About Us
A little history on who we are
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In 1926 Sam Shepard started an independent insurance agency by the same name. Forty-nine years later it would become the David M. Cronk Insurance Agency. The David M. Cronk Agency had three employees for many years: David Cronk, and sisters Joann Bundas and Janet Welton. Several acquisitions of smaller agencies in the ’80s and early ’90s followed. In 1992, Dave’s son Erik started with the agency, and in 1995 Brian Johnson came on board. In 2003 the David M. Cronk Insurance Agency incorporated and is now the present-day Cronk Insurance Inc.
Dave Cronk retired in 2004 with his son Erik taking over as Agency President and owner. In July 2011, Cronk Insurance Inc. purchased Bay Area Insurance Services, while adding two additional employees in Wilson “Bill” Sherwood and Mark Kramer.
2016 was a year of great change within our agency. August 1, 2016 saw the merger with the Phillips-Wisniewski Agency. With the acquisition, agency owner Bill Wisniewski as well as Joan Carneval and Laurie Weed joined the team. During a three year transitionary period we operated under the dba name of Cronk & Wisniewski Insurance Agency, reverting back to our traditional Cronk Insurance Inc. name in September of 2019. Our agency added Erie Insurance as a carrier, further enhancing and broadening our already strong product offering.
Fast forward five years to 2021 and we’re at it again! Cronk Insurance acquired the Werle & Rushe Insurance Agency, an established Erie Insurance agency going back to the 1950’s. With the acquisition, agency owner John Rushe as well as Kathy Wager and Stacie Fisher joined our agency adding to our already experienced staff. We also added Millville Mutual to our agency portfolio.
Our Core Values
At Cronk Insurance, Inc., we do things a bit differently. We still subscribe to the same principles that our family owned agency was built on over 50 years ago: treating the client as we would like to be treated ourselves. We hold ourselves to the very highest standards because we believe that is what you should expect from an insurance agency. Honesty, integrity, and commitment to service is what will separate Cronk Insurance from other agencies in the greater Erie County area. Insurance is a promise to deliver when you need it most. Shouldn’t the agent you choose subscribe to the same principle?
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Erik Cronk
Agency Principal, Licensed Property / Casualty / Life Agent
Brian Johnson
Licensed Property / Casualty Agent, Life & Financial Services
John L. Rushe, CPCU, AAI
Certified Property & Casualty Underwriter and (AAI) Accredited Advisor in Insurance professional designations
Bryce Cronk
Licensed Property / Casualty Agent
Sandra Bowersox
Personal Lines Account Manager, Licensed Property / Casualty Agent
Jackie Renshaw
Personal Lines Account Manager, Licensed Property / Casualty / Life Agent
Joan Carneval
Personal Lines Account Manager, Licensed Property / Casualty Agent
Laurie Weed
Personal Lines Account Manager, Licensed Property / Casualty Agent
Kathy Wager
Personal Lines Account Manager, Licensed Property / Casualty Agent
Stacie Fisher
Licensed Property / Casualty Agent, Life & Financial Services
Mark Kramer, CIC, CISR
Commercial Lines Account Manager, Licensed Property / Casualty Agent
Yvette Hindman
Accounting, Office Manager
Erik Cronk
Agency Principal, Licensed Property / Casualty Agent
Erik was born in Denver, CO and moved to Erie shortly thereafter. A lifetime resident of Millcreek, he graduated from McDowell High School in 1987 and then attended Clarion University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated in 1991 majoring in Finance. Erik has 30 years experience in the insurance industry.
Erik lives in Millcreek with his wife Ann Marie and their dogs Rudy and Jenny. He has two children: Paige who is a neonatal intensive care nurse in Florida and Bryce who lives in Erie and joined Cronk Insurance in 2021. He is an avid outdoorsman, enjoying fly fishing, fly tying, archery hunting, and spending time at his camp in Titusville, PA.
Brian Johnson
Licensed Property / Casualty Agent, Life & Financial Services
Brian has been employed with Cronk Insurance since 1997 and has been active in the industry since 1990. Brian specializes in Financial Services, Estate and Retirement Analysis, Long Term Care and Life Insurance planning needs.
Brian is a lifelong resident of Erie and is married with three children. He has coached many sports in the Erie community, and is an avid golfer and local sports fan.
John L. Rushe, CPCU, AAI
Certified Property & Casualty Underwriter and (AAI) Accredited Advisor in Insurance professional designations
John and his wife Pat moved to Fairview in 2016 after living in Millcreek Township since 1992. They have 4 adult children, 3 in-law kids, and 7 grandchildren. Pat’s a golfer. John enjoys bicycling. And they enjoy travel, mostly to visit their extended family.
