It may be a bit late in the season to be thinking about it, but Huntington Beach, Calif.-based Fiesta Auto Insurance, an insurance franchise that also offers tax preparation services, has announced the opening of twenty new offices during the first quarter of 2010 – refreshing news in an economy where business are still cutting back and laying off. This growth increases the company’s presence to over sixty open locations nationwide.
According to a report in The Insurance Journal, the new offices are located in:
* Harbor City, Calif.;
* Fresno, Calif.;
* Watsonville, Calif.;
* Corpus Christi, Texas;
* Dallas;
* Houston;
* Katy, Texas;
* San Antonio, Texas;
* Ft. Worth, Texas;
* Pembroke Pines, Fla.;
* Pompano Beach, Fla.;
* Palm Springs, Fla.;
* Miami;
* Taylor, Mich.;
* New York;
* Bridgehampton, N.Y.;
* Ozone Park, N.Y.;
* Newark, N.J.;
* Chicago; and
* Malden, Mass.
Fiesta Auto Insurance has further announced that it plans to have more than 150 open locations by the end of this year, and 1,500 by the end of 2015.
John Rost, founder and president of Fiesta made a statement to the press, saying, “We are thrilled with the success that Fiesta Auto Insurance has experienced during the past three months. As a hybrid concept that pairs two extremely successful industries in one business model, we have really opened the doors for investors to reach out to the underserved Hispanic demographic and blue-collar communities. We look forward to continuing to find the right franchise partners to represent in local communities across the country.”