Limestone Insurance, Lexington Insurance Agency, Inc., Durrett Insurance and Insuramax have joined Keystone Insurers Group (KIG), bringing KIG’s number of agencies in Kentucky to six. Keystone is the nation’s sixth largest privately-held property/casualty agency.
These four firms become part of KIG’s network of more than 200 independent insurance agencies, serving clients in six states.
Limestone Insurance is headquartered in Mount Sterling, Ky., where it was founded in 1847. The agency principals are J. Miller Hoffman, Ray Robertson and Jeff Thompson.
Durrett Insurance, Louisville, traces its roots back 100 years. Principals are Virginia Goff, David Meena and Tom Dawson.
Lexington Insurance Agency, Inc., Lexington, was founded in 1952 and is owned by Joe Cerzosie, Larry Reesman, Lindsay Campbell and Bob Bosse.
Insuramax, Louisville, was founded in 1970 by Marvin Smith, who continues as a principal along with Tim Conder, Allen Hennessey and Joe Dever.
KIG, founded in 1983 and headquartered in Northumberland, Pa., KIG is owned by its employees and franchise partners in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Virginia, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. Each partner is an independent agency. With property/casualty premiums exceeding $1 billion, KIG is ranked sixth on Insurance Journal’s 2009 list of Top 100 Privately-Held Property/Casualty Agencies.


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