Barbara Donnelly of Winooski Insurance earns Safeco Insurance Award of Excellence

Safeco Insurance has selected Barbara Donnelly, personal lines manager at Winooski Insurance in Colchester for an Award of Excellence. Fewer than 5% of insurance agents across the country who sell Safeco Insurance personal lines policies receive this prestigious honor. “Barb is dedicated to providing our clients with the insurance protection they need at the right price,” said Jeff Mongeon, principal of Winooski Insurance. “Safeco shares that same value, and we are thrilled that Barb has been recognized with one of the company’s top honors.”

To receive a Safeco Award of Excellence, an insurance agent must have a strong relationship with Safeco and superior underwriting skills. “Outstanding underwriting and strong partnerships benefit Winooski Insurance’s customers,” said Donnelly. “Because Safeco Insurance supports independent insurance agents as trusted advisors, I am honored to have been selected for the Award of Excellence.”

About Winooski Insurance

Established in 1983, Winooski Insurance is a full service independent agency now located at 553 Roosevelt Hwy in Colchester, VT. Winooski Insurance employs 26 people and has over 3800 customers throughout Vermont.

About Safeco Insurance In business since 1923 and based in Boston, Mass., Safeco Insurance sells personal automobile, homeowners and specialty products through a network of more than 10,000 independent insurance agencies throughout the United States. Safeco is a Liberty Mutual Insurance company.

Boston-based Liberty Mutual Insurance is a diversified insurer and the fifth largest property and casualty insurer in the U.S. based on 2015 direct written premium data as reported by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Liberty Mutual is ranked 73rd on the Fortune 100 list of largest corporations in the U.S. based on 2015 revenue.