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Awards & Honors

One of the largest 100% employee owned insurance brokerage firms in the nation, Thoits Insurance has been consistantly recognized for outstanding practice.

Highlighted Awards:

Voted one of the Best Places to Work in 2006 and follower of Best Practices in 2004

2006

  • Ranked one of the 100 Best Places to Work in the Greater Bay Area.
  • Recognized as a Best Practices agency nationally by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers
    of America 2001 - 2006.

2005

  • Awarded President's Award by Golden Eagle Insurance in recognition of consistent and high performance.
  • Ranked one of the 100 Best Places to Work in the Greater Bay Area.
  • Teresa Farkas named 2005 Employee Owner of the Year by the California/Western States Chapter of the ESOP Association.
  • Recognized as one of the fastest growing private companies in the area by the Silicon Valley Business Journal.
  • Listed as one of the Top Independent Insurance Agencies in the Insurance Journal.
  • Recognized as a Best Practices agency nationally by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America.

2004

  • Thoits CEO, Don Way, awarded The Ramsden/Sullivan Award by the Insurance Agents and Brokers of the West Association. This is the most prestigious award IBA West can bestow on an individual.
  • Recognized as one of the fastest growing private companies in the area by the Silicon Valley Business Journal.
  • Recognized as a Best Practices agency nationally by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America.

2003

  • Awarded President's Award by Golden Eagle Insurance in recognition of consistent and high performance.
  • Recognized as one of the fastest growing private companies in the area by the Silicon Valley Business Journal.
  • Recognized as a Best Practices agency nationally by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America.

2002

  • Awarded President's Award by Golden Eagle Insurance in recognition of consistent and high performance.
  • Recognized as one of the fastest growing private companies in the area by the Silicon Valley Business Journal.
  • Recognized as a Best Practices agency nationally by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America.

2001

  • Recognized as one of the fastest growing private companies in the area by the Silicon Valley Business Journal.
  • Recognized as a Best Practices agency nationally by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America.

2000

  • Named one of the 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in Silicon Valley by the San Francisco Business Times and the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal.
  • Named one of the Ten Longest-Established Businesses in Santa Clara County by the San Francisco Business Times and the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal.
  • Recognized as a Best Practices agency nationally by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America.

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