Pennsylvania-based property and casualty insurance broker Keystone Insurers Group has added Skelton-Morris Associates as its 11th partner in Georgia.

Skelton-Morris Associates partner Chip Kidd said Keystone’s intellectual capital extends beyond the borders of Georgia into eight states.

Keystone’s Georgia state vice president Kaye Garruto said, "Chip, Carey and Jennifer are the next generation of independent insurance agencies: progressive, well educated, growth driven and cutting-edge efficient."

"They fit perfectly into the Keystone family and the force that is emerging in Georgia," Garruto added.

Established in 1983, Keystone Insurers is owned by its employees and franchise partners in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Virginia, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee. Each partner is an independent agency.

Founded in 1912, Georgia-based Skelton-Morris Associates operates through its offices in Toccoa, Lavonia, Georgia, and Anderson, South Carolina.

Skelton-Morris offers a full line of insurance products and services under the management of Chip Kidd, Carey Jackson and Jennifer