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KPD was
founded in 1979 by Ike Kingrey and Gordon Price, two entrepreneurs
seeking independence from a major national insurance broker.
Armed only with the insurance skills honed from their years
with the national broker and a large northwest insurer, Kingrey
and Price set up shop in small quarters in downtown Springfield,
Oregon. Utilizing an office staff of four including their
wives, Ike and Gordon began to write commercial insurance
for businesses in the southern Willamette Valley.
In 1982,
the Agency outgrew its downtown location and moved to the
Gateway district of Springfield. Stan Duyck, also from a
national broker, joined the team and Kingrey, Price and Duyck
Insurance became the Agency's new name. Through incorporation,
we became known as KPD Insurance, the name you recognize
today.
As the
growth and culture of KPD were observed, other successful
agents and staff joined the firm. By the mid 1990's the Agency
had once again outgrown its office space and in 1996 moved
around the corner to the present spacious location. 1999
saw the opening of the Medford office, which added a new
dimension of growth and service for the clients of the professional
KPD team in that location.
Over the
years the focus of the Agency expanded, adding workers' compensation,
employee benefits, life and financial services coverages
to the commercial insurance and bonds that were the cornerstone
products in the early years. Personal and family insurance
services were also added.
Stan Duyck
and Gordon Price have since retired, but the "Kandu"
spirit the original partners fostered lives on in our commitment
to get the job done for our clients.
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