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Williams-Manny Insurance was founded in 1896 by Henry “Hank” Williams who began his insurance career as an employee of the Rockford Fire Insurance Company. At the age of 25 he launched his own firm using his mother’s sewing machine stand as a desk. He was known to follow passing lumber trucks to find out who was building a house or factory and then would write the insurance on it.

Within 6 years he represented more than 3 dozen insurers and his increasing volume of work allowed him to hire his first solicitor, Frank Wormwood, who later became partner. In 1908 Dwight Manny, a banking professional joined the firm briefly before moving briefly to Oklahoma. Upon his return to Rockford he rejoined the firm in 1913 as partner and the firm was named “Williams-Manny Company”.

Since the start of the company, we have grown both organically and through mergers and acquisitions. Our agency is headquartered in Rockford, with offices in Freeport, Wheaton and most recently in Sioux Falls, South Dakota as well as Minneapolis, Minnesota. Gallagher Williams-Manny currently employs over 100 staff members across our offices.

Our Mission:

As Your Trusted Advisor, we provide peace of mind, protecting what's

important while delivering an exceptional customer experience.

Business

Our business insurance staff has expertise to help you with your basic to most complex insurance needs. The sole focus of Williams-Manny is to provide best-in-class solutions which to positively impacts and improves the overall benefits package of our client. We also have a full-time Wellness Coordinator on staff that can work with you to design and manage an effective, sustainable, wellness program or to enhance your current program, to help reduce healthcare costs, decrease absenteeism and turnover, and increase employee satisfaction.

Personal

Home, Vehicle, Umbrella, Health, Disability, Life, Long Term Care, Retirement Planning and Medicare - Our talented group of Personal Lines agents can help you. Gallagher Williams-Manny Insurance Group offers a dedicated team of claim professionals that will assist you every step of the way when you have to file a claim. It’s personal service from another professional in your own community to work with you, not someone at an 800 number.

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