Bryce Cronk
Licensed Property / Casualty Agent
Bryce was born and raised in Erie and graduated from McDowell High School in 2017. He spent the next four years in Pittsburgh while studying Marketing and Finance at Duquesne University’s Palumbo-Donahue School of Business. After graduating in 2021, he returned home and joined the agency later that fall. Bryce enjoys spending time with his fiancée Alyssa, hunting and fishing, and traveling to new places.
Sandra Bowersox
Personal Lines Account Manager, Licensed Property / Casualty Agent
Sandy was born and raised in McKean and graduated from General McLane High School in 1979. After that, she attended Erie County Vocational Technical School specializing in Cosmetology and worked in a local hair salon for several years. She then worked for 16 years at the Credit Bureau, Inc. managing several different departments.
In March 2003 she decided one more career change was in order and began work at the Cronk Insurance Agency, where she became a licensed agent in September of that same year. She is currently working on her CISR (Certified Insurance Service Representative) designation.
Sandy lives in McKean with her husband Wayne and enjoys traveling, spending lazy days with a good book and being with family.
Jackie Renshaw
Personal Lines Account Manager, Licensed Property / Casualty / Life Agent
Jackie is originally from Glasgow, Scotland and moved to Erie as a child. She graduated from Iroquois High School and soon after attended Southeastern Academy in Kissimmee, Florida.
Jackie has a strong background in customer service. She worked at a major airline as a flight attendant and soon after as a customer service supervisor at Erie International Airport. She joined our team in May 2013, receiving her designation as a licensed agent in December 2013.
She is married with two children who both attend college in the Erie area, and she lives in Harborcreek. She enjoys reading, gardening and traveling.
Joan Carneval
Personal Lines Account Manager, Licensed Property / Casualty Agent
Joan was born and raised in Erie and graduated from Strong Vincent High School. She started working with a local insurance agency in 1980 before moving to the Phillips-Wisniewski Agency in 2011. She joined our agency in 2016 when the two agencies merged. Joan is one of our four agency Personal Lines Account Managers.
Joan lives in Millcreek and is married with four children. She enjoys spending time with family, her dog Dory, working out at the gym and biking.
Laurie Weed
Personal Lines Account Manager, Licensed Property / Casualty Agent
Laurie was raised in Greene Township and graduated from Seneca High School. She started working for Erie Insurance Group in 1983 before moving to the Phillips-Wisniewski Insurance Agency in 2001. She joined our agency in 2016 when the two agencies merged. Laurie is one of four agency Personal Lines Account Managers.
Laurie lives in Fairview with her husband Steve, their two children and their dog Lucy. She enjoys spending time with her family, biking, skiing and traveling
Kathy Wager
Personal Lines Account Manager, Licensed Property / Casualty Agent
Kathy was born and raised in Erie, PA and a real hometown girl. She graduated from Harborcreek High School and attended Point Park University in Pittsburgh and then Mercyhurst University in Erie.
She and her husband owned multiple restaurants in the Erie area for many years and customer service is her specialty. Leaving the food service business after 20 years she looked for a new career that would be rewarding and challenging.
She joined the Werle & Rushe Insurance Agency in 2006 and became a licensed property and casualty agent shortly thereafter. She later obtained her Life Insurance license and most recently her Accident & Health Insurance designation. With the merger of our agencies, she became a member of our team in 2021.
She is married with 2 children and 2 recent grandchildren and looking forward to many more. Living in Harborcreek she enjoys cooking, singing, and traveling with her husband.
Stacie Fisher
Licensed Property / Casualty Agent, Life & Financial Services
Stacie was born in Conneaut, OH and moved to Erie shortly thereafter. After graduating from Erie Central High, she worked in retail banking for 15 years. She received a Bachelor of Science in Education from Edinboro University in 2014. Her career in the insurance industry started in June 2018 with Werle & Rushe Agency, which merged with Cronk Ins. in April 2021.
Stacie lives in Millcreek with her husband and three children. She enjoys spending time with her family, hiking and biking.
Mark Kramer, CIC, CISR
Commercial Lines Account Manager, Licensed Property / Casualty Agent
Mark grew up in Girard, graduating from Girard High School in 1984. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1988. Later that year he went to work at a local insurance agency, becoming licensed one year later.
In 1993, Mark began working at Bay Area Insurance Services, and in 1997 earned his CISR (Certified Insurance Service Representative) designation. In 2016 he completed his CIC (Certified Insurance Counselor) designation.
Mark is married and has one daughter, and still lives in Girard. He enjoys watching Steelers’ football and taking on projects around the house.
Yvette Hindman
Accounting, Office Manager
Yvette was born on Long Island, NY and graduated from Montville High School in Montville, NJ. She attended West Virginia University and graduated in 1991 with a degree in Psychology. Yvette worked as a Human Resources Manager for Andover Industries and SPX for 15 years. She currently works part-time as our Accounting and Office Manager.
Yvette lives in Millcreek with her husband Jeff and their three children Justin, Lindsay and Eric. She likes to spend time with her family, golf, run and go on vacation.
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