Top 100 Privately-Held Property/Casualty Agencies

August 3, 2009

Top 100 Privately-Held Property/Casualty Agencies
Ranked by Total 2008 P/C Premium Written

2008 Rank Agency Name, Main Office 2008 P/C Premium Written 2007 P/C Premium % Premium Change 2008 Other than P/C Premium 2008 P/C Revenue 2008 Rank by Revenue No. of Empl.
1 Lockton Cos., Kansas City, MO $8.40B $7.74B 8.47% $6.30B $623.32M 1 3,850
2 USI Holdings Corp., Briarcliff Manor, NY $2.47B $2.74B -9.74% $5.01B $277.33M 2 3,013
3 Alliant Insurance Services Inc., Newport Beach, CA $1.21B $1.76B -31.18% $1.84B $203.95M 4 1,080
new 4 ISU Group*, San Francisco, CA $1.17B $101M $158.19M 6 1,018
5 Leavitt Insurance Group, Cedar City, UT $1.14B $1.53B -25.28% $476.51M $177.25M 5 1,194
6 Keystone Insurers Group Inc., Northumberland, PA $1.03B $978.27M 5.40% $93.86M $128.89 7 1,485
7 Allied North America, Jericho, NY $853.57M $829M 2.96% $1.43M $86.67M 9 438
8 Beecher Carlson Holdings Inc., Atlanta, GA $840M $645.84M 30.06% $178M $69.88M 13 478
9 J. Smith Lanier & Co., Atlanta, GA $700.28M $655.11M 6.90% $503.01M $102.42M 8 600
10 Hylant Group Inc., Toledo, OH $694M $691.09M 0.42% $381.0M $66M 14 670
11 Insurance Office of America Inc., Longwood, FL $667.27M $662.50M 0.72% $108.53M $59.69M 17 530
12 The IMA Financial Group Inc.*, Wichita, KS $661.12M $600M 10.19% $156M $73.30M 12 476
13 SWBC, San Antonio, TX $645.32M $481M 34.16% $176.47M $246.28M 3 1,224
14 Rutherfoord*, Roanoke, VA $590.53M $534.57M 10.47% $111.23M $73.32M 11 316
15 Heffernan Group, Walnut Creek, CA $489.13M $627.27M -22.02% $82.61M $61.25M 16 394
16 Bollinger Inc., Short Hills, NJ $470M $452.47M 3.87% $360M $63.67M 15 420
17 Mesirow Insurance Services Inc.*, Chicago, IL $450.81M $349.24M 29.08% $996.06M $56.13M 19 320
18 Combined Agents of America LLC*, Austin, TX $386.09M $385.61M 0.12% $0 $47.10M 25 578
19 The NIA Group, LLC, Paramus, NJ $378.97M $391.80M -3.27% $574.75M $48.04M 24 407
20 Woodruff-Sawyer & Co.*, San Francisco, CA $375M $402M -6.72% $256M $45.44M 28 276
21 INSURICA, Oklahoma City, OK $367.46M $313.05M 17.38% $31.25M $43.07M 30 228
new 22 Satellite Agency Network Group Inc.*, Hampton, NH $364.13M $0 $50.97M 23 37
23 Neace Lukens Holding Co.*, Louisville, KY $355.21M $352.11M 0.88% $616.42M $59M 18 514
24 Renaissance Insurance Group LLC*, Wellesley, MA $352M $325M 8.31% $2.35M $52M 21 78
new 25 Seitlin, Miami, FL $350M $148M $19.40M 67 150
26 Marshall & Sterling Enterprises Inc.E, Poughkeepsie, NY $321.82M $320M 0.57% $29.20M $45.40M 29 335
new 27 Worldwide Insurance Network Inc. d/b/a Smart Choice Agents Program*, High Point, NC $320M $1M $35.76M 36 43
28 InterWest Insurance Services Inc., Sacramento, CA $318.84M $519.60M -38.64% $111.78M $35.07M 38 311
29 Capacity Group, Mahwah, NJ $314.10M $285.50M 10.02% $31.39M $47.09M 26 179
30 Iroquois Group Inc.*, Olean, NY $308.64M $278.74M 10.73% $0 $51.29M 22 150
31 RCM&D Inc., Baltimore, MD $301.66M $314M -3.93% $91.32M $30.16M 43 276
32 Insurors Group LLC*, Bryan, TX $298.93M $269.99M 10.72% $77.52M $52.34M 20 225
33 Frenkel & Co. Inc.*, New York, NY $295.69M $386M -23.40% $357.35M $31.86M 41 225
