Lawley Announces Seasoned Business Insurance Veteran Karen Fenzl to Join Their Buffalo Business Insurance Team
BUFFALO, NY, June 14, 2018 | Lawley, an independent family-owned insurance broker, is proud to announce the addition of Karen Fenzl to their business insurance team.
Fenzl has over 40 years of experience in the insurance industry working for various independent agencies in WNY. In 1995, Karen was co-founder of Niagara Insurance Group, which was sold to Brown & Brown in 2004. Following the sale, she worked for a few companies in a customer service role, before starting with First Niagara Risk Management, now known as USI Buffalo, in 2007 where she worked as both an Account Executive and an Insurance Advisor. At Lawley, Fenzl will continue to specialize in business insurance, but will now be able to offer her expertise across Lawley’s footprint and service clients to provide the proper protection they need to keep their businesses running smoothly.
Fenzl has her NYS Insurance Brokers License, and she is a Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC), Associate in General Insurance (AINS), and a Construction Risk Insurance Specialist (CRIS). She graduated from the CEL Core Program designed by the University at Buffalo School of Management and has her Associates Degree from Bryant & Stratton College.
Karen is currently a Board Member of the Mental Health Association of Erie County and Literacy of WNY Tutor Volunteer. She is also an active alumni member of UB’s School of Management CEL Core program. In the past, she has been a Sisters Hospital Foundation Board Member, WNY Women’s Foundation Committee Member and a Hamburg Bulldog Booster Club Board Member.
“We are beyond excited to have Karen join our team here at Lawley,” says Bill Lawley, Jr., Principal of Lawley. “Karen is known throughout WNY for her expertise, customer service, and knowledge of the insurance industry. We welcome the opportunity to work with her and learn from her in-depth experience in business insurance.”
ABOUT LAWLEY
Lawley is a privately-owned, independent regional insurance firm specializing in property, casualty and personal insurance, employee benefits, and risk management consulting. Lawley is ranked among the 100 Largest Insurance Brokers in the U.S., according to Business Insurance magazine. For over 60 years, Lawley’s team of more than 400 associates have developed customized property, casualty, surety and benefits insurance programs for businesses and municipalities of all sizes along with personalized protection for individuals and their families.
Headquartered in Buffalo, NY, Lawley has branch offices across New York in Amherst, Batavia, Dunkirk, Mahopac, Plainview, Purchase and Rochester along with Darien, Connecticut and Florham Park, New Jersey. To find out more, visit lawleyinsurance.com.