Greg Joly of Loomis & LaPann, second from left, stands with Associates of Glens Falls officials,
from left, Joe Place, Chuck Gohn and Jason Pirozzolo in downtown Glens Falls.
Leading independent insurance agency Associates
of Glens Falls announced the recent acquisition
of Loomis & LaPann Inc.
Officials said the Loomis & LaPann acquisition
will enhance business growth by expanding into
a niche market place and strengthening Associates
of Glens Falls’ existing sports and recreation
business units.
Loomis & LaPann Inc. traces its origins back
to 1852. They have focused on specialty insurance
products across all four North American time
zones as well as across industries as varied as fish
canneries and lumbering in the early years, to their
current specialty, amateur sports management,
Associates of Glens Falls said in a new release.
Officials said Loomis & LaPann will continue to
develop insurance programs specifically designed
for state high school athletic/activities associations,
state high school coaches associations, U.S.
Olympic Committee national governing bodies
and amateur sports groups/associations.
Currently Loomis & LaPann insures over
100,000 high school coaches. The Loomis & Lapann name will stay intact and Greg Joly, sports
senior vice president, and his team have joined
the insurance specialists at the Associates of Glens
Falls office in downtown Glens Falls.
Joly has been in the insurance industry for over
20 years. He began his insurance career with the
Lawrence Group and then transitioned to Loomis
& LaPann Inc.
Joly is a retired former professional ice hockey
player who was drafted number one overall in
the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft by the Washington
Capitals. He played 365 NHL games over the course
of his nine-year career for Washington and the
Detroit Red Wings. With his background in professional
sports and insurance, Joly will continue to
work with various insurance underwriters to provide
the most comprehensive insurance products .
“We are excited to have Greg and his team with
us,” Associates’ President Chuck Gohn said. “Loomis
& LaPann is a perfect fit. We also recognize
that the opportunity to purchase a 163 year old
company doesn’t come along too often. With that
opportunity comes the responsibility of moving
the company forward. We’re excited to be part of
Loomis & LaPann’s future.”
Joly said the acquisition “is a perfect fit and
we welcome the opportunity this acquisition will
provide.”
Associates of Glens Falls was founded in 1967
and specializes in all types of personal and commercial
insurance. Its agents service clients locally
and across the United States, and operate in-house,
concierge claims and loss control departments.
Associates of Glens Falls, Inc. and Loomis &
LaPann are licensed in all 50 states. For more
information visit www.aogf.com or www.loomislapann.com.