Kalispell, Montana’s Torrent Technologies Taking the Flood Insurance Industry By Storm

"It made a lot of sense to be in Seattle in the beginning," Pine said. "But there really wasn’t a question where to put our hub. The great thing about Montana and specifically Kalispell is there’s a wonderful work force of people. For our type of business, it’s an excellent place to have a service-based operation."

Before winning awards, before becoming an innovator in customer service, before branching out to Washington D.C. and partnering with some of the largest companies in the country, Travis Pine was an entrepreneur starting up a new company in his house.

In Seattle in 2005, Pine and Theresa Johnston co-founded Torrent Technologies http://www.torrentcorp.com/ , a flood insurance provider that contracts out policy and claims administration and customer service. The advantage of being in Seattle, a hub for technology development and in the backyard of Microsoft, paid off for Pine. He envisioned a business established with a 21st century approach.

By Dillon Tabish

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