34 Assurance Agency Ltd., Schaumburg, IL $283.23M $290M -2.33% $98.88M $29.82M 44 200
35 GreatFlorida Insurance*, Stuart, FL $277M $260M 6.54% $660,000 $33.24M 39 200
36 Starkweather & Shepley Ins. Brokerage Inc., East Providence, RI $275M $300M -8.33% $107M $25.80M 56 194
new 37 United Valley Insurance Services Inc.*, Fresno, CA $269.33M $70.42M $41.55M 32 85
38 Barney & Barney LLC, San Diego, CA $263M $300M -12.33% $1.05B $31.86M 40 340
39 Turner Surety and Insurance Brokerage, Woodcliff Lake, NJ $256.87M $188.01M 36.63% $0 $6.90M NR 23
40 Van Gilder Insurance Corp., Denver, CO $256M $291.39M -12.14% $68M $35.28M 37 225
41 Houchens Insurance Group, Bowling Green, KY $255M $231M 10.39% $160M $25.50M 57 171
42 McQueary Henry Bowles Troy LLP, Dallas, TX $250M $240.75M 3.84% $210M $28.55M 48 200
43 NAME Haylor, Freyer & Coon Inc.*, Syracuse, NY $250M $263M -4.94% $70M $29.20M 45 220
new 44 Confie Seguros Holding Co., New York, NY $250M $0 $75M 10 750
45 The Horton Group, Orland Park, IL $249.71M $239.68M 4.18% $249.07M $30.59M 42 332
46 Moreton & Co.*, Salt Lake City, UT $240.31M $250M -3.88% $210M $23.06M 60 175
new 47 SullivanCurtisMonroe, Irvine, CA $238M $72M $29.20M 46 185
48 Scott Insurance, Lynchburg, VA $233.28M $227.40M 2.58% $99.83M $26.06M 54 226
new 49 DeWitt Stern, New York, NY $230M $30M $46M 27 110
50 Higginbotham & Associates, Fort Worth, TX $228.82M $233.39M -1.96% $241.09M $26.72M 52 328
51 The Insurance Alliance of Central PA Inc.*, Camp Hill, PA $226.46M $243.31M -6.92% $0 $28.04M 49 250
52 Cobbs, Allen & Hall*, Birmingham, AL $224.81M $238.70M -5.82% $37.60M $20.93M 65 182
53 NAME Bowen, Miclette & Britt Inc., Houston, TX $221.67M $216.36M 2.45% $125.92M $27.42M 51 188
54 The Mahoney Group, Mesa, AZ $221.46M $241.10M -8.15% $114.05M $41.96M 31 281
new 55 Steve Standridge Insurance Inc., Mount Ida, AR $216.46M $9.90M $15.16M 81 155
56 Advanced Insurance Underwriters LLC, Hollywood, FL $212M $212.50M -0.24% $2M $24.38M 58 140
57 The Graham Co., Philadelphia, PA $211.32M $247M -14.44% $15.74M $38.13M 35 182
58 Bainswest Inc.*, Tulsa, OK $197.19M $153.22M 28.70% $68.26M $28.78M 47 230
59 United Agencies Inc.*, Pasadena, CA $195M $199.10M -2.06% $55M $40M 33 250
60 Parker Smith and Feek Inc.*, Bellevue, WA $189.91M $143M 32.81% $99.14M $26.18M 53 177
61 James G. Parker Insurance Associates, Fresno, CA $188.39M $141.87M 32.79% $35.28M $17.72M 73 180
62 Propel Insurance, Tacoma, WA $185M $210M -11.90% $250M $39.51M 34 207
63 Bouchard Insurance, Clearwater, FL $178.23M $233.15M -23.56% $142.82M $21.24M 64 205
64 Lawley Service Inc., Buffalo, NY $177.48M $181.17M -2.03% $233.37M $27.54M 50 277
65 Sihle Insurance Group Inc., Altamonte Springs, FL $175.50M $197.05M -10.94% $20.50M $20M 66 150
66 Robertson Ryan & Associates Inc., Milwaukee, WI $175M $175M 0% $40M $22.50M 63 185
67 Professional Insurance Associates Inc., San Carlos, CA $175M $180M -2.78% $0 $22.75M 62 50
new 68 TWIW Insurance Services LLC, Ventura, CA $166.73M $84.50M $22.91M 61 180
69 Dawson Insurance Inc.*, Rocky River, OH $166.42M $182.73M -8.92% $22.46M $23.44M 59 203
70 Lovitt-Touche Inc.*, Tucson, AZ $165.41M $143.51M 15.27% $204.12M $17.18M 74 200
