Best Practices Agencies.

Celebrating Excellence: Meet the 2024 Best Practices Agencies


2024 Best Practices Agencies.

We congratulate the 239 outstanding independent agencies from 46 states and the District of Columbia have earned the prestigious Best Practices Agency designation.

These top-performing firms were nominated and selected in 2022, then submitted extensive financial and operational data for review. Their inclusion reflects exceptional growth, innovation, and operational excellence, setting the benchmark for success in the independent agency system. 

 

Meet 6 Top-Performing Agencies.

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The Ballard Agency

Chris Ballard | President
Kirkland, Washington

Revenue Category: Under $1.25 million

Aleckson Insurance Agency

Craig Swanson | President
Lake Zurich, Illinois
 
Revenue Category: $1.25 million—$2.5 million

Bogle Agency Insurance

Phil Bogle | Owner
Lyndhurst, New Jersey
 
Revenue Category: $2.5 million—$5 million

First West

Bryan Hall | President
Bozeman, Montana
 
Revenue Category: $5 million—$10 million

Cragin & Pike

Scott T. Kerestesi | CEO
Las Vegas, Nevada
 
Revenue Category: $10 million—$25 million

Woodruff Sawyer

Michael Cunha | CFO
San Francisco, California
 
Revenue Category: Over $25 Million

Meet the 2024 Agencies!

