W. Patton Steele took over the responsibilities of president of Boyle Insurance Agency, Inc. when Jack J. Craddock retired in 1998.

- Overview -

In 1933, B. Snowden Boyle and J. Bayard Boyle founded Boyle Investment Company, a real estate and property management company. Shortly after, realizing the need for insurance services for their clients, they entered into an arrangement with a close friend and insurance agent, Marshall R. Yandell, to offer these services on a brokerage basis. This arrangement continued until after World War II, when the Boyles brought in a young Princeton graduate, James H. Wetter, to be trained by Yandell to head up the Boyle Insurance operation. It then became Boyle Insurance Agency, and Wetter was the agency's first president.

In 1972, Jack J. Craddock (1957) became president upon Wetter's retirement and remained so until his retirement in 1998, when W. Patton Steele took over the responsibilities of president. It is primarily a property and casualty agency with about 80 percent of its volume in commercial lines.

- Expertise -

Commercial property and casualty insurance. Professional services include risk management, claim supervision, employee benefit planning and replacement cost appraisal.

- Clients -

Boyle Insurance Agency, Inc. currently services more than 6,000 clients. In addition to providing insurance for all the properties owned and managed by Boyle Investment Company, Boyle Insurance Agency serves a wide variety of commercial clients in fields ranging from construction to nursing homes to licensed professionals, such as non-profit organizations, certified public accountants and attorneys.

- Markets -

We place business with most major companies including CNA Commercial Ins., Hartford Steam Boiler, Lloyds, MetLife, Penn National, Permanent General, Progressive, State Auto, Travelers, Philadelphia Insurance Company, The Hartford, Foremost Insurance Group, Chubb, Encompass Insurance and LEMIC Insurance Company and Zurich.

- Strengths -

Management and account executives have combined insurance experience of more than 200 years, professional and qualified support staff and stability.