71 CFR Inc., Tulsa, OK $156M $125.45M 24.35% $28.50M $12.60M 90 104
72 Gowrie Barden & Brett (Gowrie Group), Westbrook, CT $141.84M $140.42M 1.01% $46.59M $17.77M 72 103
73 Swantner & Gordon Insurance Agency, Corpus Christi, TX $135.29M $144.27M -6.23% $55.77M $14.55M 85 129
74 RJF Agencies, Minneapolis, MN $131.35M $131.33M 0.02% $207.23M $17.78M 71 154
75 Ag States Group, St. Paul, MN $129.36M $116.34M 11.20% $30.11M $15.16M 82 101
76 The Daniel and Henry Co., St. Louis, MO $125.64M $135.42M -7.22% $89.65M $17.95M 70 197
77 TWFG Insurance Services Inc., The Woodlands, TX $122.29M $103.95M 17.64% $4.62M $16.07M 77 200
78 TrueNorth*, Cedar Rapids, IA $121.43M $130.31M -6.81% $147.33M $19.38M 68 165
new 79 Bolton & Co.*, Pasadena, CA $118.96M $81.76M $15.87M 78 115
80 Eustis Insurance & Benefits, New Orleans, LA $118.64M $94.83M 25.10% $34.05M $15.02M 83 114
81 Schiff, Kreidler-Shell Inc.*, Cincinnati, OH $113.50M $108.01M 5.08% $63.26M $18.49M 69 115
82 MJ Insurance Inc.*, Indianapolis, IN $111.73M $114.65M -2.55% $245.75M $15.43M 79 121
83 Harden & Associates, Jacksonville, FL $110.48M $135.59M -18.52% $225.89M $11.14M 99 117
84 Scirocco Group & Affiliated Cos., Hasbrouck Heights, NJ $110M $107.13M 2.68% $31.25M $17.15M 75 94
85 Hamilton Brewart Insurance Agency, Upland, CA $110M $102M 7.84% $10M $11.50M 97 75
86 Insgroup Inc., Houston, TX $110M $112M -1.79% $6.50M $12.30M 92 70
new 87 GIA Group LLC/Continental Ins. Agency Alliance Inc.*, Glenwood Springs, CO $108.83M $23.65M $3.84M NR 28
88 TIS Insurance Services Inc., Knoxville, TN $104.58M $103.03M 1.50% $82.13M $14.75M 84 118
89 Senn Dunn, Greensboro, NC $103.58M $101.85M 1.70% $125M $15.21M 80 137
90 John O. Bronson Co. Inc., Sacramento, CA $103.30M $126.96M -18.64% $26.95M $14.21M 86 99
new 91 Scanlon, Guerra, Burke Insurance Brokers, Woodland Hills, CA $98.19M $10.91M $5.31M NR 33
92 Brower Insurance Agency LLC*, Dayton, OH $94.32M $98.35M -4.10% $196M $16.35M 76 180
93 Anco Insurance Managers Ltd., Bryan, TX $93.43M $98.14M -4.80% $253.83M $14.05M 87 110
94 The Advantage Group LLC*, Edmonds, WA $93.42M $91.72M 1.86% $658,000 $12.33M 91 113
95 John M. Glover Agency, Norwalk, CT $93.26M $92.07M 1.29% $11.77M $12.95M 88 130
new 96 AH&T Insurance, Leesburg, VA $92.44M $103.89M $12.64M 89 135
new 97 Otterstedt Insurance Agency, Englewood Cliffs, NJ $90.93M $18.25M $11.61M 96 115
new 98 Ames & Gough, McLean, VA $87M $0 $8.50M NR 35
new 99 Agents Helping Agents Inc.*, Louisville, KY $86M $6M $8.60M NR 25
100 The Buckner Co., Salt Lake City, UT $85M $117.39M -27.59% $50.60M $11.76M 94 98

* = Identified as having an affiliation with an independent network or cluster group. Employee count for these groups does not necessarily include all affiliates responsible for total premium written.

Honorable Mentions: Five agencies – Celedinas Insurance Group; Chapman; Herbert H. Landy Insurance Agency Inc.; Mang Insurance Agency LLC; and Wood Gutmann & Bogart Insurance Brokers – ranked in the Top 100 by 2008 revenue but not in the Top 100 by 2008 P/C premium. NR = not ranked.

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