PERSONNEL: LOCAL INSURANCE GROUP RECOGNIZED

The Johnson Insurance Group Inc. in Cape Girardeau has been named "Advantage Agent for 2001 by the Farmers Alliance Companies.

To qualify as an Advantage Agent, an agency must exhibit superior professionalism and profitability over five consecutive, said Ken Johnson, of the local agency.

Farmers Alliance Companies, headquartered in McPherson, Kan., are represented by independent agents and serve 10 Midwestern states. The company offers a full range of property and liability insurance for homes farms and commercial businesses.