About Us
About Us
Since 1938, Zinn Insurance has proudly served the community with trusted insurance solutions with a focus on building lasting relationships and delivering a positive, personalized client experience. Our team works diligently to make buying insurance simple, supportive, and tailored to each client's unique needs, ensuring peace of mind, while saving time and frustration.
In 2017, Zinn joined other like-minded, entrepreneurial firms to form Alera Group to blend the personalized service and history of our local firm with the national resources of a larger organization.
In 2024, we officially began embracing the Alera Group brand. What remains consistent is holding our clients and community at the core of our business; we focus on bringing personalized solutions, expanding our capabilities, and deepening our resources nationally.
Our Mission
More than insurance professionals, we exist to enrich lives in the communities we serve and to humanize the insurance experience.
Our Values
- Be Trustworthy
- Be a Blessing to Others
- Be Diligent Workers that Pursue Excellence
- Live out “The Collaborative Way" Values
Quick links:
- Meet our team
- View our services
- Visit our Carrier Partner page for claims and billing contact information.
Meet Our Team
Megan Reedy
Commercial Account Manager
Megan is a valued addition to our Commercial Service Team, having joined the team in 2022. She is a Licensed Agent and always provides her clients with a high level of care and diligent service.
Megan comes to us with over three years’ experience in the industry and has proven that she can handle any task with the highest level of grace and attention to detail.
Megan resides in Lebanon County with her son Holden, dog Navi and cat Charlie. She has a true passion for the outdoors and loves spending time with family. Megan is an avid reader and enjoys cooking; Italian cuisine is her personal favorite!
The best fun fact about Megan is thanks to her son, she is a professional toy dinosaur fighter and Lightning McQueen racer!
Strengths:
- Patient and gracious
- Servant’s heart
- Dedicated
Corey Shaud
Director of Personal Insurance
Corey is a licensed agent who is the Team Lead for the Personal Lines Team and also a member of the Leadership Team in the Lebanon office. Corey has more than 17 years of experience in the marketing and design field, where he helped clients achieve success for their businesses.
Outside of the office, Corey enjoys baseball and is actively involved with coaching at the 12U travel level, as well as playing in the local softball league at Heisey Field. He currently resides in the Myerstown area with his wife of 17 years and 3 children, 2 boys, and 1 girl, all of which have attended the ELCO School District.
Strengths:
- Personable
- Attention to Detail
- Courteous and Professional Attitude
Donna Jones, CISR
Personal Client Agent
Donna is a licensed agent and member of the Personal Lines Team with more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry. In 2016, Donna earned the professional designation Certified Insurance Services Representative (CISR) and uses her knowledge and extensive business background to serve her clients’ needs promptly and efficiently. With her professionalism and warm spirit, she is a great addition to the team.
Outside the office, Donna enjoys cooking and creating recipes. She is a baker who loves to decorate her delicious cakes and cupcakes. Donna is involved in several ministries at her home church, Calvary Chapel, Lebanon. Coming from a big family, she juggles her time between close family, her two children and grandchildren, church family, and ministry. Her grandkids keep her young at heart fishing at the lake, enjoying the outdoors and cookin’ in grandma’s kitchen.
Strengths:
- Service Minded
- Attention to Detail
- Gracious
Joni Meck
Accounting & Administration Director
Joni is the Administration and Financial Director and a member of the Lebanon office leadership team with more than 20 years of experience in both administrative support and finance. She is attentive to the needs of others and strives to maintain a high standard of accuracy.
Joni lives in Annville and attends LCBC Church Manheim Campus, where she is actively involved in a life group. Her hobbies include refinishing furniture, craft projects, home decorating and gathering endless ideas from DIY Network, HGTV and Pinterest. Her greatest enjoyment, however, comes from the time that she spends with her beautiful grandson and granddaughter.
Strengths:
- Loyalty
- Accuracy
- Supportive
Resources
Our Business Insurance Carriers
For billing and claims information, visit our Carrier Partner page.
Personal Insurance
Home & Renters: Protect your home, investments and valuables. We offer coverage for your home, personal property, jewelry, fine art and more. We also provide specialized options for renters, condo owners, landlords, and farm properties.
Auto: Our tailored auto insurance helps protect you and your passengers in a way that fits your needs and budget. Coverage options for boats, motorcycles, classic cars, RVs, ATVs and snowmobiles are available.
Life: Secure you and your loved one's future with life insurance. We provide term and whole life policies to fit your needs and budget, as well as, long-term care policies and annuities. We'll help you choose the best plan your life stage and goals.
Disability: Protect your income with disability insurance. If illness or injury prevents you from working, we offer policies that replace 45-65% of your income, providing financial security during recovery.
Recreational Vehicle: Insurance is required by law in Pennsylvania, so whether you own a boat, motorcycle, ATV, or snowmobile, we offer coverage so you can enjoy your outdoor hobbies.
