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SPRINGFIELD BUSINESS JOURNAL · 51 FEB. 27, 2017
SERVICES
AREA'S LARGEST INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENCIES
Rank
Name
Address
Telephone•Fax
Website
Agents
(Local)
Total
Local
Staff
Typesof Insurance InsurersRepresented OtherServices TopLocalExecutive(s),Title(s)
Year
Founded
Locally
1 (1)
Barker-Phillips-Jackson Inc
1637 S Enterprise Ave, Springfield 65804
(417) 887-3550 • (417) 887-3252 48 51
Commercial insurance, surety
bonding, personal lines, employee
benefits, individual benefits
United Fire, Travelers, Missouri Employers
Mutual, CNA, RLI, Hanover, Anthem, UHC,
Aetna, Mid-Continent Casualty, Merchants
Bonding, Bituminous
Financial services, risk
management, employee benefits,
compliance, executive benefits
Tom Montileone,
CEO/president 1968
2 (3)
Connell Insurance Inc
1691 S Business 65, Hollister 65672
(417) 334-2000 • (417) 334-4906 46 56
General business insurance,
employer group benefits, individual
health, 401(k), bonds, life, estate
planning, personal insurance
Miscellaneous traditional insurance
carriers, self insurance programs & trusts
for large or small accounts
Workers' compensation, HR, ACA
assistance, free seminars, niche
business specialist
Mike Nangle,
Randall Gammill,
Tim Connell, partners
1970
3 (2)
Ollis/Akers/Arney
2274 E Sunshine St, Springfield 65804
(417) 881-8333 • (417) 823-7444 44 52 Business & personal risk,
employee benefits
Cincinnati, Travelers, Cox HealthPlans,
Anthem, Missouri Employers Mutual,
UnitedHealthcare, Coventry, Guardian
HR & wellness consulting, safety,
estate/succession, contract review Richard Ollis, CEO 1885
4 (4)
PJC Insurance Agency LLC
1801 W Norton Road, Springfield 65803
(417) 833-3800 • (417) 833-0753 38 44 Business, transportation, home,auto, life, health
Sentry Select Insurance Co, Nationwide,
Liberty Mutual, Travelers Group, Grinnell
Mutual, Columbia Mutual
Risk management, human
resources, wellness programs
Raylene Appleby,
president/co-owner;
Lance Smith, executive vice
president/co-owner
1967
5 (5)
Nixon & Lindstrom Insurance
901 E Battlefield Road, Springfield 65807
(417) 881-6623 • (417) 881-8269 36 38 Commercial, employee benefits,personal risk services
Travelers, Liberty Mutual, Hartford, Auto-
Owners, Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna,
Cox HealthPlans, Humana
HR, risk management, bonds Trevor Crist, CEO;
Luke Nixon, president 1955
6 (6)
Benefits Unlimited Inc
3032 S Fremont Ave, Ste B, Springfield 65804
(417) 881-8664 • (417) 881-8714 23 31
Employee benefits, federal
exchange, individual medical, life,
dental, Medicare supplements
Anthem, Coventry, Aetna,
UnitedHealthcare, Humana, Guardian,
Mutual of Omaha, Prudential, Standard,
Principal
ACA assistance,
105 tax savings plans,
health & wellness
Darren Coffman, president 1994
7 (8)
Employee Benefit Design LLC
1125 E Lakewood St, Springfield 65810
(417) 889-6345 • (417) 882-0018 21 26
All employee benefits, executive
benefits, individual health, life &
Medicare supplement, vacation
benefits
All carriers & markets
UBA partner firm, ACA assistance,
business consulting services,
benefits technology &
administration, HR
Chance Potts,
Ken Stephens, partners 1997
8 (13)
BancorpSouth Insurance Services Inc
1650 E Battlefield Road, Ste 200, Springfield 65804
(417) 841-3210 • (417) 887-6140 20 23
Business, personal, bonding, self-
insured & large-deductible
programs, aviation, employee
benefits & HR support
Most carriers
Risk management, workers'
compensation & claims analysis,
property valuation, HR, loss
control
Chris Stack,
regional president 1958
9 (9)
Fortner Insurance Services
1519 E Sunshine St, Springfield 65804
(417) 882-5560 • (417) 882-5561 17 19 Commercial, workers' compensation,bonds, church, personal, life, health
Allied, Auto Owners, Brotherhood Mutual,
