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Cornerstone Insurance Group York 1st Street


York is known as “Crossroads of America” as it is a few miles from the geographical center of the United States. The city was founded in 1869 by the South Platte Land Company and is the county seat for York County. Settled between Interstate 80, US Highway 81, and US Highway 34, York is the birthplace of the National 4-H Program. This city with just under 8,000 residents has many building with distinctive features that were built by the Works Progress Administration during World War II. Our 1st street office joined Cornerstone Insurance Group in 2006 when Cornerstone Bank bought York Insurance Agency. The Staff at 1st Street looks forward to serving you.

Meet our York 1st Street Staff

Ben Royal
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Ben Royal
VP & Cornerstone Insurance Group Manager​
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Ben grew up on a farm near Palmyra, Nebraska and attended college at Peru State. He began his career in insurance in 1995 and joined Cornerstone Insurance Group in 2006. Ben has obtained his Property & Casualty, Life & Health, and Crop insurance licenses and has earned a CIC (Certified Insurance Counselor) designation. Ben volunteers his time with the Living Water Rescue Mission, Epworth Village Foundation, York Park and Rec committee, FCA, Rotary and Arbor Drive Community Church. He also enjoys golfing, hunting and spending time with his wife and three children.
Kelly Kadavy
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Kelly Kadavy
Cornerstone Insurance Group Asst. Manager
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Kelly grew up in David City, Nebraska and attended college at Doane College. He began his insurance career in 2002 and then joined Cornerstone Insurance Group in 2007. Kelly has obtained his Property & Casualty and Crop insurance licenses. He has also obtained his CISR (Certified Insurance Service Representative) and CIC (Certified Insurance Counselor) designations. Kelly is involved in Teammates and Optimist Club. He and his wife, Amy, have a son, Aidan, and a daughter, Addy.​​​​
​Janelle Medinger, CISR
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​Janelle Medinger,  CISR
Insurance Operations Manager
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Janelle grew up north of York and attended college at Southeast Community College in Lincoln. She began her insurance career in 1993 and joined Cornerstone Insurance Group when York Insurance Group was purchased by Cornerstone in 2006. Janelle obtained her Property & Casualty, Life & Health and Crop insurance licenses. She also holds a CISR (Certified Insurance Service Representative) designation. Janelle is volunteers at Adopt a Pet, Wessels Living History Farm and is a board member for York TeamMates. She and her husband, John, live outside of York.​
Shania Eckhardt​
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Shania Eckhardt
Insurance  Agent​
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Shania grew up in Geneva Nebraska and attended at Southeast Community College in Lincoln. She began her insurance career in 2019 and joined Cornerstone in August of 2023. Shania has obtained her property & casualty license. Shania and her husband, William, have a son named Brodie.
Megan Faller, CISR ​
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Megan Faller, CISR 
CIG Trainer/Marketing Coordinator/CSA
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Megan grew up in Hampton, Nebraska and attended college at Wayne State. She began her insurance career in September of 2018 when she joined Cornerstone Insurance Group. Megan has obtained her Property & Casualty license along with CISR designation. Megan and her husband, Nick, have three sons, Liam, Brysen and Hayes.​
Amy Fletcher
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Amy Fletcher
Insurance  Agent​
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Amy grew up in Fairmont, NE.  She graduated from Fillmore Central High School in 2001.  For the past 20+ years Amy has been working in the client service industry in one way or another.  Amy obtained her Property & Casualty and Life & Annuities licenses in September 2020, received her Health Insurance license in January 2026, and now is currently working towards her CISR. Amy has a son, Rylan, who is a freshman at University of Omaha, majoring in history.​​
Diana Heiden
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Diana Heiden
Customer Service Agent​
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Diana grew up in Stratton, Nebraska and attended college at McCook Community College. She began her insurance career in April 2006 when she joined Cornerstone Insurance Group. Diana has since obtained her Property & Casualty and Life & Health license. Diana enjoys reading in her free time. She and her husband, Gordon have 3 children, 9 grandchildren, and 1 great grandchild.​
Jake Richardson, CISR
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Jake Richardson, CISR
Customer Service Agent
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​Jake grew up in Grand Island, Nebraska. He served in the United States Navy for four years, returning to the area in 2012. He began his career in insurance in June 2022 when he joined Cornerstone Insurance Group. He obtained his Property & Casualty insurance license in July 2022. He currently lives in Aurora, Nebraska with his wife, Courtney, and their dogs, Cora and Sam. Jake enjoys golfing, traveling, and volunteering with the Hamilton County Youth Center in his spare time.​​​
Gage Sinsel
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Gage Sinsel
Customer Service Agent
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Gage is a native of York, after graduating from York High School he attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He began his career in insurance began in November of 2023 when he joined Cornerstone Insurance Group. Gage   has obtained    his Property & Casualty License. He also enjoys traveling, golfing, spending time with friends and family, as well as supporting the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
​Mandy Schwanz​
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Mandy Schwanz
Customer Service Agent
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Mandy grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska and attending college at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. She began her insurance career in 2017. Mandy has obtained her Property & Casualty and Life & Health insurance licenses. She currently lives in York, Nebraska with her husband, Tanner, and their daughter Brynn. 
Julie Wetjen,  CISR
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Julie Wetjen,  CISR
Customer Service Agent
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​Julie grew up north of Shelby, Nebraska. She began her insurance career in 2017 and joined Cornerstone Insurance Group in May of 2019. Julie has obtained her Property & Casualty license. She and her husband, Mike, have five children and two grandchildren.
Cornerstone Insurance Group York 1st Street
Address:
103 East 1st Street
​PO Box 525
York, NE  68467
Phone: (402) 362-7477
Fax: (402) 362-2859
Hours:
Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm

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