Family Owned. Family Values.
We promise to provide you with a personalized insurance policy that you can trust. Empire Park provides insurance for your personal or business needs. Our professional and skilled staff will help find what insurance will work best for every facet of your life.
Proud to service you in seven states: Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, North Dakota, & South Dakota
Meet the Staff
Empire Park Agency first focuses on getting to know their customer, allowing the agents to then identify and educate them on options that fit their needs.
“One key to our success is our ability to access multiple companies to customize the policy to the individual, family, or business needs,” said Rick King, president and founder. “I feel so fortunate to have such a fantastic staff of seven licensed agents with an average of 15 years of experience assisting folks with their insurance.
Rick King
Rick began his insurance career in 1987 after graduation from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in 1985. He joined King in 1988 as a CSR in personal lines. He now serves as the president and owner of Empire Park Insurance. Rick’s hobbies are tennis and jogging with an interest in history and sports.
Karen Wunderlich
Karen came to the Kings in May of 1995 with an extensive claims background. In addition to her claims expertise, she spent a number of years building and sustaining underwriter relationships. As the commercial line’s agent, her relationship is instrumental in securing the best possible coverage, placed with a financially sound company with a reputation for proven claims service. Karen takes pride in her ability to understand your commercial exposures and obtain proper coverage for your business.
Barb O Keefe
Barb joined the Kings in 1997. She is responsible for the agency commercial lines retention. Our customers appreciate Barb’s oversight and annual review of their insurance exposures. Her vast knowledge enables her to re-market our customer’s renewal policies and obtain the best possible coverage at a favorable premium. Barb appreciates and enjoys the relationships she has developed over the years with her customers throughout the Midwest.
Juanyta Bass-Griffin
Juanyta joined King Insurance in February 2020. She brings with her over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry, in both claims and sales. She has deep knowledge of personal lines policies and procedures, and sharing that knowledge and providing education is what she enjoys most. From policy purchase to understanding your policy, to what can be expected if you experience a loss, you can trust Juanyta to guide you through the process with care and expertise. Juanyta embodies our family values, is a mother of two and grandmother of five. She is also an avid sports fan!