurance will give agents and their clients access to in-house risk consultants and more than 25 insurer partners, including high-net worth insurers AIG, PURE, Chubb and VAULT. The new service will also offer a variety of competitive personal insurance and risk mitigation solutions.

BKS was founded by industry veterans Lowry Baldwin, Elizabeth Krystyn, and Laura Sherman. Each have acquired decades of technical expertise in the traditional areas of commercial insurance, risk management, employee benefits and personal insurance. By working collaboratively, their combined experience creates a vantage point with a 360° view that optimally serves clients, colleagues and insurance company partners. Since opening the doors in 2006, the BKS Holistic Protection™ model has produced double digit growth and unprecedented client retention.

Bob Glaser, President and CEO of Smith & Associates Real Estate, says his company is in growth mode and this new partnership with BKS Partners gives them another tool in cultivating long-lasting client relationships and developing creative solutions to understanding and meeting client challenges. "We've always strived to provide personalized, professional service and exceptional experiences to our clients. We saw a need in the marketplace for in-house comprehensive insurance solutions and we partnered with an organization and individuals who share the same high standard we do when it comes to customer care," says Glaser.

Michelle Couture and Laura Noderer will lead Smith Signature Insurance, bringing with them a wealth of experience and insurance specific certifications. Smith Signature Insurance will specialize in:

- Risk mitigation advice

- Coastal properties

- Historic homes

- Difficult to place flood coverage

- All personal lines: Homeowners, Auto, Excess Liability, Collections, Watercraft, Recreational Vehicles, Flood

- Equine and Farming Risks

- Multiple and Jointly-held Properties

According to Noderer, "with Smith Signature Insurance, clients can expect efficient, accurate, and detailed personal insurance reviews and solutions regardless of the coverage they need. We believe our approach in analyzing a client's risks and exposures and collaborating with them to design customized solutions for their specific needs will bring peace of mind to our clients."

Couture adds, "we enjoy finding solutions to the myriad of complex challenges many business owners and families face when it comes to their insurance needs. Our new venture as Smith Signature Insurance completes the picture for Smith & Associates Real Estate, offering each client the value of time and expertly-led, trustworthy advice that is the cornerstone of the company's general philosophy."