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About Purmort & Martin Insurance Agency
Expert Customer Service | Over 60 Years Serving Sarasota | Locally Owned
Expert Customer Service Over 60 Years Serving Sarasota Locally Owned
Why Purmort & Martin Insurance Agency?
Purmort & Martin Insurance Agency, one of the area’s oldest and largest locally owned insurance agencies has consistently been recognized by the Sarasota Herald Tribune Readers Poll as the area’s “BEST INSURANCE AGENCY”. Additionally, in 1993, we became the first two-time winner of the “Insignia Award” presented by the Better Business Council of the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce for superior customer service.
Located in our attractive office building at 2301 Ringling Boulevard, we represent an insurance tradition spanning five generations. Our office building is considered by many as one of the most efficiently designed insurance offices in the Southeast, with the emphasis on service to the insured.
Independent agencies have historically been locally owned and operated businesses whose owners are active in the community, available and ready to help. Modern times have seen a reduction in the number of independent agencies and their personal service, and an increase in the “chain store” volume sales approach, as more and more regional firms invade the communities. Purmort & Martin maintains the traditional approach as one of the area’s largest locally owned insurance agencies. We believe you do not have to sacrifice competitive prices to give quality local service.
Our office force of more than 30 full-time, experienced insurance people is divided into the following specialized departments: Commercial Lines, Personal Lines, Life, Marketing and Accounting.
We have six full-time property and casualty agents. In addition to these qualified individuals, most of the customer account managers who handle the insurance accounts daily also have their property and casualty insurance licenses. Thus, they also have full binding authority for most insurance purposes.
Purmort & Martin Insurance Agency is an integral part of the Sarasota community. We are proud to count many of the area’s leading local businesses and individuals among our valued customers.
In 2004, three of our experienced insurance agents joined Rick Martin as owners: Matt Stepulla, Russ Bobbitt and Jamie Purmort. In 2008, they purchased Mr. Martin's shares.
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide independent business owners and individuals with professional advice on insurance products which meet their special needs.
Our goal is to build long term relationships with our clients based on mutual understanding, integrity, and trust.
To earn our clients’ business, we will provide fast, accurate responses to their requests, with the same high level of personal service we would expect if we were the client.
Our Philosophy
Purmort & Martin Insurance Agency, LLC has been a part of the community since 1957. Our mission is to satisfy our customers with quality products and exceptional service. We are staffed with professional and trained employees who can help with a claim or a problem.
As an independent agency, we represent several competitive and financially stable insurance companies. Our philosophy is to provide the best value in insurance coverage. We achieve this by carefully selecting only those companies that will provide our customers with the best coverage for their premium dollar.
Quality coverage and personal service are the hallmarks of our agency. We do not take our customers business for granted; on the contrary, we strive to earn it every day.
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