Columbia Management Group
                                      a holding company
 

 
  Dan McNerney
Professional Biography
 
 
Biography:

Dan McNerney began his insurance career at age 23 with a small career agency, Larry D. Barnes Insurance, specializing in the Senior Market.

Quickly developed into the top salesman and manager for the Larry D. Barnes Insurance. Built the agency from 4 to 75 agents throughout the state of Missouri and increased sales from $500,000.00 to over $6 million in new annual premiums.

January 1990: Bought the Larry D. Barnes Insurance Agency. Renamed the agency Barnes Insurance Group.

Created a new Brokerage Marketing Division, Senior Marketing Specialists, to market directly to independent agents. Quickly became a top Regional Brokerage Marketing Division.

1998 Became the second largest producer nationally for Conseco.

1999: Incorporated as McNerney Management Group, Inc. (MMG, Inc.). MMG, Inc. became the parent company of Barnes Insurance Group, Senior Marketing Specialists and Benefit Concepts.
 

Current:

MMG, Inc. works directly with over 50 career agents and 3,500 independent agents in 16 states and works indirectly with 42,000 independent agents in 48 states. MMG, Inc. currently employs 20 administrative staff.

Member of several insurance company’s Advisory Boards responsible for product development, implementing new products and marketing campaigns.

MMG, Inc. works directly with over 50 career agents and 3,500 independent agents in 16 States while employing 20 administrative staff.

Shep and Dan combined their efforts in 2002 resulting in the formation of Columbia Management Group.  Columbia Management Group works with over 25,000 independent agents in 48 states.

 


801 Gray Oak Drive
Columbia, Missouri 65201
Phone: (800)689-2800
FAX: (573)875-2778