Kurt Woelck is the founder of Falcon West Insurance Brokers. He started his insurance career in 1960 when he emigrated from his native country Germany to Los Angeles. He worked on both the company and broker sides of the business before moving south to San Diego in 1975. Kurt joined what was then Fiss-Whaley Insurance Brokers in 1988, and he purchased the company from its then owners in 1993. With the purchase, he renamed the company, Falcon West Insurance Brokers, Inc. Kurt has developed an outstanding and loyal culture at Falcon West which is exemplified by several of the firm’s employees’ longevity being in decades. Now in its 38th year, the firm has grown at a double-digit growth rate in each of the past several years.
Kurt is married to Maria and has one daughter.