New York, NY – December 1, 2010 - Howard & Peter Schlactus and their team at KBS International Corp., along with Jeff Ice and his team, formerly with Oswald Logistics Insurance, have joined together to form Brightstone Insurance Services, LLC and the KBS-Ice Group. Together, we will bring you the benefits of our expanding capabilities and resources while still remaining the responsive family business you know and rely on.

The best gets better! With agency offices in New York, NY, Cleveland, OH, Los Angeles, CA and Seattle, WA, and a leadership team possessing over 150 years of combined professional experience, Brightstone is poised to raise the bar. Its partners promise to provide clients with unparalleled service, resources, and insurance programs tailored to your needs. As KBS and Oswald did before, Brightstone works families, individuals, and businesses of all kinds. Brightstone provides property/casualty insurance, loss control resources, and a full range of financial services.

Of course, we will continue and deepen our special focus on the same day transportation and logistics industry. Our goal is to focus on professionally-minded firms and give them what we like to call an “unfair advantage“, states Managing Director Peter Schlactus. "The ability to control a major cost item like insurance -- even as you use its superior qualities to impress customers – that translates into a competitive edge."