May 14, 2020
AgencyWelcome to Al Shank Insurance, Inc.
We are the only insurance agency in the area to be named a “Best Practices” agency by the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America for outstanding agency operation, one of only 30 our size in the USA. We have garnered this recognition 18 years since 1995. We are also a Ruby Slipper award winner […]
March 17, 2021
AgencySo Al Shank Sez…….
So I hope you have been following us on Face Book or Linkedin. It is my plan to go into a little more detail for those of you that find the FB and Linkedin entries interesting. In our current post I mention our founder, Al Shank Sr. survived the Spanish Flu at age 4. In […]
March 22, 2021
AgencyAl Shank Sez….
Welcome to my weekly blog. If you have seen our posts on Linkedin and Facebook today you know it is about other things that happened in 1941 besides the founding of Al Shank Insurance. Today we highlighted the candy, M and M’s. They were invented in that same year as a means for soldiers to enjoy […]
March 29, 2021
Agency“The Reason”
AL SHANK SEZ…….So as Al Shank Insurance enters its’ 80th year we celebrate “The Reason.” Those of you that lived through the Great Depression or have heard about it can imagine how difficult it would be to lose a main breadwinner and head of the family in 1931 while the Depression was going on. My […]
April 5, 2021
AgencyAl Shank Sez…..our Two Cents
As Al Shank Insurance enters its’ 80th year, we celebrate one of our insurance company partners, the Travelers Insurance Company. Travelers is the 2nd largest writer of insurance for businesses and the 6th largest writer of insurance for individuals and families in the country. We have represented them since 1942, almost as long as ASI […]
April 13, 2021
AgencyAl Shank Sez……”Marketing”
So our founder, Al Shank Sr. had alot of really great marketing ideas. For instance, if you follow us on LinkedIn or Facebook you’ll notice our latest posts have a brochure, in this case, called “Preparing ahead for your Boy.” It included things like ideas on “thrift training, life insurance, and good health,” for that […]
April 19, 2021
AgencyAl Shank Sez…..Marlon Brando
So as we enter our 80th year in business we celebrate the interesting…..those things that are unique to Al Shank Insurance. So in the 1960’s the oil and gas industry was booming and even Hollywood stars got into the action including Marlon Brando. You may have heard of him as the Godfather, or he “could’ve […]
April 26, 2021
AgencyAl Shank Sez……EMC
So as Al Shank Insurance enters its’ 80 year in business we celebrate the company(s) we keep. We have represented Employers Mutual Casualty Insurance since the 1960’s. They were formed April 24th, 1911 to provide worker’s compensation insurance to Iowa manufacturers. They now have one of the best websites and loss control services that they […]
May 3, 2021
AgencyAl Shank Sez….Ghost at 24?
As Al Shank Insurance enters its’ 80th year we celebrate the Ghost AT 24….well ok, not really, but we do think we might have one here in the friendly confines of our office at 24 W Second Street, Liberal. Rumor has it if you are down here at night in just the right office […]
May 10, 2021
AgencyAl Shank Sez….Allstate
As Al Shank Insurance enters our 80th year we celebrate the company we keep. We’ve represented Allstate since 1979. It’s no secret that Allstate had a long affiliation with retailer Sears. The name Allstate was actually was borrowed from a automobile tire sold in the Sears catalog and the company started in April of […]