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Meet our Agents

Ken Martin
Owner/Broker
Phone: 425-821-1000
ken@1strateins.com

About Ken

Ken became owner of First Rate Insurance Plus, Inc. in 2000 when he purchased the Agency he had been working at since 1993. He was born and raised in Federal Way, WA. He graduated from Western Washington University. He and his wife Diane reside in Kirkland and have 2 wonderful children. In his spare time he enjoys playing basketball, coaching soccer, working in his shop and enjoying a good cigar.


Diane Martin
Owner/Agent
Phone: 425-821-1000
diane@1strateins.com

About Diane

Diane is a graduate of Western Washington University and the University of Washington.  She was born and raised in West Seattle. Her and her husband Ken reside in Kirkland and have 2 wonderful children. In her spare time, Diane is involved with the PTSA, coaches Basketball, loves reading, traveling and spending time with friends and family.


Jack Greene
Sales Manager
Phone: 425-821-1000
jack@1strateins.com

About Jack

Jack has been with First Rate Insurance since 2005. He was born in Oregon and raised throughout Oregon, Washington and Alaska. He is a graduate of Central Washington University. Jack and his wife Kristine enjoy exploring the Pacific Northwest, spending time with friends and keeping up with their two young children.


Janie Dickerson
Customer Service Rep
Phone: 425-821-1000
janie@1strateins.com

About Janie

Janie is a licensed insurance agent in North Carolina, Nevada, Arizona and  Washington State. She assists the office as a Customer Service Representative as well as an Agent. She was born and raised in Port Angeles. She has 3 grown children and 4 grandchildren all residing in Washington. In her spare time her and her husband remodel homes. Janie loves to spend time with her grandkids and loves reading!


Loretta Lee-Penington
Insurance Agent
Phone: 425-821-1000
loretta@1strateins.com

About Loretta

Loretta is a career customer service professional and has been a licensed insurance agent since 2009.  Loretta enjoys working with her team members at 1st Rate Insurance to make sure our clients always have a five star experience.  She was born and raised in Montana and a graduate of the University of Montana; GO GRIZ!  Loretta and her husband relocated to Seattle a decade ago after a decade of living and working in NYC.  They are the proud parents of two rescue dogs named Sophie and Gus. Hobbies include DIY home projects, waking the dogs in their beautiful Seattle neighborhood and being a home body.

 


Stefanie Hegge
Customer Service Rep
Phone: 425-821-1000
stefanie@1strateins.com

About Stefanie

Stefanie recently relocated from Yakima, WA where she was born and raised. Stefanie graduated from East Valley High School in 2011, and became a licensed insurance agent in 2015. Stefanie made the move from Yakima to be closer to the abundance of art and music Seattle has to offer. Stefanie does love making trips to her hometown on the weekends to spend time with her young niece and nephew, who she spoils at any chance she gets. She also loves spending time with her two role models, her older sisters. Outside of work and spending time with her family, Stefanie can be found at the closest music festival or show. Summer activities are definitely her preference, anything out in the sun by the water draws her near. Floating, boating or sightseeing are some of her favorites. And just for the record, she was raised as a Seahawks fan. *GO HAWKS*!


Sarah Snyder
Insurance Agent
Phone: 425-821-1000
sarah@1strateins.com

About Sarah

Sarah was born and raised in Bothell and graduated from Inglemoor High School “Go Viks”!  Sarah is a newly licensed agent who recently hung up her retail hat of 10 years to join the world of insurance with the 1st Rate Insurance Team. Sarah can be found spending her free time exploring Washington, hanging out with family and friends, enjoying a good glass of red wine and baking up a storm.


Kris Arnason AINS®
Insurance Agent
Phone: 425-821-1000
Kris@1strateins.com

About Kris

Kris hails from Kirkland graduating from Juanita and the UW (Go Huskies!). She has spent her career in the insurance industry both on the company side, and as an agent. Kris loves meeting new people and in her spare time enjoys spending time with family and friends, travel, gardening, golf, and the Seahawks!


Marcella Fitzhugh
Insurance Agent
marcella@1stRateIns.com

About Marcella

I have 17 years’ experience in the insurance industry. I worked for Safeco for 6+ years in the claims department. I was promoted into billing and policy services and then got advanced into teaching agents nationwide in the Automation department. After that I became a community agent for a few years before going back to the corporate world with PEMCO Insurance. At Pemco I was in the Agency side of things for 9 years. Now I am here at 1st Rate Insurance Plus where I plan to be seated for a long time, I am very excited to be part of the team. 2018 will be an exciting year for our Agency!


Clint Boren
Insurance Agent
Quote Line: 425-432-4999
clint@1strateins.com

About Clint

Clint has been an Insurance Agent since 1995. He was raised in Washington and is a graduate from Oak Harbor High School on Whidbey Island. As a father raising his son he loves being involved as a Den Leader with Cub Scouts, volunteering weekly, camping, fishing, and hiking. His focus is on his son, family, health, friends, community, great service with knowledge, and quotes 7 days a week.


