Valley Insurance Agency Alliance Adds 100th Member to Organization

St. Louis, MO, August 20, 2016 --(PR.com)-- Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a cohesive family of independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Southern Illinois, recently added Pillar Insurance as its 100th member.

Pillar Insurance is a full-service insurance agency that specializes in commercial, aviation, personal and life insurance. Founded in 2016 by John Russell, Pillar Insurance is located at 2847 S. Ingram Mill Rd., Suite B-104 in Springfield, Mo. John’s brother Jordan Russell is a business partner.

“We are very proud to add Pillar Insurance as our 100th member,” said VIAA Managing Member Pierce Powers. “It’s amazing how much we have grown in 10 years, and we are very excited to be associated with teammates like Pillar Insurance.”

“As an established producer, the thought of building my own agency and having a business I can perpetuate to my children was inspiring and is now a reality. As a new agency, we need to maximize relationships with insurance carriers that will help us grow our company,” said Pillar Insurance partner John Russell. “Valley Insurance Agency Alliance has a solid reputation and is the partnership we will utilize to further grow our business.”

Founded in 2006, VIAA is located at 7745 Carondelet Ave. in Clayton, Mo. The alliance generates more than $150 million in written premium and is the regional founding member in Missouri and Southern Illinois for the Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA), a $6 billion national insurance coalition. SIAA, which is the nation’s largest partnership of independent insurance agencies, consists of the highest caliber of firms that share a leveraged strength with their carrier partners and industry resources.

For more information about Pillar Insurance, call (417) 633-7577.