Craig DeRoche Former Michigan Speaker of the House

Facebook is a Great Community

Sunday, 27 December, 2009

Since launching our Facebook Connect feature at InsurancePen, we have seen an increase in users without even placing much effort into the project. This is about to change.
We have demonstrated some advertising on Facebook and the community really responds well to be approached within the parameters of adding value to the network instead of [...]

Login to InsurancePen with Facebook Added

Saturday, 12 December, 2009

Wow. that was my initial reaction when I heard that Facebook would allow their users to use their login information at other websites.
I have been involved in software and programming for 20 years and has seen some cool things come and go, but this is really, really cool if you take the time to [...]

Getting Slower in My Old Age

Sunday, 6 December, 2009

Well, I made it through my first 5K at a leisurely pace. I was moderately satisfied with my time since I have just picked up running again, but what is up with this 38 year old running it in 16 minutes?
Male 35 to 39
Place Name [...]

What a Week!

Sunday, 6 December, 2009

Some weeks are busier than others, that’s just the way it seems to work. This week on the scale of busy has been simply off the charts. But in this economy, being busy is a good thing and I welcome it.
The week started with the launch of the InsurancePen.com website, the launch of our marketing [...]

Public Entity Health Insurance Group

Saturday, 28 November, 2009

This post is to announce my proud involvement in a new health insurance cooperative buying group being launched for public entity health insurance in the state of Michigan.
I’ve spent a good portion of my career in the insurance industry focused on the creation and distribution of alternative insurance products through buying groups. The groups have [...]

DeRoches to Launch InsurancePen

Sunday, 22 November, 2009

The company I founded, DeRoches LLC is announcing the launch of the website www.insurancepen.com.
InsurancePen was created for insurance consumers to dynamically form into cooperative purchasing groups.
The software really will work for anyone, for any type of insurance, but the company is focused on launching with public entity health insurance in Michigan since their is a [...]

My Friend Mitt Romney

Thursday, 1 October, 2009

We all have friends and mentors in business and life.  I am fortunate to have a great friend in Mitt Romney.   He is one of the smartest people I have ever met.  I think things would be better in any government or business he gets involved with.  He seems to have that magic touch!
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Welcome

Friday, 3 July, 2009

Welcome to CraigDeRoche.com!  This is my personal website, and includes information about my business, professional and political endeavors.
It is my sincere hope that you consider letting me know who you are when you visit and signing up for my blog and other other updates that I will send to your email.  I will never share [...]