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ALABAMA
  • Starke Agency
  • Thames Batre Insurance
  • Crawford Skinner Agency
  • CAH Holdings, Inc. & Subsidiaries/CAC Holdings, LLC & Subsidiaries
  • Valent Group
  • Harmon Dennis Bradshaw, Inc.
ARIZONA
  • Southwest Financial Corp
  • The Arizona Group
  • Strong Tower Insurance Group
ARKANSAS
  • Meadors, Adams & Lee, LLC
  • Community Insurance
CALIFORNIA
  • Woodruff-Sawyer & Co.
  • Cavignac
  • DiBuduo & DeFendis Insurance Brokers, LLC
  • B.H. Gold Insurance Agency, Inc.
  • Morris & Garritano Insurance Agency
  • Rancho Mesa
  • Teague Insurance
  • Navion Insurance Associates
  • CalNonprofits Insurance Services
  • MST Insurance Solutions
  • Socher
  • The Insurance Store
  • C3 Risk & Insurance Services
COLORADO
  • IMA Financial Group
  • Moody Insurance Agency
  • CCIG
  • Colorado Insurors Service, Inc.
  • Surescape Insurance Services
  • CRS Insurance Brokerage
CONNECTICUT
  • Smith Brothers Insurance, Inc
DELAWARE
  • ACA Club Insurance Agency
  • Wilgus Associates, Inc.
  • Bellevue Insurance Services LLC
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
  • Howard W. Phillips & Company
FLORIDA
  • ThompsonBaker Agency, Inc
  • Lumbra Risk Advisors
  • Corkhill Insurance Agency, LLC
  • Atlas Insurance Agency
  • NSI Insurance Group LLC
  • Rolfs Insurance Sevices
  • Wilson, Washburn & Forster Insurance
  • Wallace Welch & Willingham
  • Cothrom Risk & Insurance Services
  • The Fessler Agency Inc.
  • Fudge Insurance
GEORGIA
  • Sterling Seacrest Pritchard
  • Siegel Insurance Inc.
  • Gillman Ins Problem Solvers
  • Turner & Associates Insurance
  • Oakbridge Insurance
  • Watson & Knox, Inc.
  • Galis Stewart Insurance
  • Palmer & Cay
  • Blanton & Griffin Insurance Agency
  • Legacy Risk Solutions, LLC
ILLINOIS
  • The Horton Group
  • R.W. Troxell & Company
  • The Plexus Groupe LLC
  • Dansig, Inc.
  • Aleckson Insurance Agency
  • First Mid Insurance Group
  • Insurance World Agency Inc.
INDIANA
  • Gibson Insurance Agency, Inc.
  • The MJ Companies
  • LHD Benefit Advisors
  • Ovation Insurance
  • Crossroads Insurance
IOWA
  • TrueNorth Companies
  • Shomo-Madsen Insurance
  • GreenState Insurance Services, LLC
  • Midwest Insurance Corporation
  • Central Insure
  • Relion Insurance Solutions
  • Ratcliff & Blake Insurance Professionals, Inc
KANSAS
  • Runnebaum, Inc DBA SBS Insurance Agency
  • The Reilly Company
  • Fuqua Insurance Group
  • Conrade Insurance Group
  • Insurance Center, Inc.
KENTUCKY
  • Higgins Insurance
  • Sterling G. Thompson Company, LLC
  • Lawton Insurance
  • Houchens Insurance Group
  • Commonwealth Insurance Services
  • Energy Insurance Agency
LOUISIANA
  • The Hartwig Moss Insurance Agency
  • Paulin Insurance Associates
  • Ensure Agency, Inc.
MARYLAND
  • RCM&D
  • Joseph W. McCartin Insurance, Inc.
MASSACHUSETTS
  • Deland, Gibson Insurance
  • FBinsure, LLC
  • H W Lapointe Insurance Agency Inc.
  • Kaplansky Insurance
  • MTM Insurance Associates LLC;
  • MTM Brainerd Insurance Inc;
  • MTM Ins of GRT Haverhill Inc
  • Tetrault Insurance Agency
MICHIGAN
  • Berends Hendricks Stuit Insurance Agency, LLC
  • Kapnick & Company, Inc.
  • ML&L Insurance Agency
  • Russell & Schrader Insurance Agency, Inc.
  • Peabody Insurance Agency, Inc.
MINNESOTA
  • Christensen Group, Inc.
  • Insurance Center of Buffalo
  • Zimny Insurance Agency
MISSISSIPPI
  • Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance
  • Galloway Chandler McKinney
  • SouthGroup Insurance & Financial Services
  • Ross & Yerger Insurance, Inc.
  • Lemon-Mohler Insurance Agency
  • Entrekin Ins Services LLC
MISSOURI
  • Ollis/Akers/Arney
MONTANA
  • Seitz Insurance Agency
  • First West, Inc. DBA: First West Insurance
NEBRASKA
  • UNICO Group, Inc.
  • Ryder Rosacker McCue & Huston
NEVADA
  • Cragin & Pike
  • LP Insurance Services, LLC
NEW JERSEY
  • Nottingham Agency Inc
  • Nottingham Insurance
  • Tri County Agency of Brick, Inc.
  • The Van Dyk Group
