About Us

    Our History

    Behling Perry Insurance Agency has been serving clients in the Mountain West for over 50 years. Built on integrity and hard work we have been helping our clientele protect their homes, farms, vehicles, and businesses for close to six decades.

     Dennis Spurlock moved back to his native Montana in 2019 and began working in Western Montana eventually establishing a full-service office with many insurance companies that had not been represented in this market and thus bringing more choices to the area. 

    We currently have over 15 insurance companies to help us write commercial and personal insurance, giving us more flexibility and options to help the residents and business owners of Western Montana and Northern Idaho get the coverage they need for their assets. 

    Serving clients from the Flathead Vally, Missoula, Cour d’Alene, Sandpoint, Idaho and all areas in between.  We have the national resources and partners to provide for your insurance needs.

    We are centrally located in Plains Montana, we are within a comfortable driving distance of our clients. We believe in great service, professional risk management and utilizing technology and our partner relationships to provide multiple options and outstanding customer service. 

    In 2021 Behling Perry Insurance Agency came together with Alera Group in order to have the necessary resources to continue growing and helping clients in the Mountain West. Since then, Alera Group has grown to become the 11th largest independent insurance and financial services firm in the nation with over 4,000 employees, 180 firms, and thousands of clients across the country.

    Alera Group is Western Montana’s choice for Business and Personal Insurance.

     

    About Us

    Our team has a sincere commitment to the long- term success of our clients.  With an emphasis on collaboration and teamwork, we create unique solutions that fit the distinct needs of each client.  We are passionate about doing what is right for every client, driven by the highest standards of professionalism, ethics, integrity, character, fairness, trust, and confidence.

    Locally we have 3 full-time agents with 30+ years of commercial, agriculture and personal insurance experience. 

    Dennis Spurlock – 17 Years Experience: Contractors, Energy, Farm/Ranch and Agriculture and Small Business Insurance, as well as Home, Auto and Life Insurance.

    Dan Sherwood – 14 Years Experience: Manufacturers, Farm/Ranch, Agriculture, Contractors and Small Business Insurance, as well as Home, Auto and Life Insurance

    Kelli Baker, - 2 Years Experience: Home, Auto, Umbrella and excellent customer service. 

    Meet Our Team

    People you can count on. People you can trust.

    Resources

    EXPERT EDUCATION

    Events and Webinars

    Employee Benefits

    Q2 Compliance Update

    Alera Group's quarterly employee benefits compliance roundup will help you stay current on the latest national regulatory developments impacting employers.

    June 4, 2024 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual

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    Employee Benefits

    Optimize Your Benefits: A Three-Pronged Approach

    Want to lower healthcare costs and enrich your benefits program at the same time? If so, this webinar is for you.

    June 20, 2024 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual

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    Employee Benefits

    [Alera Engage] Benchmarking for the Win: How Does Your Benefits Program Rate?

    Ask our clients about the No.1 tool that helps them develop an impactful benefits program, and they'll tell you is benchmarking.

    July 18, 2024 at 02:00 pm CT | Virtual

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    THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

    Insights

    Property and Casualty

    Perfect Storm Hitting Personal Lines of Insurance

    A convergence of disruptive forces is hitting the market for personal lines of insurance in 2024, making it extremely challenging for insurers to provide coverage personal property and casualty (P&C) coverage, particularly Home and Auto Insurance.

    May 14, 2024

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    Property and Casualty

    Affordable Housing Providers Hardest-Hit in Insurance Market for Nonprofits

    Adding to significant challenges including labor shortages and reduced funding, nonprofit organizations are experiencing increasing difficulty in securing adequate property and casualty insurance. Premiums are increasing, deductibles are escalating, and the number of carriers willing to engage with nonprofits continues to shrink. These challenges underscore the importance of partnering with an experienced insurance broker who specializes in serving nonprofit organizations.

    May 7, 2024

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    Property and Casualty

    Navigating the Medical Malpractice Insurance Cycle

    The rising trend of high-profile medical malpractice cases with significant monetary awards underscores the need for physicians and others in the medical industry to protect themselves with Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance.

    April 23, 2024

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    Property and Casualty

    Slower bookings, insurance challenges make for a tough year in hospitality

    A combination of slowed bookings and a volatile insurance market is likely to make this a challenging year for the hospitality industry. After a two-year surge following the COVID-19 lockdowns — industry insiders refer to it as “revenge travel” — the sector anticipates more modest growth in demand throughout the remainder of 2024.

    April 2, 2024

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