When SilverStone Group’s founder, H.H. “Red” Nelson, started his insurance business in a one-room, two-person office in Council Bluffs, Iowa in 1945, he never dreamed that 65 years later the firm would have grown to three offices employing nearly 200 Associates.

Our business was built on the Midwestern ethic of hard work, honesty, integrity and fairness — and on the idea that the client’s needs should come first. It’s the right thing to do — and it’s just good business.

While other national competitors downsize, SilverStone Group continues to bring highly skilled and talented men and women onboard. We realize that excellent customer service doesn’t just happen — it’s the result of a dedicated team whose only goal is to “be there” when our clients need us. At SilverStone Group, customer service isn’t just a department — it’s an attitude.

When our company was founded, it was not unusual to have to use 10 or more different insurance companies to underwrite large risks due to the lack of financial capacity.

Today, under the leadership of the Nelson family’s third generation, the world of business insurance bears little resemblance to those “simpler” times. Now SilverStone Group can “lay off” hundreds of millions of dollars in exposure to markets around the world in a matter of hours.

However, regardless of scale, the basic principle of our work remains unchanged — tailor a solution to meet the specific needs of each client — whether conducting business across a kitchen table or a multinational corporate boardroom.

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