WE'VE MOVED! Our new office is still conveniently located in downtown Portland, just a few blocks from our old location. We invite you to visit us in our beautiful new space. And, as always, we welcome the opportunity to assist you and answer your questions. Please feel free to reach out to us at any time.
Durham & Bates
1211 SW 5th Avenue, Suite 2800
Portland, OR 97204
Congratulations to Durham and Bates Agencies, Inc. on receiving our 9th consecutive Top Workplace award! This award recognizes us as one of the top places to work in Oregon and Southwest Washington region. 134 businesses located throughout the entire state of Oregon and Southwest Washington participated. A survey focused on the following areas of the businesses:
Durham and Bates is grateful to our dedicated and skilled associates, each of whom contribute to making Durham and Bates such a fantastic place to work. Additionally, we would like to extend our gratitude to each individual who participated in the survey. We invite you to come and see for yourself what makes Durham and Bates extraordinary—we would love to meet you! Contact us at info@dbates.com.
Once again, Durham and Bates Agencies, Inc. was recognized as a Top Company by the Portland Business Journal’s annual Corporate Philanthropy Awards in the medium sized business category (revenue $10 million - $50 million) for the fifth year in a row in October 2022. The Portland Business Journal honors the top companies in four different revenue categories each year who are displaying exemplary philanthropic practices and developing innovative and unique partnerships between companies and nonprofits.
Durham and Bates’ provides financial support to many worthy causes, and our associates donate considerable support with volunteer hours. We have every reason to be proud of our commitment to effecting positive changes locally through our philanthropic endeavors, despite pandemic-related challenges. So, Congratulations, Durham and Bates, for continuing your tradition of philanthropic excellence and earning recognition once again!
Durham & Bates Agencies, Inc. was selected as a Make More Happen Award winner in October 2021 for our volunteer work with Albertina Kerr! This crucial organization takes on the important mission to empower people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health challenges, and other social barriers to lead self-determined lives and reach their full potential.
Along with being named a Make More Happen Award winner, Liberty Mutual Insurance and Safeco Insurance made a $5,000 donation to Albertina Kerr in our honor. Additionally, Durham and Bates had the opportunity to secure another $5, 000 for Albertina Kerr by earning 500 online votes for our cause. Fortunately, our supporters rallied, and we are thrilled to say that Albertina Kerr received the full $10,000 award!
We would like to express our sincere thanks to Albertina Kerr for their tireless work to assist those in need, and to Liberty Mutual and Safeco for helping Albertina Kerr obtain a new clinician so they can serve more of our vulnerable population. Durham and Bates’ encourages you to visit Albertina Kerr at https://www.albertinakerr.org/ to learn more about the services they provide and to find out how you can help!
Congratulations, Albertina Kerr!
Based in the Pacific Northwest, Durham & Bates provides a diverse set of capabilities to help businesses and individuals manage risks, and bring global projects and programs together. We work across industries, oceans, and distances to ensure that critical decisions and business goals stay true.
Risk, exposures, and impasses exist everywhere you look. Durham & Bates clears hurdles, and strengthens the connections you need to continue your forward momentum. Integrating strategy and speed in the world of risk management requires skill, ingenuity and trust. Doing so with seamless operations, and effective decision-making, can only happen after decades of practice.
Business is all about action, movement, and the intangibles that help teams push beyond obstacles. We support commercial interests across a number of marine and shoreside areas and specialties, and also work with individuals to solve their unique risk management needs. Vessel owners and operators turn to us to avoid tricky waters. Importers/exporters rely on us to help maintain the integrity of their products and operations. Construction firms look for our insight before they build. Real estate investors lean on our input when it’s time to buy or sell. And, business owners and HR leaders count on us to manage their benefits programs.
We keep our ears tuned to what’s here and what’s coming, then engage with commitment and energy to solve challenges. Our goal is to shorten the distance between where you’re at, and where you want to be. Learn more about our process and philosophy.
We’re one of the largest independent insurance brokers in the Northwest, and bring marine and shoreside capabilities to every project. We care about what’s at stake in every transaction, as well as the people involved at every stage. See how our history informs our work.
Employee-owned since our founding, Durham & Bates operates as an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Every associate has an ownership share, and plays a role in creating positive outcomes for clients. See what a career at Durham & Bates is about.
Plenty of discussions veer beyond specific products and liability concerns. A conversation that starts about marine insurance can move into trade credit, through-put discussions, or even standing timber insurance. Our people are uniquely qualified to facilitate.
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