CAMDEN — Three at Allen Insurance and Financial receive State insurance license.

Allen Insurance and Financial is pleased to announce that Amanda Heal, Courtney Leonard and Samantha Runius have obtained a license to sell property and casualty insurance in the state of Maine.

Amanda Heal is a receptionist in the company's Rockland office. She joined Allen in 2015. Courtney Leonard is a scanning associate in the company's Camden office. She joined Allen Insurance and Financial in 2015.

Samantha Runius is a business insurance processor in the company's Camden office. She joined Allen Insurance and Financial in 2008.

The state-issued study guide for insurance licensing is 400+ pages. The state exams are comprised of 150 questions drawn from a pool of 2,400 questions on a complete range of subject areas, including business and personal insurance, workers' compensation, maritime insurance and Maine insurance law.

Cameron Gartley joins Allen Insurance and Financial

Cameron Gartley of Rockport has joined the personal insurance division of Allen Insurance and Financial.

A native of Rockport, Gartley is a graduate of Camden Hills Regional High School and the University of Maine with a degree in psychology. Previously he was employed by Camden National Bank.

He joined Allen Insurance and Financial in February and after participating in Allen's in-house education program received his property & casualty license a month later. He is based in Camden.

Outside of work, Gartley enjoys being on the water in Maine and playing sports of all kinds. During the fall and winter, he coaches middle school basketball.

Jeremy Pickford joins Allen Insurance and Financial

Jeremy Pickford has joined the commercial insurance division of Allen Insurance and Financial. He is based in Camden.

Pickford, a native of Freedom, Maine, and a graduate of Bates College, recently returned to Maine after a career in marketing and retail which took him around the world, from the U.S. St. Thomas, USVI, Viet Nam and Zambia.

Pickford obtained his license to sell property and casualty insurance in the state of Maine in December 2015. He lives in Camden with his wife and son.

Founded in 1866 and celebrating 150 years in business in 2016, Allen Insurance and Financial is an employee-owned insurance, employee benefits, and financial services company with offices in Rockland, Camden, Belfast and Southwest Harbor. Online at AllenIF.com or call 800-439-4311.