  • Bogle Agency Insurance
  • Rue Insurance
  • Provident Protection Plus
NEW MEXICO
  • Nottingham Agency Inc
  • Nottingham Insurance
  • Tri County Agency of Brick, Inc.
  • The Van Dyk Group
  • Bogle Agency Insurance
  • Rue Insurance
  • Provident Protection Plus
NEW YORK
  • Gilroy, Kernan & Gilroy, Inc.
  • Stahlka Agency, Inc.
  • Tompkins Insurance Agencies, Inc.
  • MetzWood Insurance
  • Mackoul Risk Solutions, LLC
  • Mike Preis Inc.
  • Curabba Agency
  • Mirabito-Gresham Insurance & Bonds Agency LLC
  • The Ron Keats Insurance Agency, Inc.
  • Garbe Associates, LLC
NORTH CAROLINA
  • Wells Insurance
  • Twin City Insurance Agency, Inc.
  • O’Connor Insurance Associates
  • HPB Insurance Group
  • Wade Associates, LLC
  • First Citizens Insurance Services
  • Highstreet Insurance and Financial
  • Service of the Southeast Inc.
  • Granite Insurance Agency
  • Mountcastle Insurance
  • Triangle Risk Advisors, Inc.
  • Lipstone Insurance Group
  • Alliance Insurance Services
NORTH DAKOTA
  • Bell Insurance Services LLC
OHIO
  • Hylant Group
  • Carroll Insurance & Risk Management Group LLC
  • Leugers Insurance Agency, Inc.
  • Phelan Insurance Agency Inc.
  • Wilks Insurance Agency, Inc.
  • Huntington Insurance
  • Wm. G. Uhl Agency, Inc. DBA The Uhl Agency
  • Jacobs Vanaman Agency, Inc.
  • Ray Insurance Agency, Inc.
  • O’Neill Insurance Agency, Inc.
  • Hamler-Gingrich Insurance Agency, Inc.
  • Consolidated Insurance Group LLC
  • Van Nostran Young & Associates, Inc.
  • Oswald Companies
OREGON
  • The Partners Group, LLC
  • MVW Insurance Inc
PENNSYLVANIA
  • Engle-Hambright & Davies, Inc.
  • Gunn-Mowery
  • William B. Parry & Son, LTD DBA
  • Parry Insurance
  • Seubert & Associates, Inc.
  • Howard Hanna Insurance Services
  • Gilberts Risk Solutions
  • Keller Agency, Inc T/A Keller-Brown Insurance Services
  • Sprowls Insurance Group
  • The Hartman Agency, Inc.
RHODE ISLAND
  • Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc.
  • Apple Valley Agency, Inc.
SOUTH CAROLINA
  • Peoples Underwriters, Inc.
  • Irmo Insurance Agency, Inc.
  • South Carolina Insurance Brokers
  • CSP Insurance Services
  • The Cason Group
SOUTH DAKOTA
  • BridgeMark Insurance Solutions Inc
TENNESSEE
  • Collier Insurance
  • Commercial Insurance Associates, LLC
  • Martin & Zerfoss Inc.
  • McDaniel-Whitley, Inc.
  • BFS Insurance Group
  • Athens Insurance Agency
  • RPA Insurance, LLC
  • RSS Insurance
  • Builtwell Insurance Agency, Inc.
  • Full-Line Insurance Agency
  • Powell & Meadows Insurance Agency
  • Insurefit RM
  • Insurance Group of America LLC
TEXAS
  • Swingle, Collins & Associates
  • Weatherby-Eisenrich Insurance
  • Brady, Chapman, Holland & Associates
  • Higginbotham Insurance Agency
  • RHSB
  • Bosworth & Associates
  • BKCW Insurance
  • Watkins Insurance Group
  • Dean & Draper Insurance Agency, LP
  • Pierson & Fendley Insurance Agency, LLC
  • SWBC Insurance Services, Inc
  • Century Insurance Agency Inc
  • Patterson & Associates Insurance Agency
  • CoVerica, Inc.
  • Montalvo Insurance Agency
  • Shepard & Walton Employee Benefits
  • GIA Insurance Agency
  • Insurors of Texas General Agency
  • WinStar Insurance Group
  • The Risk Specialty Group
  • Walthall, Sachse & Pipes, Inc.
  • Tower Street Insurance
  • Texan Insurance
UTAH
  • The Buckner Company
  • Beehive Insurance Agency, Inc.
  • American Insurance and Investment Corp
  • Western States Insurance
  • The Insurance Center
  • Fred A. Moreton & Company
Virginia
  • Scott Insurance
  • The Winchester Group Inc.
  • Sahouri Insurance Agency and Financial Services Inc
WASHINGTON
  • Davidson & Associates Insurance Inc.
  • The Ballard Agency, Inc
WEST VIRGINIA
  • Mountain State Insurance Agency
  • G. J. Garton Insurance Agency, Inc.
  • Thornburg Insurance Agency
  • United Security Agency
WISCONSIN
  • M3 Insurance
  • R&R Insurance Services
  • Alongi Santas Moss Insurance Agency

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