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. Our agency added Erie Insurance as a carrier, further enhancing and broadening our already strong product offering.
September 1, 2019 the agency transitioned back to just the Cronk Insurance Inc name.
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
Bill Wisniewski, LUTCF
Licensed Property / Casualty / Life Agent
Sandra Hultberg
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
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 22 years experience in the insurance industry.
Erik lives in Millcreek with his wife Ann Marie, their two children Paige and Bryce, and their dogs Duke and Jenny. He is an avid outdoorsman, enjoying fly fishing, fly tying, hunting, and spending time at their 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.
Bill Wisniewski, LUTCF
Licensed Property / Casualty / Life Agent
Bill began his insurance career in 1976 with Met Life as an agent. He then joined the Travelers as the Financial Services Manager from 1980 until 1990. That spring he joined the Phillips Insurance Agency as an independent agent representing Erie Insurance. He acquired that agency in 1995 from Deak Phillips, changing the name to the Phillips-Wisniewski Insurance Agency. In August of 2016 he merged with the Cronk Insurance Agency.
He is a graduate of Tech Memorial. Bill obtained his LUTCF designation in 1998 and qualified for both the National Quality Award and the National Sales Achievement Award numerous times during his 40 year insurance career. He is also the past president and former director of the Erie Association of Life Underwriters and has served on the Erie Family Life Agent Task force.
Born in Erie, he now resides in Millcreek with his wife Liz and has two daughters, Angela and Kimberly. Bill enjoys golf and is a Cleveland sports fan for all of their pro teams. He has served as a lector at St. George Church in Erie for the past 20 years.
Sandra Hultberg
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 Millcreek and has one son who is the pride of her life. She 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
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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