About FBinsure

Joe joined FBinsure in May of 2006 after graduating from Bridgewater State College with his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science with a concentration in Legal Studies. Also a graduate of the National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research School for Producer Development, Joe is currently a Certified WorkComp Advisor (CWCA) and Professional WorkComp Advisor (PWCA). Joe is active within the local community through his work serving on the Raynham Sewer Commission, Raynham Finance Committee, and the Taunton Area teacher recognition committee. Some of Joe's hobbies include target shooting, archery, snowboarding, golf and basketball. In October 2023, Joe was appointed to the MAIA board.

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Ed joined FBinsure in 2014 as the Director of Specialty Insurance with a focus on Cyber Liability. Ed has been in the insurance industry since 1973 starting with a focus in life and health with the old Aetna Life & Casualty and later with Paul Revere Companies in 1974, taking on a General Manager role with the Vermont and upstate New York territories. In 1980 he moved into the property and casualty side of the business. In 1981 he joined Scarborough & Company specializing in insuring banks for their operational coverages moving his way into a National Sales Manager/Vice President of Sales & Marketing position in 1985 based in Chicago commuting from Providence to Chicago and London weekly. In 1989 Ed purchased his own first bank wholesale property and casualty insurance brokerage; Associated Intermediaries Insurance Agency based in Quincy MA which he grew and then sold in 2000.

Ed has also invested time as a mono-line crime underwriter, for Great American Insurance Company. In 2004 he joined NIF Services as President of their mid-Atlantic based outside of Philadelphia. In 2006 Ed started his second wholesale insurance brokerage firm, SecureRisk Intermediaries Insurance specializing in cyber liability. Subsequent to that Ed became SVP of Sales & Marketing for S.H. Smith & Company in Hartford, CT. In 2012 he joined U.S. Risk Brokers as a Senior Broker based in Framingham, MA.

Ed lives in Franklin, MA with his wife of 31 years Karen who is a retired high school guidance counselor and school psychologist. Ed and Karen have a son Jason and also a daughter named Bethany and 5 grandchildren. They enjoy traveling, visiting their children and grandchildren and spending time with friends. They also enjoy exploring new restaurants. Ed’s passion is Baseball. He has played on a local, national and international level for the past 22 years culminating in 9 national baseball championships. He holds a Silver Medal for baseball that he received in the 1998 Nike World Masters Games for the over-30 World Summer Olympics held every 4 years in different venues worldwide.

Justin joined FBinsure in 2017 after sales and project management specializing in indoor sports facilities. Justin’s background includes five years of professional baseball with the Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, as well as four years as a NCAA Division 1 baseball coach.  He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of Phoenix. In his spare time, he enjoys golf, hunting, fishing and working with youth baseball organizations. Justin is originally a Tauntonite and now currently resides in North Attleboro with his wife Colleen and daughter Kathryn.

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Stephanie Rogers joined FBinsure in 2013. From her start as a receptionist to her growth through the commercial lines department to Sales Executive her focus has always been on her client's needs.

Dan joined FBinsure as a Risk Advisor in June of 2023. He graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor’s in Accounting.  He was drafted in the 5^th round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots and went on to have an 11-year NFL career, 9 with the Patriots and 2 with the Denver Broncos.  During his career, Koppen was on 5 teams that made Super Bowl appearances, winning back-to-back titles in 2003 and 2004. In 2007, the Patriots finished the season 16-0 - the first team to ever to do so.  Bill Belichick said of Koppen in 2007, “He’s as good as anybody I've been around at communication and identification and just being football smart.". Koppen retired after the 2013 season, having started 151 games, including playoffs.

After football, Koppen was an analyst for NBC Sports Boston and co-founded LineSider Brewing Company in East Greenwich., RI.   He spent 3 years working for SquadLocker, a tech-led apparel company, serving in Business Development.

Rich joined FBinsure in 2009 as our VIie President of Employee Benefits. Rich came to FBinsure with 5 years of experience in the insurance and security industries, as well as over 20 years experience in management. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Economics from Southeastern Massachusetts University and holds licenses in Life and Health in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. He is active in the community, holding board positions in the Rotary Club of Taunton, as an Incorporator for the Taunton Development Corporation, an Ambassador for the Taunton Area Chamber of Commerce and has volunteered time coaching youth baseball and hockey. Rich is also a member of the Massachusetts Health Underwriter's Association. He currently lives in Taunton with his wife and three children.

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A graduate of University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth, Joe has a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance. His past work experience includes 16 years in retail sales, where he always enjoyed the daily interaction with people. His next 10 years were spent with a large personal lines agency, selling commercial insurance, which married his customer service talents with his education background.

He came on board with FBinsure as a Small Commercial Sales Executive in Oct 2017. His passion drives him to seek out more & larger businesses, who's owners he can offer options & relief from changing insurance marketplace.

When not in the insurance realm, Joe, an avid musician, can be seen performing in a local band on most weekends throughout the Southeastern MA & RI area. He resides in Fall River with his wife Melissa of 8 years & 4 year old son Collin James. The 2 family dogs are Eddie and Gizmo.

Joe’s secret to success is to treat others the way you wish to be treated and to always be positive & accessible to your clients.

Mary Michienzi joined FBinsure in 2022 as a Sales Executive on the small business team.

Nicholas West joined FBinsure as a Small Business Sales Executive in December 2022. Utilizing 15 years of industry experience, Nick focuses on creating relationships with his clients to provide education and tailor thoughtful risk management and insurance solutions.

Kerrie joined FBinsure in 2008 as part of the Anderson Cushing Insurance Agency merge and brings more than 21 years of experience in the insurance industry to our team.

After serving in the US Navy, Kerrie started her insurance career in 1997 working for a direct writer in California. Since then she moved back home to Massachusetts and has worked for a few local agencies before settling in at FBinsure. Kerrie is the Vice President of Employee Development. She enjoys working with employees to help enrich their insurance careers, assists with the daily operations, and overseeing the Personal Lines team at the agency. She holds several insurance designations Certified Insurance Service Representative (CSIR), Certified Professional in Personal Lines (CPPL), Certified Professional Insurance Agent (CPIA) and Associate in Insurance Services (AIS).  Kerrie sits on the national Applied Client Network Board of Directors. She resides in Acushnet with her husband and has three beautiful children.

Doreen's insurance journey began the day after she graduated from Old Rochester Regional High School.  From a file clerk for an agency in Mattapoisett she worked her way up to Office Manager at the age of 20, while also attended college at night to earn her associates degree.  She eventually moved to an agency in Brockton as an account manager and after a few years was promoted to Office Manager in their Quincy location where she remained for 10 years.  After taking some time away from the industry to start a family a raise two twin sons, she rejoined the insurance business with Farrell Backlund Insurance Agency in a part time position, processing endorsements and new business applications.  Her mother’s hours continued until her children entered to Middle School, when she was quickly offered a full position with FBinsure as Branch Manager of the Rehoboth office.  Recently, she was promoted to the Assistant Vice President of Personal Lines Operations. Having been in the insurance business for 38 years, she currently hold the AAI, CISR, CPPL, CPIA and CPIW designations.

Colleen joined FBinsure in 2008 as part of the Anderson Cushing Insurance Agency merge and brings more than 30 years of experience in the insurance industry to our team.

Monica joined FBinsure in 2016 and is now nearing 10 years of insurance experience. As a former Client Service Manager & Client Advisor Team Lead, she is adept at providing solutions and service for her clients, while supporting her team. She is a graduate of Bristol Community College and holds her property and casualty license. Monica is first generation Portuguese and spends much of her free time with her very close family.