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Best Choice Insurance Joins Vantage Insurance Services, Inc.
Hotel and motel owners now have more insurance options than ever before
Coral Springs, FL (October 14, 2009) - Vantage Insurance Services, Inc. ("VISI"), a full-service insurance agency specializing in creative solutions for the hospitality industry, has joined forces with Best Choice Insurance Agency ("Best Choice"), a full-service agency with relationships with over 20 A-rated carriers. This alliance, which includes the merger of Best Choice's hospitality business into VISI and Best Choice's President, Mike Boone, becoming a partner in VISI and a member of its senior management team, follows a year of tremendous growth at VISI. The relationship affords the agencies' clients the benefits of scale and expertise in the hospitality business, while enjoying the resources of a full-service agency that can suit their personal, business, and commercial insurance needs nationwide.
 VISI, based in Coral Springs, FL, is an affiliate of Vantage Hospitality Group, Inc., the 11th largest hotel company in the world, with nearly 900 member properties. Boone described the opportunities presented by merging his agency's hospitality business into VISI, saying, "Much like the history of Vantage Hospitality, VISI has seen a need to service the hotel and motel industry, particularly the smaller, limited-service owners who have been given very few choices in the insurance markets. We have done a great job providing solutions and services for members of the Vantage brands and for outside hoteliers." He added, "I'm looking forward to being part of their executive management team as part owner, and I am very excited about the programs we'll be rolling out in the next year."
Bill Shaw, President of VISI, said, "We've known Mike for a long time, and are delighted that Best Choice has been a member of Vantage's Preferred Vendor Program for some time. While merging Best Choice's hospitality business into our growing book is great, the real advantage of this alliance for us is having Mike as part of our team. We plan on keeping him very busy developing new programs, gaining access to new carriers, and providing operational efficiencies that are essential for a fast-growing agency like VISI."
With a presence in the Southeast and the Midwest, and with access to Vantage's experience and reputation in the hotel industry, VISI is poised to emerge as a leading national insurance agency serving all of the insurance needs of the hospitality industry.
For more information on VISI, please call 866-550-VISI (8474) or visit www.VantageInsuranceServices.com.
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