Ohio Chapter

NAPLIA Now McGowanPRO

Published October 26, 2017
As you may have heard, CPAFMA Vendor Member, North American Professional Liability Insurance Agency, LLC (“NAPLIA”) has entered into an asset purchase agreement with McGowanPRO (A Division of McGowan & Company, Inc.)(“McGowan”). Under the agreement, NAPLIA transferred its client relationships (policies and policyholders) to McGowan. 

McGowan is one of the oldest, largest, and most well-respected firms of its type in the United States. It is a family-run and financially-stable organization which believes in providing its clients with the finest products, premiums, and service in our industry . . . in terms of competence, courtesy, integrity, quickness, and friendliness. These are goals that are shared by NAPLIA.

NAPLIA’s staff was hired by McGowanPRO. As employees of McGowanPRO, they will manage client relationships and run the programs which McGowan purchased from NAPLIA, including the following:

(1) Accountants Professional Liability Program (“CPAOnePro”);
(2) Fiduciary Insurance Program;
(3) Bookkeepers Professional Liability Program;
(4) ERISA Bonding Program; and,
(5) Deductible Reimbursement Insurance Program (“DRIP”).

“As part of McGowanPRO, we will be able to leverage our underwriting experience and McGowan’s strength, capabilities, reputation, and focus on cutting-edge technology to offer you an even broader array of coverages and services than we were able to previously (at NAPLIA). Our guiding principle will always be to provide you great insurance coverage and outstanding service . . . at a great premium!” said Gary Sutherland, Managing Director.

McGowanPRO will provide Risk Management and Hotline services through Ralph Picardi.

How Does This Affect Me, a CPA Firm Manager with a NAPLIA Relationship?

From a practical standpoint, there is nothing required of you… other than updating your records to reflect our new e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and physical address. Further, your insurance policy is unaffected by this transaction, except that the name of your insurance agency is now “McGowanPRO (A Division of McGowan & Company, Inc.). NAPLIA's main phone numbers will remain the same. And, to make this transition as easy as possible for you, their old e-mail addresses will continue to work.

Our New Contact Information

Payment Address: McGowan Pro / 20595 Lorain Road / Fairview Park, OH 44126
Correspondence Address: McGowan Pro / 20595 Lorain Road / Fairview Park, OH 44126
Physical Address: McGowan Pro / 150 Speen Street; Suite #102 / Framingham, MA 01701

New Website: While www.naplia.com will continue working, you will be re-directed to a new website, www.mcgowanprofessional.com.

Gary Sutherland, Managing Director, gsutherland@mcgowanpro.com, (508) 656-1350 x6116
Stephen Vono, Senior VP & Producer, svono@mcgowanpro.com, (508) 656-1330 x6124
Dogan Tuncel, Senior VP & Producer, dtuncel@mcgowanpro.com (508) 656-1320 x6114
Rob Ferrini, Producer, rferrini@mcgowanpro.com (508) 656-1301 x6123
Michelle MacNeil, Underwriting Manager, mmacneil@mcgowanpro.com Main x6120
Alison Lowell, Senior Underwriter, alowell@mcgowanpro.com Main x6111
Eric Sutherland, Senior Underwriter, esutherland@mcgowanpro.com Main x6115
Janna Egnitz, Underwriter, jegnitz@mcgowanpro.com Main x6117
Nicole Ferguson, Underwriter, nferguson@mcgowanpro.com Main x6122
Christina Moriarty, Underwriter, cmoriarty@mcgowanpro.com Main x6112
Karen Karkane, Underwriting Assistant, kkarkane@mcgowanpro.com Main x6118
Meaghan Swarts, Underwriting Assistant, mswarts@mcgowanpro.com Main x6119
Nancy Westbom, Office Manager, nwestbom@mcgowanpro.com Main x6121
Courtney Foley, Program Manager, cfoley@mcgowanpro.com (508) 656-1342 x6113