IRVING, Texas -

The American Recovery Association recently reached a partnership with Harding Brooks Insurance and Northern Star Management to offer new benefits exclusively to all ARA members.

Through this partnership, members will have the opportunity to take advantage of a variety of unique offerings, including performance-based dividend returns, interest-free payments and voluntary employee benefits such as life, disability and accident insurance.

Harding Brooks Insurance and North Star Management also will utilize ARA's Compliance Monitoring System, which is geared to save members both time and money to ensure their company meets ARA's minimum compliance standards.

"It is very important for our members to get a return on their investment in education, training and compliance," ARA vice president Jerry Wilson said. “Our new partnership with Harding Brooks Insurance and North Star Management will offer special insurance services that will meet our standards of being the most compliant network in the industry.”

Harding Brooks Insurance is one of the largest insurance agencies focused on the repossession industry with more than 50 years of experience in providing high-quality insurance products and customer service.

Northern Star Management is an underwriting management company and wholesale producer that provides creative insurance solutions for targeted industry segments.

"We have worked closely with Harding Brooks Insurance to recognize the value of compliance while maintaining an extraordinary level of professionalism,” said Renee Low of Northern Star Management. “ARA’s new compliance monitoring platform is a useful underwriting tool, and we are pleased that ARA and its members take compliance and training seriously.”

Mike Peplinski with Harding Brooks Insurance and Northern Star Management has been working diligently with the ARA board to make this program possible.

ARA members can take advantage of this new member benefit and get a free quote by contacting Peplinski at (315) 214-5822 or mpeplinski@hardingbrooks.com during your insurance renewal period. Agents also can visit ARA’s member resource page members.repo.org.

To learn more about becoming an ARA member, visit repo.org.