News & Awards

September 2010 - Schultheis Insurance Service Agents Receive IACSR Designations

Schultheis Insurance Customer Service Agents Shelley Hotz and Erica Smith recently earned the Indiana Accredited Customer Service Representative (IACSR) designation. The IACSR designation is a national continuing education program developed by the Independent Insurance Agents of America.

Shelley Hotz graduated from the University of Southern Indiana in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in economics. She obtained a Property and Casualty Insurance License in 2007. Shelley began employment with Schultheis Insurance in 1999 as a high school intern.

Erica Smith graduated from the University of Southern Indiana in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. She obtained a Property and Casualty Insurance license in 2008. Erica started with Schultheis Insurance in 2003 as a high school intern.

Schultheis Insurance is a family-owned, full-service insurance agency established in Evansville in 1944 by Frank M. Schultheis. Schultheis Insurance was recognized as Independent Agency of the Year by Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana, Inc. in both 1996 and 2007, and is the only agency in Southern Indiana to have received this award.

June 2010 - Schultheis Insurance Launches iPhone App

The Schultheis Insurance Agency is happy to continually increase the ways for their clients to interact with the agency by releasing the Schultheis Insurance Agency iPhone App. Schultheis Insurance customers that own an iPhone can now submit claims wirelessly through the app found in Apple's App Store. To download the Schultheis Insurance Agency iPhone App please visit http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/schultheis-insurance-claim/id367291249?mt=8.

January 2010 - Kenan Schultheis Selected as IIABA Grassroots Leader

On January 25th, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) selected Kenan Schultheis as a Grassroots Leader. The Grassroots Leader award goes to an individual that dedicates themselves to answering the call of legislative action alerts. This designation has only been presented to 412 individuals across the nation. Kenan's work not only goes to help to strengthen independent insurance agency legislation for Schultheis Insurance, but for every independent agency in the United States.

Schultheis Insurance Named to Accident Fund's Agency Hall of Fame

Schultheis Insurance is proud to be included in Accident Fund's 2010 Agency Hall of Fame. The Agency Hall of Fame is recognition for those agencies that write the most new business each month. This designation is awarded to two agencies in each state who prove their commitment to profitable growth with the carrier.

Schultheis Insurance Supports Activities of the Independent Insurance Agents of Evansville

IIAE (Independent Insurance Agents of Evansville) is an organization of members of the community’s independent insurance agencies. Schultheis agents are members of IIAE and are active in support of their projects for the betterment of the community. For the 2010-2011 two-year term, Terry Martin, CIC, CWCA of Schultheis Insurance Agency was named President, and Benjamin Schultheis, CWCA of Schultheis Insurance Agency will be President-Elect of the board of directors.

A primary goal of the Independent Insurance Agents of Evansville is to enrich the lives of the community they serve through grants donated to organizations within Evansville. In addition to sponsoring locally run programs, the IIAE funds scholarships for area high school seniors who will be attending secondary education institutions.