MEM, Cameron, Columbia, Hartford, Haulers,
Lititz, Safeco, Selective, Secura, Travelers
None Terry Fortner,
president 1985
10 (7)
Hometown Benefits Group
2769 W Lark St, Ste A, Springfield 65810
(417) 831-1566 • (417) 622-4145 16 20
Health, life, medicare, auto, home,
business liability, workers'
compensation
Coventry, Anthem BCBS, UnitedHealthcare,
Aetna, Humana, Cox HealthPlans, Assurant,
Progressive, Safeco, Hartford
Financial planning Brandon Roerick,
Josh Peck, co-owners 2008
11 (11)
The Resource Center Inc
1304 E Kingsley St, Springfield 65804
(417) 882-1800 • (417) 823-8911 15 15
Life, auto, home, annuities, IRAs,
health, disability, long-term care,
general liability, commercial
Travelers, Safeco, Hartford, Progressive,
GMAC, American Equity, American Investors
Life, Allianz, Transamerica, Fidelity
Tax & estate planning, claims filing
assistance, identity theft, will &
trust planning
Bruce Porter,
president 2001
12 (14)
Arthur J Gallagher & Co - Gallagher Benefit Services
300 S Jefferson Ave, Ste 600-N, Springfield 65806
(417) 886-8986 • (417) 881-8719 11 14
Medical, dental, vision, life,
accidental death &
dismemberment, long-term
disability, short-term disability,
voluntary/worksite plans, long-
term care
Anthem BCBS, Aetna, Cox HealthPlans,
Cigna, Starmark/Trustmark, Assurant,
Guardian, Principal, Mercy, United
HealthCare, Humana, Coventry
Alternative risk & captives,
casualty, claims advocacy,
commercial surety & bonds, cyber
liability, enterprise Risk
management, reinsurance
Nikky Hill, director of operations;
Jacob Salinas,
Rachel Meyers,
Joe Martin, area vice presidents
1998
13 (12)
HM Employee Benefit & Risk Management Specialists
2925 E Battlefield Road, Springfield 65807
(417) 895-4600 • (417) 895-4602 10 27
Commercial, employee benefits,
financial institutions, executive risk,
HR consulting
Travelers, Chubb, Hartford, Allied
Risk management, loss prevention,
worldwide broker services, ACA
assistance, HR
Mark Roberts,
senior vice president/managing
director
2011
14 (16)
Tope Insurance Agency Inc
909 W Jackson St, Ozark 65721
(417) 582-1443 • (417) 582-1444 10 15
Auto, home, life, health, general
liability, commercial, workers'
compensation, business
Auto Owners, Progressive, Hartford,
Safeco, Travelers, Foremost, Cornerstone,
Dairyland, Zurich, National Lloyds, Haverty
CNA surety bonds Julie Tope, president;
Mark Acre, owner 1998
15 (10)
Croley Insurance & Financial Inc
3705 E Battlefield Road, Springfield 65809
(417) 881-3520 • (417) 881-4556 9 22
Commercial, bonds, workers'
compensation, auto, individual &
group health, life, disability, dental,
Medicare
Anthem BCBS, Cox HealthPlans, Mercy,
UnitedHealthcare, Hartford, Progressive,
Travelers, Humana, Aetna
Wellness programs, health
exchange licensed, HR resources,
employee benefit compliance,
payroll, 6055-6056 assistance
Tom, Andrea, & Trevor Croley,
owners;
Trevor Croley, president
1949
16 (15)
Marathon Benefits Group
1736 E Sunshine St, Ste 506, Springfield 65804
(417) 887-7750 • (417) 881-1574 3 4 Retirement, life, health, dental,
long-term care, group benefits
Voya Financial Advisors, Reliastar, Anthem,
UnitedHealthcare, Coventry, Guardian,
Aflac
Medicare supplementals, life,
health, retirement
Dan Igou,
Suzanne Igou, partners 1985
As of July 18, 2016. Ranked by total number of local licensed agents. The previous year's rankings are in parentheses. Springfield Business Journal relies on the individual businesses to be truthful and accurate in their representation of information listed.
An insurance agency is licensed according to state criteria. This list does not rate office volume or number of policyholders. Also not included are captive insurance agencies, which typically operate separate offices representing a single company. To be
considered for future list
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