Insurance Journal’s exclusive survey once again reveals the top privately-held agencies in the U.S. See which agencies have managed to grow in a difficult market and which have felt the pain.
For the complete special report, see our August 2, 2010 full issue.
Recommended reading: 8 Traits Top 100 Agencies Have in Common
| Rank | Agency Name | 2009 Total P/C Premiums Written | Main Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lockton Cos. | $8.7 billion | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 2 | HUB International Ltd. | $4.3 billion | Chicago, Ill. |
| 3 | USI Holdings Corp. | $2.5 billion | Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. |
| 4 | Alliant Insurance Services Inc. | $1.7 billion | Newport Beach, Calif. |
| 5 | Keystone Insurers Group | $1.4 billion | Northumberland, Pa. |
| 6 | The ISU Group | $1.2 billion | San Francisco, Calif. |
| 7 | Leavitt Group Enterprises Inc. | $1.2 billion | Cedar City, Utah |
| 8 | SWBC | $717.6 million | San Antonio, Texas |
| 9 | Beecher Carlson Holdings Inc. | $714.6 million | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 10 | Insurance Office of America Inc | $667.3 million | Longwood, Fla. |
| 11 | Hylant Group | $662.4 million | Toledo, Ohio |
| 12 | IMA Financial Group Inc. | $635.4 million | Wichita, Kan. |
| 13 | J. Smith Lanier & Co. | $583 million | West Point, Ga. |
| 14 | Bollinger Inc. | $455 million | Short Hills, N.J. |
| 15 | INSURICA Insurance Management Network | $450 million | Oklahoma City, Okla. |
| 16 | Heffernan Insurance Brokers | $448.8 million | Walnut Creek, Calif. |
| 17 | Mesirow Insurance Services Inc. | $447.1 million | Chicago, Ill. |
| 18 | Moreton & Co. | $426.5 million | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 19 | Combined Agents of America LLC | $411.3 million | Austin, Texas |
| 20 | Renaissance Insurance Group | $405 million | Wellesley, Mass. |
| 21 | Satellite Agency Network Group Inc. (SAN Group) | $395.8 million | Hampton, N.H. |
| 22 | Capacity Group of Cos. | $375 million | Mahwah N.J. |
| 23 | Iroquois Group Inc. | $356 million | Olean, N.Y. |
| 24 | AAA Insurance Agency | $353 million | Tampa, Fla. |
| 25 | Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. | $342.8 million | San Francisco, Calif. |
| 26 | Marshall & Sterling Enterprises Inc. | $342 million | Poughkeepsie, N.Y. |
| 27 | Neace Lukens Holding Co. | $339.1 million | Louisville, Ky. |
| 28 | Frenkel & Co. Inc. | $302.5 million | New York, N.Y. |
| 29 | GreatFlorida Insurance | $286 million | Stuart, Fla. |
| 30 | Worldwide Insurance Network Inc. dba Smart Choice Agents Program | $285.2 million | High Point, N.C. |
| 31 | Insurors Group LLC | $281.6 million | College Station, Texas |
| 32 | Assurance Agency Ltd. | $280 million | Schaumburg, Ill. |
| 33 | Barney & Barney LLC | $277 million | San Diego, Calif. |
| 34 | InterWest Insurance Services Inc. | $276.7 million | Sacramento, Calif. |
| 35 | Confie Seguros Holdings Co. | $275 million | New York, N.Y. |
| 36 | Turner Surety and Insurance Brokerage Inc. | $267.8 million | Woodcliff Lake , N.J. |
| 37 | Houchens Insurance Group | $265.5 million | Bowling Green, Ky. |
| 38 | EPIC Insurance Brokers | $261.4 million | San Mateo, Calif. |
| 39 | Higginbotham & Associates | $260.2 million | Fort Worth, Texas |
| 40 | The Horton Group | $258.3 million | Orland Park, Ill. |
| 41 | McQueary Henry Bowles Troy LLP | $255 million | Dallas, Texas |
| 42 | United Valley Insurance Services Inc. | $246.3 million | Fresno, Calif. |
| 43 | SullivanCurtisMonroe | $238 million | Irvine, Calif. |
| 44 | The Graham Co. | $221.2 million | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 45 | The Insurance Alliance of Central Pa. Inc. | $220 million | Camp Hill, Pa. |
| 46 | Propel Insurance | $212.7 million | Tacoma, Wash. |
| 47 | The Mahoney Group | $212.3 million | Mesa, Ariz. |
| 48 | Bowen, Miclette & Britt Inc. | $199.9 million | Houston, Texas |
| 49 | Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. | $191 million | East Providence, R.I. |
