Partners Douglas A. Loesel, CPCU President/CEO/Treasurer Joseph A. Parlak, AAI Vice President
auto, home, boat, personal umbrella, RV, motorcycle and rental property. “No matter what your personal insurance needs are, we no doubt have a product that can cover you,” Joe Parlak says.
Eric J. Consiglio, RHU, REBC Vice President/Assistant Secretary
The Life and Financial Services Division offers individual life insurance, disability, medical, long-term care, Medicare supplements and annuities. “It really takes into account your finances while you are working, in your retirement, as well as your estate needs,” Doug Loesel notes. “Whether you are planning for college education, nursing care for your parents, or how to acquire that summer home on the lake, our professionals can get you there.”
Kathleen D. Aranyos, SPHR Assistant Vice President
Clients at Loesel-Schaaf also enjoy unparalleled customer service.
Michael Beuchert, CLU, LUTCF Secretary Edward C. Althof, CLU, CEBS Vice President
Beuchert and Edward Althof in the early 1980s. Joseph Parlak, owner of The Doyle-Peffer-Parlak Agency, dating back to 1921, joined Loesel-Schaaf in 1991 via a merger. Eric Consiglio joined the Agency in 1996, and Kathleen Aranyos has been with LoeselSchaaf since 1992. Beuchert, Althof, Parlak, Consiglio, Aranyos and Loesel form the principals of the Agency and are supported by a staff of 29. In 2001, Doug Loesel was named president, CEO and treasurer.
“Each client has a primary agent, a licensed customer service representative and an experienced team of professionals working for them,” Joe Parlak says. “And there is an agent available to you 24-hours a day, 365 days a year if you have an emergency. You may very well get me or Doug on the weekends. Responsiveness is really the keystone of our customer service.” The bottom line > The Loesel-Schaaf Insurance Agency offers a wide range of individually designed insurance products and services.
“When my grandfather started out, the Agency was located on 7th Street in downtown Erie,” Doug Loesel says. It later moved to 8th Street and then in 1996, relocated to its present home on 12th Street in Millcreek Township. “We actually have had to expand our physical plant and also occupy the building next door. The growth has been remarkable.”
Diverse Products and Services
The Loesel-Schaaf Insurance Agency is truly a multi-line insurance agency, offering a wide array of products and services to its clients. With four separate divisions, encompassing just about every insurance need possible, the Agency has become a “one-stop-shop” for businesses and individuals across northwest Pennsylvania. The Employee Benefits Division, one of the largest in Northwest PA, provides countless employee benefits and plan designs including health, life, dental, vision, long-term disability, shortterm disability, long-term care, travel accident, pet insurance and voluntary coverage to companies of all sizes. The Commercial Division provides coverage for all types of businesses, ranging from “Mom and Pop” stores to large manufacturing operations. Products include business auto policies, property and liability policies, umbrella liability policies, performance bonds, workers’ compensation, as well as a host of professional liability policies. “We are proud to have long-standing relationships with some of Erie’s finest companies,” Doug Loesel notes. For individual needs, the Personal Insurance Division offers June 2009 > www.mbausa.org > 49