AUBURN — Four Allstate exclusive agency owners have recently been designated as Allstate Premier Service Agents for 2011.

The Premier Service Agency designation is awarded to Allstate agency owners who have consistently demonstrated excellence in delivering an accessible, knowledgeable and personal customer experience, and in achieving outstanding business results.

Earning the prestigious service designation are: David Bochtler, Bochtler Insurance, 250 Center St., Auburn; Richard Moylan, the Richard J. Moylan company, 791 Kittyhawk Ave. 5, Auburn; Jon Knowlton, the Jon Knowlton company, 400 Sabattus St., Lewiston; and Patti Gagne, the Patti Gagne company, 1220 Lisbon St., Lewiston.

The designation is bestowed upon less than one-third of Allstate’s nearly 12,000 agency owners across the country.