Amy Timmerman
Insurance Agent
Quote Line:  425-433-8481
Direct Fax:  877-771-6142
amy@1strateins.com

About Amy

Amy was born and raised in Maple Valley, Washington. She has been a licensed insurance agent since 2000. Amy, husband Chris and son Carter reside in Maple Valley. She enjoys participating with her son in Cub Scouts, traveling the United States, reading, painting and baking.


Shannon Dagley
Insurance Agent
Quote Line:  253-838-0299
Direct Fax:  866-267-7095
shannon@1strateins.com

About Shannon

Shannon has been in the insurance industry since 1990 as a property and casualty agent. She joined the First Rate Insurance Team in August 2014. Shannon resides in Federal Way with her husband and 2 pugs. Shannon enjoys running and entering 5K and 10K races and currently training for her first ½ marathon. Her and husband Zhaun are big Seattle Seahawk’s fans and tailgate at each home game. Shannon’s true passion is spending time with her two grown children and her family.


Chris Eddy
Insurance Agent
Quote Line: 253-271-1933
chris@1strateins.com

About Chris

Chris has been with First Rate Insurance since 2015. He was born in California, but has lived in Washington most of his life and graduated from Sumner High School. He lives with his wife Janet, son Connor and two cats, Loki and Isis. When he is not working on his new house he is gaming.


Carrie Lange
Insurance Agent
Quote Line: 360-524-3425
Carrie@1stRateIns.com

About Carrie

Carrie was born and raised in Indiana and is a graduate of Indiana University. Most of her professional career was spent in public health. She got her insurance license and began working for First Rate Insurance in 2011. She is also the full-time care giver to her mother who has advanced Alzheimer’s. She lives near Black Diamond with her husband, mother, two teenage children, five dogs, ten rats, one cat, and one tortoise.


Todd Tiedemann
Insurance Agent
Quote Line: 360-899-5299
todd@1stRateIns.com

About Todd

Todd was born in Seattle and grew up in Edmonds, Washington. He is a Marine Corp Veteran “Semper Fi” and was stationed at Camp Pendleton, California for most of his career. He lives in Lake Stevens with his wife Jennifer and has three young daughters Kylie, Eva, and Catalyna. When he is not working, he enjoys spending time with his family, camping, fishing, or just watching a movie on the couch.

CONTACT US
First Rate Insurance Plus
820 Market Street, #1
Kirkland, WA 98033
Main number: 425-821-1000
Toll-Free: 800-244-6130
Email:support@1strateins.com
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First Rate Insurance Plus Testimonials

The staff was wonderful! They have a great choice of companies to choose from. Your staff has always been helpful, courteous and prompt. I thank you for the excellent service you have given me. First Rate Insurance just provided me withJessica R.

First Rate Insurance has been there when my family has needed help with our policies, always going above and beyond, and exceeding our expectations. Yes, we are saving money over our previous insurer, but their excellent customer service is priceless.D. Christen

When our agent Jack noticed our rates were going up he took the time to investigate the reason. He was able to switch our policy to one that not only gives us better coverage, but will save us $1200.oo aC. Gleed

I want to thank you so much for your superb customer service! It has truly been a pleasure to work with you and I will definitely be recommending 1st Rate insurance to anyone with insurance needs. While ISarah B.

I had been with one of the large companies (not the gecko) for years and when I bought my new car, I stated wondering if I was really getting such a great deal anymore…1st Rate saved me $960.00 a yearAnonymous

First Rate Insurance saved me over 35% on my auto insurance, and gave me better coverage. I’m just mad I didn’t call them earlier.Anonymous

I have been doing business with Ken for over 15 years. He, Lynne and their staff have far exceeded my expectations for service throughout the years. I have my auto, home, business and rental insurance with them. When personal challengesT. Klein

First Rate saved me $ and time vs. what I found on the internet. Nice to know someone is there to help who understands the business!K. Crawford

The best decision I ever made! I just bought a new house, my current agent was dragging his feet, so I opened the phone book and started calling around. My agent at First Rate answered the phone and quoted my houseHappy Customer

Loretta has been assisting me with renters and auto for a couple years now and she always ensures that I have the best rates. She has stuck with me through moves, new cars, getting married and buying our first homeSharon S.

Jack Green was a great help! He cut my insurance cost by 50% per month! I now have an extra $2500/yr in my pocket.Steve

Thank you for the fast turnaround on this, and previous insurance requests.  I really appreciate working with someone who’s ready to do something as soon as I am.A. Olson

I’ve had my insurance with First Rate Insurance for over 10 years, the staff has always been very helpful and courteous. Give them a call; they’ll save you money too.Notably Good Service

We used First Rate Insurance to set up a SR 22. Lynne Bromley was my agent and was absolutely fabulous. First Rate deals with SR 22 Insurance all the time, and Lynne was extremely knowledgeable. - by Darla S. I justJuliana P.

I have now been with 1stRate Insurance for 2 or 3 years and I couldn't be happier. I'm saving money over the big outfits I was with and their customer service is top-notch. What has truly made me a committedR. Coleman

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