| 50 | United Agencies Inc. | $189 million | Pasadena, Calif. |
| 51 | Acrisure | $186.3 million | Caledonia, Mich. |
| 52 | SIA Group | $184.2 million | Jacksonville, N.C. |
| 53 | Professional Insurance Associates Inc. | $181 million | San Carlos, Calif. |
| 54 | Lawley Service Inc. | $180.7 million | Buffalo, N.Y. |
| 55 | Lovitt-Touche Inc | $179.6 million | Tucson, Ariz. |
| 56 | Bainswest Inc. | $178 million | Tulsa, Okla. |
| 57 | Dawson Cos. | $175.4 million | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 58 | Robertson Ryan & Associates Inc. | $175 million | Milwaukee, Wisc. |
| 59 | Advanced Insurance Underwriters LLC | $175 million | Hollywood, Fla. |
| 60 | Haylor, Freyer & Coon Inc. | $170 million | Syracuse, N.Y. |
| 61 | Bouchard Insurance | $165 million | Clearwater, Fla. |
| 62 | Ag States Group | $162.7 million | St. Paul, Minn. |
| 63 | Seitlin Insurance Agency | $162 million | Miami, Fla. |
| 64 | Sihle Insurance Group Inc. | $160 million | Altamonte Springs, Fla. |
| 65 | Gowrie Group (Gowrie Barden & Brett Inc.) | $158.9 million | Westbrook, Conn. |
| 66 | Lapre Scali & Co. Insurance Services | $154 million | Scottsdale, Ariz. |
| 67 | TWIW Insurance Services LLC | $149.2 million | Ventura, Calif. |
| 68 | Eustis Insurance & Benefits | $145.2 million | New Orleans, La. |
| 69 | TrueNorth | $143 million | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| 70 | TWFG Insurance Services | $133 million | The Woodlands, Texas |
| 71 | Momentous Insurance Brokerage Inc. | $133 million | Van Nuys, Calif. |
| 72 | RJF Agencies | $131.6 million | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| 73 | Swantner and Gordon Insurance Agency LLP | $129 million | Corpus Christi, Texas |
| 74 | HNI | $125 million | New Berlin, Wisc. |
| 75 | The Daniel and Henry Co. | $122.6 million | St. Louis, Mo. |
| 76 | Millennium Corporate Solutions | $120 million | Irvine, Calif. |
| 77 | Brower Insurance Agency LLC | $118 million | Dayton, Ohio |
| 78 | MJ Insurance Inc. | $117.1 million | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| 79 | Scirocco Group & Affiliated Cos. | $115 million | Hasbrouck Heights, N.J. |
| 80 | SilverStone Group Inc. | $112.6 million | Omaha, Neb. |
| 81 | Insgroup Inc. | $110 million | Houston, Texas |
| 82 | Harden | $107.4 million | Jacksonville, Fla. |
| 83 | Schiff, Kreidler-Shell Inc. | $107.2 million | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 84 | North Florida Agents Network | $103.6 million | Tallahassee, Fla. |
| 85 | M3 Insurance Solutions Inc. | $103.5 million | Madison, Wisc. |
| 86 | AssureAlliance Inc. | $100 million | Spartanburg, S.C. |
| 87 | AH&T Insurance | $97.9 million | Leesburg, Va. |
| 88 | Comegys Insurance Agency / SAN of Tampa Bay | $96 million | St. Petersburg, Fla. |
| 89 | Senn Dunn | $94.3 million | Greensboro, N.C. |
| 90 | Agents Helping Agents | $94 million | Louisville, Ky. |
| 91 | John M. Glover Agency | $93.7 million | Norwalk, Conn. |
| 92 | Celedinas Insurance Group | $92.4 million | Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. |
| 93 | The Advantage Group | $91.4 million | Edmonds, Wash. |
| 94 | Anco Insurance Managers Ltd. | $90.2 million | Bryan, Texas |
| 95 | Hamilton Brewart Insurance Agency | $90 million | Upland, Calif. |
| 96 | GIA Group LLC/Continental Insurance Agency Alliance, Inc. | $89.1 million | Glenwood Springs, Colo. |
| 97 | American Auto Club Insurance Agency | $88.8 million | Charlotte, N.C. |
| 98 | SouthGroup Insurance | $88.5 million | Ridgeland, Miss. |
| 99 | Otterstedt Agency | $85.6 million | Englewood Cliffs, N.J. |
| 100 | TIS Insurance Services Inc. | $82.6 million | Knoxville, Tenn. |
See where they are located (map).
* = Indentified 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 – Brightway Insurance, Chicagoland SIA, John O. Bronson Co. Inc., Midwest Insurance Agency Alliance Inc. and The Buckner Co. – ranked in the Top 100 by 2009
revenue but not in the Top 100 by 2009 P/C premium. NR = not ranked.