Press Releases

(Santa Rosa, CA – January 10, 2018) Carmi Woods has joined George Petersen Insurance Agency’s Santa Rosa office as an Account Executive in the Employee Benefits Department.  Woods has worked in the insurance industry, focusing in Employee Benefits, for over fifteen years.  She will be working to build close relationships with clients, in order to provide tailored benefits programs to meet each client’s unique needs.  

(Santa Rosa, CA – April 17, 2017) George Petersen Insurance Agency, one of Northern California’s largest independently owned agencies, has announced the acquisition of Minto and Wilkie Insurance Agency, an independent agency located in downtown San Rafael, CA.  Minto and Wilkie has been present in downtown San Rafael since 1917, celebrating their one hundredth year in business this year.

George Petersen Insurance Agency, one of Northern California’s largest independently owned insurance agencies, has announced five new partners to the firm’s ownership: Larney Ford (Eureka), Manny Mello (Eureka), Joe Platt (Santa Rosa), Dylan Sacco (Redding), and Daniel Walters (Santa Rosa). 

The new partners bring a variety of experience and skillsets to the agency’s ownership, which now totals fifteen partners and spans across the firm’s eight regional offices, which also include Auburn, Ukiah, Fort Bragg, Gualala, and Fortuna.

George Petersen Insurance Agency has appointed insurance industry veteran Roland Galli as sales manager to lead the agency’s growth initiatives across its eight Northern California offices.

Roland brings nearly 25 years of industry experience to his role as sales manager, where he will lead George Petersen’s team of 36 commercial insurance agents. With extensive experience in insurance marketing, sales, and claims, Roland will be stationed out of the agency’s Santa Rosa office to lead the agency’s new business and growth initiatives.

(Santa Rosa, CA – February 12, 2015)  George Petersen Insurance Agency is excited to kick off 2015 with a series of new hires and promotions at its Santa Rosa office.

Ron Zanetti, Commercial Producer