OUR MISSION

Our mission is to further your mission, with Dedication Service and Integrity, while protecting your assets and giving back to our community.

OUR PROMISE

Our firm cares about you and your employees as though they were our own family. This embodies trust that year after year we will bring forth the best, most cost-effective insurance programs and customer care, with heart and intelligence.

OUR VISION

To be the premier provider of insurance solutions in Southern California and beyond.

OUR HISTORY

Founder and CEO, Danone Simpson brings over two decades of experience in the insurance industry. Her career saw her elevate to Vice President or Partner at several well-respected brokerage firms before she was hired by a larger agency to be the founder of their employee benefits department. Her tenure at other agencies garnered her invaluable experience in the industry, and insurance consulting in general. Throughout the years, as her reputation for commitment to client satisfaction grew, her name became synonymous with the gold standard of customer service within the industry, and her clientele expanded. This emergent following lead her to the promotions that earned her seats at the tables in the board rooms for her firms, and gave her intimate insight into the inner workings of their business models. Danone, now an Executive MBA graduate of the Pepperdine Graziadio School of Business and Management, but always an entrepreneur at heart, looked at these service models and believed there were efficiencies that, if added, could greatly improve the experience of the client and, ultimately, offer a more optimal business partnership. It was her belief the agencies either under-delivered from a partnership standpoint with their clients, or required (and billed) inflated commissions/broker fees to meet the caliber of service she considered to be appropriate. It was about this time that Danone was approached by an agency well known for Property & Casualty consulting, but wanting to emerge in the Employee Benefits world. They contacted Danone about partnering up, and having her form a division inside of their company to bring her loyal clients, staff a team and launch their benefits division.

There, she was given more of an ability to operate closer to the way she believed consulting firms should function, but still found herself hamstrung by the entrenched inefficiencies resulting from the very platform that company was built upon. Finally, in late 2005 / early 2006, really and truly at the behest of her in-force clients, Danone began actualizing the idea of starting her own company, and building it with the framework she knew would be best suited for delivering the ideal partnership.

OUR COMPANY

In 2006, the firm opened its doors, bringing with it a longtime book of faithful clients. Since the ribbon cutting, the company’s business model has been the beneficiary of remarkable success, growing to its current status as a true high-caliber, immensely respected consulting firm. The agency has been featured in Forbes Magazine, Smart Business, The Valley Magazine and several business publications, including the following accolades:

