W.S. Vogel Agency

Lynda M. Baccoli, president of the W.S. Vogel Agency, Inc., has announced that the W.S. Vogel Agency entered into a merger agreement with the Katz Nassau Agency beginning July 1, 2015.

This merger with Katz Nassau will ensure the legacy of America’s oldest brokerage general agency. It will also strengthen its position in the wholesale insurance business, enhance efficiencies, and make available new product lines.

Everything in the Vogel Agency office will remain as is, and the W.S. Vogel Agency, Inc. name will continue.

For more than 50 years the Katz Nassau Agency has provided answers, insights and solutions for insurance professionals.

Joe Bosnack is the firm’s president and CEO, a 30-year veteran of the industry. He is the president of the Downstate Insurance Brokers Association and the past president of the Council of Insurance Brokers of Greater NY (CIBGNY). Bosnack is on the board of directors of the National Association of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies (NAILBA), as well as the board of SUB Centers, the industry’s oldest study group.

As the W.S. Vogel Agency approaches its 100th anniversary in 2020, this merger guarantees a successful transition into a second century of serving the insurance brokerage community. 

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