Business Insurance
Cyber Risk: Cyber-attacks can cost businesses millions, with data breaches costing millions. Cyber insurance covers data breaches, cyber attacks on vendors, and more. Small businesses are most at risk—43% of cyber-attacks target them. We can help you develop a policy to protect your company.
Risk Management: We offer tools to manage risk and enhance workplace safety. Our services include personalized risk assessments, loss control, safety education and claims management. Our Risk Management Center provides clients with tools like OSHA resources, safety programs, claims reporting and more.
Workers' Compensation: This insurance covers your employees from on-the-job injuries. We also offer specialized coverage for the marine and recreation industries, including seasonal payment plans to save costs during off-peak periods.
Business Insurance: We provide cost-effective business insurance for property, liability, workers' compensation and more. Tailored to meet your company’s needs, we offer bonding, umbrella coverage and business interruption protection.
Employee Benefits: Provide your employees with group health, life, dental and disability insurance. We also offer financial tools like 401(k) plans, health savings accounts and voluntary benefits to attract and retain your workforce.
Property & Liability: Property insurance covers physical assets from loss, including fire and water damage. Liability insurance protects against legal claims and helps with legal defense costs. Together, they ensure your business stays strong in challenging situations.
Surety Bonds: We provide various surety bonds, including bid, performance, court and license bonds. Whether you’re an individual or a business, we offer bonds suited to your specific requirements.
Marine & Recreational: Our agents are well versed in the marine and recreational industries and can help craft specialize in policies for businesses including boat dealers, campgrounds and RV dealerships.
Farming & Agriculture: For over three generations, our team was provided comprehensive insurance for farms and agribusinesses, including crop insurance, machinery dealers and livestock operations.
Construction: Every construction business faces unique risks, and we specialize in designing insurance coverage that meets those specific needs. Whether you’re a general contractor working on industrial buildings, warehouses, or road construction, or a specialty contractor in areas like plumbing, electrical, or HVAC, we have you covered. Our construction-specific insurance offerings include commercial property insurance, equipment coverage for graders, cranes, and bulldozers, and surety and fidelity bonds to protect your business and projects.
Fire & EMS: We work closely with fire protection and EMS organizations, offering tailored insurance coverage to meet their needs. We've partnered with top insurance providers to design flexible coverage for volunteer and paid departments and robust online training and risk management courses, helping our local heroes stay protected. Learn more, here.
HERO Discount Program
We've teamed up with a trusted insurance carrier to offer a special discount for those who serve and protect our communities. Whether you're a first responder, military member, medical professional or educator, you deserve to save.
Current and retired fire & EMS, medical, educational, military and government professionals can save up to 25% on home and auto insurance premiums. This is our way of saying thank you for everything you do.
Contact us today to learn how you can save on your home and auto insurance.
EXPERT EDUCATION
Events and Webinars
Employee Benefits
Dynamic Data: Strategies for Success
Join us for this session, as our experts will share how to utilize your organization’s data to create advanced and innovative strategies for success.
July 17, 2025 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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Employee Benefits
Preparing for Open Enrollment: How to Engage and Educate Your Employees on Their Total Benefits Package
In this session, our experts will share guidance on setting yourself up for success during Open Enrollment.
August 21, 2025 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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Employee Benefits
Q3 2025 Quarterly Compliance Webinar
Alera Group's quarterly employee benefits compliance roundup will help you stay current on the latest national regulatory developments impacting employers.
September 9, 2025 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual
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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Insights
Employee Benefits
Benchmarking: How Do Your Organization’s Employee Benefits Offerings Stack Up?
For the sixth consecutive year, Alera Group is offering a valuable piece of market intelligence: our Healthcare and Employee Benefits Benchmarking Report. We’ll introduce the 2025 edition on its release date, June 26, with a one-hour webinar beginning at 1 p.m. CT.
June 5, 2025
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Employee Benefits
Reminder: PCORI Fees Due By July 31, 2025
Employers that sponsor self-insured group health plans, including health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) should keep in mind the upcoming July 31, 2025 deadline for paying fees that fund the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) via Form 720, which was recently updated and released by the IRS.
June 3, 2025
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Benefits Captives: Your Business and What Your Competitors Are Doing
In one form or another, Captive Insurance has existed as a risk management solution for many decades — originally for property and casualty coverage and primarily for large employers. But its viability as a solution for employee benefits and for midsized businesses has increased dramatically in recent years, fueled by volatility in the insurance market in general and by the skyrocketing cost of health insurance in particular.
May 29, 2025
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Agencies Push Pause Button on Enforcement of MHPAEA 2024 Final Rule
On May 15, 2025, the Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Treasury Department (collectively, the “Agencies”) released a statement regarding the Agencies’ recent request for abeyance of a lawsuit filed by the ERISA Industry Committee (“ERIC”) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that challenged certain aspects of Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Final Rule (“2024 Final Rule”) relating to nonquantitative treatment limitation comparative analyses (“NQTL analyses”).
May 16, 2025
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