Awards & Recognition

Accepting the 2023 Acuity Charity Wheel Agency Award for our CGO Cares Community Service Program

Our employees and culture are constantly proven through the recognition we receive. Each accolade serves as a testament to their dedication and the values we uphold.

Don't just take our word for it! Check out a few of the mentions we have received: 

2023 Awards

Acuity Charity Wheel Agency
- Acuity Insurance recognizes agencies that work hard to improve their communities.

• 2023 PlanAdviser Top Retirement Plan Advisers 
• - This prestigious designation recognizes the top retirement plan advisers in the industry based on quantitative measures. To be listed, advisers had to have a minimum requirement of 50 plan clients or retirement plan assets under advisement of $400 million or more.
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• The Nation’s Best and Brightest in Wellness
• - recognizes and celebrates quality and excellence in health awareness.
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• Underwriter of Merit
• - PEKIN Insurance recognized Connor & Gallagher for dedication and commitment to excellence in property/casualty sales.
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• Rosie Awards Winner
• - The 2023 Rosie Award winners were chosen from group health plan recommendations by two of our employee benefits advisors, Mike Kroupa and Justin Mangan, who met two important criteria: a high Plan GraderTM score and excellent use of their "Health Rosetta Dividend." The Health Rosetta Dividend refers to money previously wasted on healthcare that can be reinvested back into the organization or community to improve wellbeing, such as free primary care services, pay increases, $0 medications, new job creation, or other tangible improvements that have a direct impact on the health and wellbeing of their workforce, dependents, and communities.

2022 Awards

• Best Places to Work in Insurance
• - Recognizes Outstanding Employers in the Insurance Industry
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• Crain’s Illinois’ Healthiest Employers
• - recognizes companies that make workplace wellness a priority.
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• The Nation’s Best and Brightest in Wellness
• - recognizes and celebrates quality and excellence in health awareness.
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• Top DC Advisor Teams
• - The NAPA Top DC Advisor Team list highlights the nation’s leading retirement plan advisor firms.
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• PLANADVISER Retirement Plan Advisers of the Year
• - recognizes advisers that demonstrate leadership and a commitment to excellence for their retirement plan sponsor clients, participants and the industry at large.

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• 2021 Awards 

  • Best Places to Work in Insurance
  • - Recognizes Outstanding Employers in the Insurance Industry
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  • Top DC Advisor Teams
  • - The NAPA Top DC Advisor Team list highlights the nation’s leading retirement plan advisor firms.

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• 2020 Awards 
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• • Best Places to Work in Insurance
  • - Recognizes Outstanding Employers in the Insurance Industry
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• The Nation’s Best and Brightest in Wellness
• - recognizes and celebrates quality and excellence in health awareness.
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• Top DC Advisor Teams
• - The NAPA Top DC Advisor Team list highlights the nation’s leading retirement plan advisor firms.

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2019 Awards

• Best Places to Work in Insurance
• - Recognizes Outstanding Employers in the Insurance Industry
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• Crain’s Illinois’ Healthiest Employers
• - recognizes companies that make workplace wellness a priority.
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• Top DC Advisor Teams
• - The NAPA Top DC Advisor Team list highlights the nation’s leading retirement plan advisor firms.
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• Financial Times 401 Top Retirement Advisors
• - The FT 401 is based on data gathered from advisors, regulatory disclosures, and the FT’s research. The listing reflects each advisor’s status in six primary areas: DC plan assets under management, DC plan growth rate, specialization in DC plans, years of experience, advanced industry credentials, and compliance record.
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• NAPA Young Guns: Top Retirement Plan Advisors Under 40
• - Recognized 75 retirement plan advisors under the age of 40 for their experience, size and composition of their practice, awards and recognitions, and industry contributions, which were then reviewed by a panel of senior advisor industry experts, who, based on those criteria, and following a broker-check review, selected the top young advisors.

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2018 Awards

• Best Practices Agency
• - recognizes insurance agencies for their outstanding customer retention, growth, stability and financial management.
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• Top DC Advisor Teams
• - The NAPA Top DC Advisor Team list highlights the nation’s leading retirement plan advisor firms.
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• NAPA Young Guns: Top Retirement Plan Advisors Under 40
• - Recognized 75 retirement plan advisors under the age of 40 for their experience, size and composition of their practice, awards and recognitions, and industry contributions, which were then reviewed by a panel of senior advisor industry experts, who, based on those criteria, and following a broker-check review, selected the top young advisors.

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2017 Awards

• 5000 Fastest Growing Companies in America
• - lists the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. based on their revenue growth rate.
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• The Healthiest Companies in America
• - given based on the overall health of a company’s employees and its commitment to investing in them.

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2016 Awards

• Best Places to Work in Insurance
• - Recognizes Outstanding Employers in the Insurance Industry
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• Best Practices Agency
• - recognizes insurance agencies for their outstanding customer retention, growth, stability and financial management.