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Chaney-Karch Insurance expands with purchase of Hudson-Gray Agency

By WJBD Staff Feb 2, 2024 | 8:44 AM
The Chaney and Karch Insurance building in Centralia. Photo by Steven Stilt.

The Chaney-Karch Insurance Agency of Centralia and Salem has announced they have purchased the Hudson-Gray Insurance agency on East Third Street in Centralia effective today.

Owner Todd Dobbs says Hudson-Gray employees Tom Gray, Lisa Hood and Deb Zelasko will be joining the Chaney-Karch office in Centralia.

“We are extremely excited and everybody here is excited to bring over the new employees. They have a wealth of knowledge.  And Tom has been in the business probably 50-60 years so we are really looking forward to him coming in and helping us out with knowledge.  With the additional company, its going to give us a great opportunity to help our currently insured and always wanting to help others as well.”

The three additional employees will join the ten already at Chaney-Karch. The agency specializes in a full line of business, personal, life and health insurance.

The Hudson-Gray Insurance Company dates back more than 50 years and the Chaney-Karch Agency dates it’s start back to 1939 as the Friedrich Agency.