For Immediate Release
Contact:
Shawn Tracy, Associates Group of Companies 303.793.3388
OR Beth Lee, Ryden & Associates 303.832.4660

Associates Group of Companies (AGC):
AGC, a Denver-based commercial insurance brokerage and financial services firm, is a premier provider of commercial property and casualty, workers compensation and employee benefits in the region serving some 1,500 companies region wide from 5-to-1,000 employees.

Company Founded: 1998

Founders: Shawn Tracy and Mark Sheedy

Corporate Affiliations: Aurora Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU), Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Colorado (PIIAC)

Number of Employees/Associates: 75

Corporate Office: Associates Group of Companies, 8400 E. Prentice Avenue, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO, 80111
303-793-3385 office, 303-793-3386 Fax.

Client Base/Specialization: Group health insurance, employee benefits, commercial property and casualty insurance, workers' compensation, corporate retirement planning, corporate services encompassing business succession planning, business valuations, and financial services for executives and business owners.

Assets Under Management: $310 M

Primary Client Source: Referrals

Family Tree:
Since 1976, Family Tree has provided a broad range of services and shelter to families and youth of metro Denver to overcome child abuse, domestic violence and homelessness. Each year, Family Tree provides services to more than 31,000 people, including over 25,000 nights of shelter to families and individuals who might otherwise be homeless. Website: www.thefamilytree.org

Mount Rainier:

An active stratovolcano (also known as a composite volcano) in Pierce County, Washington, located 54 miles (87 km) southeast of Seattle, Washington, in the United States. It is the highest peak in the Cascade Range and Cascade Volcanic Arc at 14,411 feet (4,392 m). The mountain and the surrounding area are protected within Mount Rainier National Park. With 26 major glaciers, Mount Rainier is the most heavily glaciated peak in the lower 48 states with 35 square miles (91 km¬¾) of permanent snowfields and glaciers. The summit is topped by two volcanic craters, each over 1,000 feet (300 m) in diameter with the larger east crater overlapping the west crater. Geothermal heat from the volcano keeps areas of both crater rims free of snow and ice, and has formed an extensive network of glacier caves within the ice-filled craters. A small crater lake, the highest in North America, occupies the lowest portion of the west crater below more than 160 feet (50 m) of ice and is accessible only via the caves.