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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