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DeForest Group is pleased to announce that we have been appointed with Greater New York! 

Bill Hoos Regional Manager bhoos@deforestgroupinc.com We have added a third Regional Manager to our team. We are pleased to announce that William A. Hoos (Bill) has accepted this position and has joined our team as of January 1, 2014. With over […]

Independent Agents Many independent agents have the same carriers. So how are you going to convince your prospective insured that they are better off having you as their representative if the agent down the street is offering the same company as […]

The Client Website John Smith, the local handyman wants to attract business.  He has a website.  On that website he advertises that he can handle deck repairs, some cabinetry work and maybe some minor interior re-design. John gives his web designer […]

Independent Insurance Agent VS. YOU My insurance journey began a mere year and a half ago. When I began working for the DeForest Group, I barely knew anything about insurance other than you had to have it and that I did.  […]

When Your Teen Begins To Drive  For a parent those words in the same sentence can be extremely scary on many levels. Maybe your kids are still very young and the thought of them driving is a distant nightmare or they […]

CREATING THE RIGHT TEAM Since 2010 DeForest Group, Inc. has hired 22 employees. Human Resources has been very busy.  TWENTY-TWO in less than 4 full years is a lot for a small business. As I look down my list and look […]

In this tumultuous property market, home values can vary greatly from town to town, county to county, and state to state.  In addition, market value and replacement cost can differ incredibly.  Explaining the difference between market value and replacement cost to […]

As the newest member of the DeForest team I was honored to be asked to write our initial blog post. While I may be new to DeForest I’ve been around the industry for more years than I care to admit. Most […]