About our Agency About Stephen LeClaire, CEO As an Agency, we offer property, casualty insurance and financial services. Benjamin Insurance was established in 1939 and incorporated in 1955. After 70 years, we are still servicing Central Massachusetts, Worcester County, Sutton, Millbury and surrounding areas including the Blackstone Valley. Now more than ever in our challenging economy, we hope you will look to a local insurance agency such as ours to protect your financial future. We have a vested interest in keeping you, our clients, neighbors and friends, safe and secure. Your future is our future. Testimonials from our clients who could be your neighbors can be read here.

In addition to financial upheavals, our agency has survived the Great Depression, the Second World War, hurricanes, floods and tornadoes. We’ve done this by listening to your concerns, answering your questions, and providing sound advice and appropriate insurance products. We’ve seen changes in the state and national political climates that closely affect the way we do business, but have adapted — and will continue to — in order to best serve you. We’ve survived and thrived because we care about you and the community we share. At Benjamin Agency, insurance is not merely a commodity, it’s an extremely important service we provide to secure your financial well being. You are not just a customer, but a valued client. These are the sound principals of “personal insurance attention” that my grandparents and parents lived by. They are the values I share in continuing their legacy.

Who we are ~ Our staff ~ Building strong relationships ~ Superior service ~ Giving back to the Community ~  We are an independent insurance agency ~ What makes us better ~  Commercial lines ~   Personal lines ~  Financial services ~  Companies we represent ~ Directions

Who we are ~ 70 years of service to the community!

Stevhen's grandparents and founders of Benjamin Agency, Stephen and Mary Benjamin

Founded in 1939 by Stephen E. Benjamin, our main goal has always been to provide PERSONAL INSURANCE ATTENTION to the hard working people of our community. Benjamin’s daughter, Betty, and her husband, Robert LeClaire, moved the business to its present location at 497 Central Turnpike in Sutton. You can read lots more about the history of the Benjamin Agency and see more historical pictures in their 70th Anniversary supplement to the Worcester Business Journal. This is a downloadable pdf file.

Robert and Betty LeClaire

The addition of their son, Stephen, to the business, brings the agency into its third generation of a service-minded, family-owned business. His wife Joy is employed at the agency. Steve and Joy will celebrate their 25th anniversary in 2009, as the agency celebrates its 70th anniversary. They reside in Sutton, a stone’s throw from the agency and have two children, Lauren and Ben. Our associates and support staff strive to make your pursuit of reliable and affordable insurance coverage as easy as possible. We invest a great deal of time getting to know you so we can devise an insurance program that will most effectively match your needs. It is this personal attention and knowledgeable insurance advice that leads to your individual and business security - which is our measure of success.

Joy and Stephen LeClaire

Our Staff A strong staff is the backbone of any business, and the Benjamin Agency is no exception. Our well-educated employees are constantly alert to new developments in the insurance industry that may suit your individual needs. Whether your insurance needs are business, personal or both, the associates at the Benjamin Agency have a genuine interest in finding the right solution for you. Please stop in to see us. There are some of you we see often, others not often enough, but we thank you all for your continued business and friendship!

Steve LeClaire, center, President & CEO of Benjamin Insurance Agency and office staff from left: Debby Gremo & Joy LeClaire, and Tracey Lavallee.

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Building strong relationships

When you meet with one of our insurance professionals, the first order of business is determining your specific needs. We then develop an effective, comprehensive insurance program to fit you, your family or your business.

It is important to us to let you know who we are, what we offer, and how we will help secure the home, business or other assets you have worked so hard to obtain.

We examine your present and future needs, then develop a well-rounded insurance program that will withstand time. We continually evaluate your coverage requirements and develop a rapport of trust...the foundations of our working relationship.

Superior Service

Customer service is our number one concern at the Benjamin Agency. As our client’s sole source for all their insurance needs, we are able to develop strong relationships built on trust and continual service. When serving the customer is on the top of the priority list, you can be assured that you will receive the highest level of satisfaction. It has always been our attention to detail and dedication to the customer that has set us apart from the rest.

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Giving back to the Community

Thousands of businesses and individuals have placed years of confidence in our ability to structure secure insurance programs around their ever-changing needs. An active member of the Worcester County and Blackstone Valley community for three generations, the Benjamin Agency has continuously provided successful security and risk management options. Our attentive attitude has enabled us to build many solid relationships that are the focal point of our business and the community in which we live.

The local Chamber of Commerce, Sutton Police "Officer Phil" program, School Advisory Council, Town Hall Building Committee, producing community wide educational and fundraising events, and local sports programs are a few of the community projects in which we have been involved.

We are an Independent Insurance Agency

Unlike an insurance agency which exclusively provides coverage from one source, the Benjamin Agency offers the services of several insurance companies. We follow very strict criteria when choosing the companies that we represent and constantly monitor their performance to insure the best possible service to you. In addition, we continually evaluate new companies that may be an asset to your personal or business security. We don’t work for an insurance company, we work with you, for you.

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What Makes us Better

As an independent insurance agency, we offer several different types of coverage from a wide array of companies. We have a thorough understanding of all your insurance needs, large or small, business or individual, and can develop an effective, affordable program around those needs. This is how the Benjamin Agency started and will continue to do business.

Since 1939, the Benjamin Agency has provided itself on the fine service we provide our community. The hard work and helpful attitudes of our associates make us one of the most successful insurance agencies in the town of Sutton and Worcester County. We constantly meet the changing needs of our diverse clientele. We will provide you with personal insurance attention. We are real people with real answers!

Personal Lines

A new child. A new home. A larger car for that larger family. Growing households need insurance coverage that grows with them. We constantly monitor and assess the changes in your life to provide the right property and casualty insurance at the right price.

Commercial Lines

Whether you run a small, one person store or a large, diversified company, the Benjamin Agency has the industry experience to design an insurance program to fit all your business needs.

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Financial Services

The Benjamin Agency has an effective plan to provide financial security at competitive prices. With a variety of life insurance products, we’ll find the solution that’s right for you.

Companies We Represent

The Benjamin Agency recognizes that in order to create the best insurance program, we must begin with top-of-the-line carriers. Our criteria include fast, efficient claims processing, prompt professional attention and sound coverage - all at an affordable price. It is an elite few who we feel meet our high standards, and yours. They include: The Travelers of Massachusetts Arbella Mutual CNA Surety

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