Founded in 1972, Allen Lawrence & Associates, LLC. (AL&A) has the distinct advantage of active participation by its principals. We have grown to be one of the largest independently owned insurance brokerage and employee benefits consulting firms in California. Our firm is a leader in commercial insurance, surety, and employee benefits services for industry segments such as transportation warehousing and distribution, construction industry, commercial property owners and developers, food products, manufacturers, banks and financial institutions, technology industry, healthcare/medical services and the entertainment industry. We provide an unusual breadth of property, casualty, surety and risk management services, including underwriting, loss control, occupational safety & health engineering, and claims-management services. Additionally, we offer custom-designed, proprietary alternative risk transfer programs. These programs are designed to meet the needs of individual and industry group members that may want to participate in alternative risk transfer mechanisms. Our strategic plans include the internal growth of our core practices, and the development of new products and programs. We pride ourselves on continuously moving beyond traditional insurance functions to act as strategic partners and our clients' advocate. We have direct connections and meet annually with top management of the major domestic and foreign insurance carriers. Throughout our history, AL&A has managed to retain the best characteristics of a large regional and entrepreneurial brokerage firm. We have maintained long-standing personal relationships, accountability, creativity and flexibility while successfully expanding our markets, and technical capabilities.