families together. Over the 
years, they’ve worked together 
and separately at different times, 
but by 1985, Globe Midwest 
Adjusters International was 
formed and the families have 
worked side-by-side ever since.
“We took a local business 
and turned it into a national 
business and started generat-
ing some of the largest clients 
around the country,
” says Bobby 
Levin, Globe’s president and 
chairman of the board. “We 
started with 10 employees and 
now have more than 50. It’s a 
successful story of how, from 
generation to generation, the 
company has grown and con-
tinues to grow.
”
Globe has strong connections 
to the Jewish community. They 
work with property owners 
(both residential and commer-
cial) who own one property or 
hundreds. The company repre-
sented the Jewish News in 2002 
after the fire at its Southfield 

headquarters. They also rep-
resented Jewish Senior Life’s 
Hechtman Apartments after a 
fire there in 2008.
Matt Lester, president of 
the Jewish Federation of 
Metropolitan Detroit, is among 
Globe’s clients. Lester is also the 
founder and CEO of Princeton 
Enterprises LLC., an interna-
tional real estate holding com-
pany and property management 
firm.
“Globe’s experience and 
expertise is unmatched in the 
industry,
” Lester said. “We have 
been the beneficiary of their 
ingenuity countless times.
”

KNOW YOUR POLICY
One key problem is that insur-
ance policies are hard to read 
and comprehend. Danielle 
Levin Gabbard, the company’s 
national director of claims, says 
a big mistake most people make 
is not knowing what they’re 
entitled to. 

“Your insurance policy is one 
of the most important docu-
ments that you’ll ever sign, and 
most people never even read 
it,
” Levin Gabbard said. “We 
understand policy language, 
and we work to help people and 
businesses get more than the 
insurance company will offer, 
often during the most stressful 
times.
”
Levin Gabbard is the first 
woman in the family to become 
an owner. Eden (Gross) Glasser, 
Carl and Ethan’s sister, also 
works for the company as man-
ager of the residential contents 
department. Their father, Allen 
Gross, who passed away in 
2007, was a founding partner.
“We’re not a ‘quantity’ organi-
zation; we’re a ‘quality’ organi-
zation,
” Levin said. “Our growth 
has been a result of the strong 
relationships we’ve built with 
our clients.
”
Despite the company’s suc-
cess and continued growth, 

many people are not aware this 
type of help is available. Levin 
Gabbard says most people 
attempt to deal with their insur-
ance company alone, something 
that’s hard to do when you’re 
also in the midst of recovering, 
rebuilding and trying to keep 
your business afloat after a 
disaster. She says another com-
mon mistake people make is 
waiting too long to reach out 
for help.
“In our business, at its core 
what we’re doing is helping peo-
ple when they’re going through 
the most challenging times of 
their lives,
” Ethan Gross said. 
“What’s special about our team 
is that everybody cares. We all 
truly want to help our clients. 
We all enjoy the work we do 
because we enjoy helping peo-
ple every day.
” 

To learn more, visit: globemw-ai.com 
or call (888) 632-8676.

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