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Parker, Smith & Feek company history timeline

1938

Shortly thereafter, Graham Smith joined Parker in 1938.

1955

Edward O. Feek joined the company in 1955, bringing a particular expertise in construction and surety.

1957

In 1957, Parker & Smith incorporated as Parker, Smith & Feek, Inc.

1962

When the World’s Fair visited Seattle in 1962, Parker, Smith & Feek arranged the insurance coverage for the main attraction – the Space Needle.

1968

Other Parker, Smith & Feek projects of that decade included the Monorail, the Norton Building and, in 1968, the Pacific Northwest’s largest skyscraper at the time, Seattle First National Bank building.

1971

Shortly thereafter, Vic Parker, Charles Parker’s son, joined the firm in 1971.

1975

The Parker, Smith & Feek Employee Benefits Department organized in 1975.

1984

In 1984, a premier partnership of privately held insurance brokerages around the world, Assurex International, asked Parker, Smith & Feek to be the sole representative firm for Washington State.

1986

The decision was made in 1986 to open a permanent office in Anchorage to meet the needs of Alaskan contractors.

2004

In 2004, Greg Collins, a 17-year veteran of Parker, Smith & Feek, became the fourth president in the firm’s history.

2016

In 2016, Parker, Smith & Feek opened a third permanent office in Portland to be closer to and better serve our Oregon-based clients.

2017

After 25 years in Parker, Smith & Feek’s Alaska office, David Eckroth was elected as the fifth CEO by the Board of Directors in 2017.

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