The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 8, Milford, Kosciusko County, 19 February 1986 — Page 30

Today And Tomorrow — Wed., Feb. 19,1986

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COTTON AND COTTON INSURANCE — Located on SR 13 in Syracuse, Cotton and Cotton Insurance is ready to serve all insurance needs of an individual or business. Pictured is the staff at the independent insurance agency who put a team effort into each account. From left are Elaine Kemper, receptionist; Dave and Sally Cotton, owners; and Ed Sorenson, agent.

Cotton and Cotton provides total account insurance

Although its sign reads Cotton and Cotton Insurance, Inc., another name, Sorenson, should be added to the list. Dave and Sally Cotton, owners, consider Ed Sorenson as much an integral part of the business as they themselves are. ' Opening shop only two and a half years ago, in September of 1983, the Cottons received a warm response from the community. That response has only continued to increase as has the business itself. Even with the dramatic increase, the Cottons have been able to remain at their original location on SR 13 in Syracuse. As need sees fit, the Cottons will more than likely find new lodging in the future. Dave, who has been in the insurance business of 17 years, had previously worked in corporate positions with various companies. Most recently, he was the regional manager with the CNA Insurance Company in New Jersey. Along with numerous other certifications. Dave has his CLU (Chartered Life Underwriter). Feeling that he could better serve insurance buyers from an independent standpoint, Dave left the big city to come back home to Indiana. This move opened up the opportunity for Sally, his wife, to become involved with the business and begin selling insurance. Although new in the business, Sally is already taking courses to obtain her CIC (Certified Insurance Counselor). Last year, the Cottons felt that business warranted an addition to the staff, which is when Sorenson joined their ranks. The offer was one that Sorenson, who was eager to become an independent agent, quickly accepted. Like Dave, Ed Sorenson had previously been a regional manager. The last portion of his IV/z years of ex-

White Plumbing and Heating is family owned, operated

White Plumbing and Heating Inc., located on Dixie Road just off Effie Mae and SR 13, North Webster, is family owned and operated since 1968 and offers all types of mechanical services including plumbing, heating, electric work, and air conditioning. “We sell and service heating equipment and we specialize in plumbing services, which includes two-inch well work and screen changes,” related Joe and Judy White, owners of the business. The company does residential and light commercial work according to the Whites. Aqua Wells Service became a part of the White Plumbing operation in 1981. Jim Stoddard is a partner and runs this part of the business. White said, “We sell Lennox 97 percent Pulse Efficiency furnaces, with only three percent heat loss due to combustion venting.” According to the Lennox statistics, conventional gas furnaces send 300 to/450 degrees of heat up the chimney or flue due to venting requirements, but the Pulse fhie

perience, were spent with Hastings Mutual Insurance company. Ed has already obtained his CIC. As a team of three professionally licensed agents, the group offers what they term “total account selling.” By this, they are hoping to provide individuals with all possible types of insurance needs, whether that involves personal, business, life, disability, hospitalization, major medical, auto, renters, or any other form of insurance. Although the group works as a team on each account, each specializes in certain areas. Sally handles personal insurance, Ed deals primarily with commercial insurance, and Dave works with life, group, disability, and pensions insurance. One of the many advantages Cotton and Cotton Insurance has over other companies is its quick claims service. It works with companies which it feels are quick and efficient. In dealing with these same companies, both the insurance company and claims agent become personally involved with the clients. There are even certain claims that can be paid directly out of office. Several of the companies Cotton and Cotton insures its clients through include Security Mutual, Hastings Mutual, Grange Mutual, Monroe Guaranteed, Financial Security Group, Bankers, Mutual Benefit, and American Community Mutual Insurance Company. Cotton and Cotton realizes that accidents don’t always happen while its clients are in town, for these people the insurance company offers a toll-free telephone number throughout Indiana. Often times, by using this number, the insurance company can begin processing the claim immediately.

temperature for heat loss is only around 100 degrees. Lennox technology has made the Pulse easy to install and service and this difference in efficiency will mean a significant reduction in monthly heating bills. White Plumbing and Heating also sells the Platinum Cat, the only vented and thermostatically controlled catalytic gas space heater which is an ideal Zone Heating unit designed to heat an individual room or small area such as a workshop, den, garage, basement, sun porch, room addition, cabin, or attic bedroom. Commercially, the wall heating unit is ideal for offices or store rooms that require individual heat. White Plumbing and Heating and Aqua Wells have seven skilled servicemen and installers experienced in both plumbing and heating knowledge and know-how. The company has four service trucks to offer quick and efficient service. The Whites are members of Independent Business Association and the Indiana State Plumbing and Heating Association.

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