Margaret E. (Meg) Goebel
President and Owner

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Both Meg’s professional and personal lives are marked with countless accomplishments and remarkable dedication.

As President of the Paul Goebel Group, a leading insurance agency providing comprehensive insurance solutions to approximately 50,000 lawyers, CPAs, engineers, and key business professionals throughout Michigan, Meg clearly understands the challenges facing Michigan’s leaders and businesses.

In recognition of her leadership abilities, the Grand Rapids Business Journal named Meg one of the 50 Most Influential Women in West Michigan in 2010, 2008, 2006 and 2003; and one of the Top Women Owned Businesses in 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011.

Meg is a member of many professional associations, and has served as President or Chairperson of several boards and committees. She has been a member of the American Institute of Professional Association Group Insurance Administrators (AIPAGIA) since 1988, and served as President in 2001-2002; the Mid-American Association of Group Administrators (President 1995); Blue Cross blue Shield of Michigan’s Southwest Customer Advisory Council (Chairperson 2003-2008); Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan’s West Michigan Business Advisory Board, Citizens Insurance Company’s Western Michigan Branch Agents Advisory Council, and UNUM Insurance Company’s Agents National Advisory Council.

Meg serves on the boards of the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce (Chairperson 2011), Broadway Grand Rapids (Chairperson), Planned Parenthood Centers of West and Northern Michigan, Davenport University Foundation, and the Economic Club of Grand Rapids. She has also served on the board of the YWCA, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Michigan State Chamber of Commerce, Alliance for Heath, and the Historical Society of the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan.

She is a member of the Rotary Club of Grand Rapids and a sustaining member of the Junior League of Grand Rapids.

Meg received her BA from Albion College, Albion, MI. She holds Michigan Insurance Bureau Licenses in Accident and Health/Life, Fire & Casualty and Surplus Lines.

Paul Goebel Group Background: Since the 1930’s, the Paul Goebel Group has been marketing innovative insurance programs tailored to meet the specific needs of businesses and professionals in Michigan. Today, the Paul Goebel Group designs, markets, and administers a wide range of plans for life, accident and health, disability, professional liability, commercial, property, Workers’ Compensation, auto and homeowners. For association members and all types of businesses, the agency virtually serves as a single source for its clients’ insurance needs.The Paul Goebel Group anticipates meeting the challenges of the future with experience, flexibility, and highest level of customer service available.