Paul W. Park Sr. (1901 - 1960)
didn’t start out in Insurance. In fact, he excelled in many professions including publishing, commercial baking and manufacturing before establishing his family in the insurance business. In 1937 he started selling insurance as an independent agent to supplement his income during the great depression. He continued to do this for a decade through and after WWII occasionally sharing his knowledge of the insurance business with his son, Paul Jr.
After serving in WWII, worked as a mechanic at the Tasty Bread Company, a job which he grew to dislike. Paul Jr. learned about the insurance business from his father, Paul Sr. – and Paul Jr. was inspired to start out as an insurance agent. In 1946, Paul Sr. generously allowed Paul Jr. to take over his insurance clients. Paul Jr. found success quickly, rapidly expanding his clientele in Greater Toledo. After a time, Paul began offering insurance from multiple carriers. Later, Paul’s agency welcomed his two sons (Jim) and (Tom) in the mid-1970s, so Paul implemented our current moniker Park & Company Insurance Agents to reflect the agency’s growth as well as the inclusion of his sons. Paul Jr. passed on leadership of the agency to his two sons around 1990.
each brought a unique vision for continued agency growth. James (Jim) expanded Park and Company’s excess and surplus lines offering to provide niche coverages to a broad and diverse client spectrum. Park and Company Insurance now offers hundreds of sought after risk transference programs for Greater Toledo businesses with unique needs. Thomas (Tom), a pilot, launched Park and Company Insurance’s Aviation Insurance division. Tom’s experience as both a business owner and a pilot paved the way for unique Aviation Insurance programs tailored for business owners and corporations as well as professional and hobby pilots. Today, the Aviation Division represents a broad and expanding, yet selective portfolio of Aviation Insurance providers noted for their quality and service.
In 2005, Jim and Tom moved to Park and Company Insurance to their current location, Park Insurance Center located on Park Center Ct. in Toledo, Ohio.
