About Us
Established in 1936, The Motter Agency has continued to provide quality insurance to businesses and individuals in Central Pennsylvania for over 70 years. Gearhart Herr bought the agency in 1976 and today we have six employees in the Jersey Shore office. The Motter Agency is affiliated with the West Branch Susquehanna Builders Association, the Associated Builders and Contractors, the Lycoming County Chamber of Commerce and the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers Association. The Motter Agency is a proud founding member of the Insurance Alliance of Central Pennsylvania.
At the Motter Agency, our long-term vision and daily focus on client needs combine to provide a premier level of service to Central Pennsylvania. Our reputation is built on a long history assembling, implementing and maintaining creative solutions for the business and personal insurance needs for companies, individuals and families.
Our People

Beth Riccardo

Tim Boardman
Systems Administration

Megan Neufer

Carmie Winter

Barb Perry

Debby Eck

Nicki Watkins

Wilson Riccardo

Patti Knepp

Taylor Wolfrom

James Pryde
Alliance
“Small enough to know our neighbors, large enough to provide
products and services to businesses operating around the world.”
The Insurance Alliance of Central Pennsylvania is a collective of premier independent agencies located in the Central, Southeastern, and greater Lehigh Valley regions of Pennsylvania. Our mission is to unite in principle and practice to bring clients within the region the absolute best insurance products and services available. Through size, diversity and broad expertise, The Alliance offers on a regional level that which is normally found only with national brokers. Our long-term growth and profitability has enabled The Alliance to secure preferred relationships with the region’s and nation’s top insurance companies. With over 250 employees, our greater resources provide the sophistication to serve any size client. Our areas of expertise are commercial and personal asset protection, group benefits and financial services.
The Alliance became operational January 1, 1997. The member agencies are located throughout The Central, Southeastern and greater Lehigh Valley regions of Pennsylvania.
For commercial protection, members emphasize total risk management. Loss control and litigation expertise is on staff. Human resource skills, such as compliance with regulatory directives and planning are available. For group benefits and financial services, we can review your current plans and make recommendations for improvement, whether you employ 2 or 2,000 employees. For the lives and property you cherish most, individual security can be provided through an array of the nation’s and region’s top insurance companies.