Brian Berrini - American Family Insurance Agent - Ely, MN

07/13/2026

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🚒❤️ Our local firefighters need our help.

With more than a dozen active wildfires burning across our region and temperatures climbing above 90°, the men and women protecting our communities are working long hours in incredibly difficult conditions.

Veterans on the Lake Resort is collecting donations of:
💧 Bottled Water
🟠 Gatorade
🔵 Powerade

📅 Donations will be accepted for the next 2 days.
🚒 All donated items will be delivered to our local fire departments on Wednesday, July 15 at 10:00 AM.

If you’re not local but would still like to help, you can:
📞 Call our office to make a donation by credit/debit card, or
💚 Send us a message for Venmo information.

Every bottle donated helps keep these firefighters hydrated while they work around the clock to protect our forests, homes, businesses, and neighbors.

Please share this post so we can reach as many people as possible.

Thank you for supporting the firefighters who are protecting our community. 🇺🇸❤️

01/23/2025

Please stop out for supper and support a great cause.

01/03/2025

Thanks to all of our customers for making this happen. We appreciate each and everyone of you. I hope you all make it an amazing 2025.

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Congratulations to the Brian Berrini Agency on not only earning District 67 Agency of the Month in November, but also Minnesota State Agency of the Month in the red category!

08/07/2024

It is an honor to announce that our agency has received the 2023 American Star Award for Excellence in Customer Service! Our top priority has always been to give customers like you the support and care you deserve. During challenging times, we believe life is better when you have a local agency you can count on.

The American Star Award is a testament to our team’s hard work to make each customer interaction positive and productive. We could not be prouder to share this achievement with those of you who have trusted us with your dreams.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete a survey with their feedback and experience working with us. Your honesty helps fuel our growth and ability to serve you. We are so grateful for your loyalty and look forward to the road ahead.

Brian & Matt

01/13/2023

I don't think kids nowadays know what an apron is. The principle use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath because she only had a few. It was also because it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and aprons used less material. But along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven. It was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears. From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven. When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids.. And when the weather was cold, Grandma wrapped it around her arms. Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove. Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron. From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls. In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees. When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds. When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men folk knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner. It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that 'old-time apron' that served so many purposes. Send this to those who would know (and love) the story about Grandma's aprons. REMEMBER: Grandma used to set her hot baked apple pies on the window sill to cool. Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sill to thaw. They would go crazy now trying to figure out how many germs were on that apron. I don't think I ever caught anything from an apron - but love ❤

10/31/2022

Come on down to the park and see us from 4:30-6:30 today for popcorn and candy. Have a safe and Happy Halloween

10/28/2021

Come see us this Sunday at Whiteside Park. Have a safe and Happy Halloween.

05/31/2020

Congratulations to Ely Memorial High Schools class of 2020. Today’s ceremony wasnt what anyone had planned and was a little out of the ordinary but you all pulled it off with class. Be safe out there and best of luck to all of you.

04/09/2020

Amfam is stepping up to help our own during CORVID-19.

$200 Million to our Personal Lines Auto Customers.

$50 per vehicle will be mailed out to you in the next week or two.

We hope you and your families are staying safe during these times and all of you have a great Easter weekend.

Thanks for your continued business.

Brian and Matt