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st weekender april 22 1995 p 5 in business grey power growing strong by bruce stapley correspondent a stouftvillebased insurance operation is using a unique con cept and a streamlined modus operandi to serve upwards of 10000 clients across southern ontario grey power insurance brokers inc is an insurance broker offer ing discounted rates to mature cit izens and seniors specializing in home and auto insurance the icompany also dab bles in out of province medical coverage and finan cial ser vices grey power has experi- e n c e d steady growth ron griffiths s mov ing from markham to the imperial centre just over a year ago the company recently expanded its offices and now occupies 6000 square feet on the second floor of the west end stouffville office complex with 25 employees on staff grey power handles an average of 700 phone calls a day in what presi dent and ceo ron griffiths describes as an inbound tele- insurance operation griffiths said grey power which also has a sales office in hamilton relies on extensive radio advertis ing to reach a segmented market grey power clients are usually 55 and over who have gone three years without a driving conviction and who have been accident free for six years we specialize in trying to fulfill the unique needs of mature citi zens and senior citizens said griffiths who resides in uxbridge an average mature citizen pre sents a better risk to insurance brokers they have usually demonstrated a safe driving record and are stable with less claims we offer reduced rates to reflect this also contributing to the reduced rates is the companys centralized claims reporting system said griffiths clients report straight to the insurance underwriting company so that grey power does nt get involved griffiths said the key lies in find ing insurance underwriters who recognize the premise upon which his company works he said the concept of reduced insurance rates for seniors has been around since 1921 and was originally founded by the mitchell group of hamil ton but with the technology avail able today his company has suc ceeded in refining the idea its basically a shop at home operation ninety per cent of our transactions are done over the phone they dont even have to come in to the office unless they want to ours is a very stream lined office while grey power has attracted an everincreasing corner of the market griffiths said his compa ny is not out to steal business from exiting insurance agents in the area we dont view it that were com peting against the local insurance businesses we operate out of stouffville for all of southern ontario griffiths said the rate of growth being experienced by grey power clearly indicates that the need is there it seems to be meeting with strong success its a concept whose time had come lawyer peter j lewarne matrimonial personal injury tefilj lid accepted small business law bankruptcy real estate wills over 20 years experience low rates quality service 47c1 highway no 7 at kennedy rd unlonvllle ontario l3r1m7 tel 4774381 fax 4777668 24 hour availability dr michael pollak dds general cosmetic dentistry special interest in cosmetic dentistry bleaching bonding implants porcelain veneers emergency care general dentistry childrens dentistry convenient location extended hours sunkist plaza hwy 48 1 6th ave markham 4722454 free dental consultation foster pontiac buick gmc apologizes for any inconvenience the fire may have caused however to make room we have slashed prices on all our 1995 inventory to our lowest prices ever more than 150 new cars and trucks and over 50 preowned vehicles a ntiac 1595 pontiac grand ams to choose from one only 4333- rggx pontjacgrand prixs 1995 buick regals f 5gmcsa 1995 gmc safaris to choose from 1994 pontiac grand am auto v6 power windows 0 aft locks 31000kms vi 1 qiir tk1428 jlww 1994 pontiac grand prix a auto 6 cyindes 30000km loaded 16888 century 14495 1394 buick century loaded sikm320 1994 sunbird convertible ms 1994 bonneville ssei gjg brano new leather loaded 31888 bemsmimwevmnmmeiomm mm fflcfhjjusjjlappjgj we foster our customers yhbun fri mm sales leasing 2917733 rtsmaktuaseft tedswe service body shop29181 1 1 pontiac buick gmc 3445 sheppard ave e d 2q14745hrlji fntnfwnkionnnrfholmu i 47 1 7tj u east of wardennorth of 401