Affiliations
How we Help!
Protecting Assets
With well over a decade of commercial insurance experience, we help clients prepare for the unknown. As a boutique style independent insurance agency, we work on behalf of our the clients vs. one specific carrier, though we have access to well over 100 markets. Without big corporate overhead or high pressure call centers, our mission is to advocate for our clients, keeping both coverage and cost in mind.
Commercial/Business Insurance
- Workers’ Compensation Insurance
- General Liability Insurance
- Professional Liability
- Errors & Omissions (E&O)
- Medical & Legal Malpractice
- Educators Legal Liability
- Law Enforcement Liability
- Abuse & Molestation
- Management Liability
- Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI)
- Directors & Officers (D&O)
- Fiduciary Liability
- Employee Benefits Liability (EBL)
- Pollution Liability
- Cyber Liability
- Liquor Liability
- Professional Liability
- Commercial Property
- Fire & Hazard
- Business Personal Property
- Inland Marine Insurance
- Contractors Tools & Equipment
- Builders Risk
- Business Owner's Policy (BOP - combined small commercial package)
- Commercial/Fleet Auto
- Cargo Insurance
- Surety Bonds
- License & Permit Bonds
- Construction Bonds
- Court Bonds
- Fidelity Bonds
- Crime/Employee Dishonesty
- Specialty Programs (Education, Municipalities & Other Governmental Agencies, Nonprofits)
We take a consultative approach with access many different insurance products and carriers to offer optimum coverage at a competitive price point. Though we can certainly get quotes from a number of highly rated carriers, we want to truly know our clients and their needs and we can help design an all encompassing Risk Management plan to suit your needs.
Assessing Need
What would happen if your organization was served with a lawsuit, your location had a loss such as a fire, or you had an employee injury? Do you have a dedicated agent who is available to support your risk management needs?
Schedule a meeting for a complimentary review of your current insurance policies and risk management program.
Building Relationships
Everyone has different insurance needs, but the coverage is the easy part of it. Though we work to offer a personalized assessment, most importantly we want to get to know our clients and how we can best support them. We're in this for the long haul and work to build longstanding business partnerships with our clients and referral relationships.
The best part? We don't work with just anybody so you don't have to worry about us stalking you into submission. Leave that to the commoditized brokers.
Meet the Core of Ascent!
Jodie Lyons - Managing Principal/Agency Owner
Jodie has close to 13 years in the commercial insurance industry, coming from a background insuring the public sector as a senior underwriter for Colorado School Districts Self Insurance Pool (CSDSIP) and Colorado Intergovernmental Risk Sharing Agency (CIRSA).
In 2019 Jodie left governmental risk pooling to dive into the private sector, joining a large regional brokerage that focused primarily in high volume workers' compensation. She quickly grew to be top producer in the firm, though she was met with limitations in advocating for clients while in what felt to be a "sell only" environment.
In Jodie's words: "I didn’t want to become another cog in a corporate wheel and knew there could be a better way to help companies by offering both a personal approach and market access. So I BET IT ALL and ventured out to build it on my own on the faith that I would draw in a like-minded team and a healthy client base."
Jodie lives in the Saddle Rock community in SE Aurora & spends her downtime with her gal-pals at the golf course or on a mountain with her husband and furbaby. She is the proud mother of a deployed son with the Army Reserves and a daughter in the medical field.
Jennifer Thomas – Administrative Assistant
Jennifer is a fresh new addition to the insurance business. She is enjoys learning about new subjects and insurance is the latest! Jennifer comes from administrative and support backgrounds, with over 30 years’ experience. Most of her career has been working for small businesses. She understands the sacrifice and demands of a small business and is here for you!
Jennifer grew up in San Diego, and has lived in Arizona, and most recently relocated to Colorado from rural North Carolina. She is enjoying being back in a major city. Can’t take the city girl out of Jennifer!
Jennifer has been married since 2016 to her wife, Stacy. She also has 2 grown sons, Bobby and Teddy. Bobby and his fiancé live here in Englewood. Jennifer is passionate about women’s rights and the LGBTQIA+ community. In her spare time she spends time with her family, she loves to craft and is a big time gamer - card games, board games, even online games!
Jennifer helps to keep us organized here at Ascent and we're happy to have her on board!