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Going Public: BRP CEO Baldwin On the Company’s IPO, What’s Next

Florida-based broker Baldwin Risk Partners (BRP) has come a long way since it was formed less than 10 years ago. The company has grown exponentially both through acquisitions and expansion and it is now beginning a new chapter of its …

Insurance Agency BRP Group’s IPO Starts Today at $14 a Share

Independent insurance distribution firm BRP Group Inc. could raise as much as $300 million in its initial public offering (IPO) of 16.4 million shares of its Class A common stock priced to the public at $14 per share. The stock …

What Agents Should Know Before Joining an Insurance Agency Network

Today is a great time to be an independent agent, but running an independent agency is not easy. Without an awareness of how the industry is evolving, and having access to ongoing training and education, you may not be adequately …

Rector Insurance Agency in Illinois Joins Valley Insurance Agency Alliance

Rector Insurance Agency in Champaign, Illinois, has joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a cohesive family of over 120 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois. Rector Insurance Agency was founded by owner Jon Rector in partnership with sons Jason, …

Combined Agents of America Expands into Colorado, Adds 7 New Agencies

Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America (CAA) has expanded into Colorado, with the addition of Renaissance Insurance Group in Windsor, Colorado. CAA is an agency partnership organization whose members now include independent insurance agencies located in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, …

Illinois’ SBJW Insurance Joins Valley Insurance Agency Alliance

SBJW Insurance in Quincy, Illinois, has joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a cohesive family of over 120 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois. SBJW Insurance was founded in 2019 by owner Sara Bruns, who has more than 15 …

Illinois’ Auffenberg Insurance Joins Valley Insurance Agency Alliance

Auffenberg Insurance Services in Belleville, Illinois, has joined Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA), a family of over 120 independent insurance agencies in Missouri and Illinois. Owned by Mike Auffenberg and Nathan Schumacher, Auffenberg Insurance Services previously was known as Auffenberg …

Keystone Insurers Group Adds 2 New Michigan Agencies

Keystone Insurers Group has named Shoreline Insurance of Muskegon and Combined Insurance Agencies of St. Joseph to its growing community of partners in Michigan. Since 1976, Shoreline Insurance has served clients in the West Michigan area with personal and commercial …

Keystone Insurers Group Adds 2 More Wisconsin Agencies

Keystone Insurers Group has added Family Insurance Center of Seymour, Wisconsin, and the Walker Agency Inc., with locations in Berlin, Montello and Westfield, Wisconsin, to its growing list of partners in that state. Family Insurance Center was established in 1988 …

Why Insurance Agencies at Crossroad Are Turning to Aggregators: Viewpoint

Even as they look back on several years of steady growth and success, many owners of independent insurance agencies now find themselves at a crossroad where they are pressed to make critical strategic decisions about the future of their firms. …