  • Ranked #1 Los Angeles Business Journal’s Best Places to Work 2017 (Small Business Category)
  • Galia Seger, Corporate Controller, Monage Insurance Solutions honored with the San Fernando Business Journal’s Rising Star Award at the 2017 SFVBJ CFO Awards
  • Ranked #21 on Los Angeles Business Journal’s Employee Benefits Consultants (ranked by number of L.A. County Employees involved in benefits services) List 2016
  • Ranked #22 Los Angeles Business Journal’s Best Places to Work 2016 (Small Business Category)
  • Edwige Ligonde named Trusted Advisor Insurance Professional of the Year – Client Service Award by the SFV Business Journal 2016
  • Ranked #37 on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Insurance Brokerage Firms list (ranked by 2015 L.A. County Revenue)
  • Ranked #16 on the San Fernando Valley Business Journal’s Insurance Brokerage Firms list (ranked by 2015 Valley-area revenue)
  • Ranked #4 Los Angeles Business Journal’s Best Places to Work 2017 (Small Business Category)
  • Ranked #21 on Los Angeles Business Journal’s Employee Benefits Consultants (ranked by number of L.A. County Employees involved in benefits services) List 2015
  • Tobias Kennedy named Trusted Advisor Insurance Professional honoree in Commercial Insurance by the SFV Business Journal in 2015
  • Ranked #21 on the SFV Business Journal’s Women-Owned Business (by number of Valley-area employees) List in 2015
  • Ranked #38 on the L.A. Business Journal’s Insurance Brokerage Firms (by 2014 L.A. County revenue) List in 2015
  • Ranked #15 on the SFV Business Journal’s Insurance Brokerage Firms (by premiums) List in 2015
  • Ranked #17 on the SFV Business Journal’s Insurance Brokerage Firms (by premiums) List in 2014
  • Danone Simpson nominated for the SFV Business Journal’s Women in Business Award in 2014
  • Tobias Kennedy nominated for the SFV Business Journal’s Trusted Advisor Awards in 2014
  • Ranked #20 on the L.A. Business Journal’s Employee Benefits Consultant (by #EE’s) List in 2013
  • Ranked #18 on the SFV Business Journal’s Insurance Brokerage Firms (by premiums) List in 2013
  • Ranked #23 on the SFV Business Journal’s Largest Women Owned Business List in 2013
  • Danone Simpson nominated for Los Angeles Business Journal’s Women Making a Difference in 2013
  • Danone Simpson selected as Ventura Blvd’s Trusted Advisors – Insurance Industry 2013
  • Danone Simpson presented by Haven Hills with the Woman of Distinction Award in 2012
  • Jeannene Scearce a winner of the San Fernando Valley Business Journal’s “Trusted Advisor” award in 2012
  • Tobias Kennedy nominated for San Fernando Valley Business Journal’s “Trusted Advisor” award in 2012
  • Ranked #18 on the List of San Fernando Valley Business Journal’s Largest Women-Owned Businesses in 2012
  • Ranked #18 on the List of San Fernando Valley Business Journal’s Insurance Brokers (ranked by 2011 premiums) in 2012
  • Ranked #22 on the List of Los Angeles Business Journal’s Employee Benefits in 2012 (ranked by number of L.A. County employees involved in benefits services)
  • Danone Simpson selected by Forbes magazine to be represented in the Women of Power series for Southern California in September 2012
  • Ranked #2 on the List of San Fernando Valley Business Journal’s Insurance Brokers (ranked by revenue) in 2012
  • Ranked #28 on the List of Los Angeles Business Journal’s Largest Women-Owned Businesses in 2012
  • Ranked # 13 on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Largest Insurance Brokerage Firms in 2012
  • Ranked #49 on the List of San Fernando Valley Business Journal’s Fastest Growing Private Companies in 2012
  • Danone Simpson named a top 12 Finalist for the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Female Business Owner of the Year in 2011
  • Danone Simpson a winner of the San Fernando Valley Business Journal’s “Most Trusted Advisor” award in 2011
  • Ranked # 24 on the list of Los Angeles Business Journal’s Largest Women Owned Businesses in 2011
  • Ranked # 12 on the list of Los Angeles Business Journal’s Largest Insurance Brokerage Firms in 2011
  • Ranked # 73 on the list of Los Angeles Business Journal’s Fastest Growing Private Companies in 2011
  • Executive Team awarded the San Fernando Valley Business Journal’s “2010 Executive Business Team of the Year” for Woman in Business
  • Ranked #10 on the List of San Fernando Valley Business Journal’s Largest Brokers for Premium Growth in 2010
  • Ranked #15 on the List of San Fernando Valley Business Journal’s Largest Brokers for Total Premium in 2010
  • Ranked #16 on the List of San Fernando Valley Business Journal’s Largest Brokers for Number of Employees in 2010
  • Ranked #12 on the List of San Fernando Valley Business Journal’s Fastest Growing Private Companies in 2010
  • Ranked #26 on the List of San Fernando Valley Business Journal’s Top Women Owned Businesses in 2010
  • Ranked #18 on the List of Los Angeles Business Journal’s Fastest Private Growing Companies in 2010
  • Tobias Kennedy named one of the 6th Annual San Fernando Valley Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Leadership nominees in 2010
  • Ranked #8 on the List of San Fernando Valley Business Journal’s Largest Brokers for Premium Growth in 2009
  • Susan Dubin a winner of the San Fernando Valley Business Journal’s Inaugural “Valley’s Top Human Resources Professionals” award in 2009
  • Honored by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal’s Annual List of the 50 Fastest Growing Private Companies as the 5th fastest growing Valley Company in 2009
  • Ranked #16 on the List of Largest Brokers for Total Premium in 2009

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