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SERVICES
AREA'S LARGEST INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENCIES
Rank
Name
Address
Telephone•Fax
Website
Agents
(Local)
Total
Local
Staff
Typesof Insurance Representative Insurers 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 50
Commercial, surety bonding,
personal lines, employee, individual
benefits
United Fire, Travelers, Missouri Employers
Mutual, CNA, RLI, Hanover, Anthem,
UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Mid-Continent
Casualty, Merchants Bonding, Bituminous
Financial services, risk
management, employee benefits,
compliance, executive benefits
Tom Montileone,
CEO/president 1968
2 (3)
Ollis/Akers/Arney
2274 E Sunshine St, Springfield 65804
(417) 881-8333 • (417) 823-7444 45 50 Commercial, personal, groupbenefits, business risk
Cincinnati, Travelers, Cox HealthPlans,
Anthem, MEM, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna,
Chubb, Auto-Owners, Philadelphia, Bitco
Human resources & wellness
consulting, safety, estate/
succession, contract review
Richard Ollis, chairman/CEO 1885
3 (4)
PJC Insurance Agency LLC
1801 W Norton Road, Springfield 65803
(417) 833-3800 • (417) 833-0753 39 44 Business, transportation, home,auto, life, health
Sentry Select Insurance Co, Nationwide,
Liberty Mutual, Travelers Group, Grinnell
Mutual, Columbia Mutual
Risk management, HR, wellness
programs
Raylene Appleby, president;
Lance Smith, executive vice
president
1967
4 (2)
Connell Insurance Inc
1691 S Business 65, Hollister 65672
(417) 334-2000 • (417) 334-4906
37 47
General business, employer group
benefits, individual health, life,
personal insurance
Travelers, Cox HealthPlans, Aetna,
Liberty Mutual, Nationwide
401(k), bonds, estate planning,
workers' compensation, HR, ACA
assistance, free seminars, niche
business specialist
Mike Nangle,
Randall Gammill,
Tim Connell, partners
1970
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 311 8
Employee benefits, ACA, individual
medical, life, dental, Medicare
supplements & Advantage plans,
self-insurance
Anthem, Coventry, Aetna,
UnitedHealthcare, Humana, Guardian,
Mutual of Omaha, Prudential, Standard,
Principal
ACA assistance, work-site
benefits, health & wellness, legal
consulting to lawyers
Darren Coffman, president 1994
7 (10)
Hometown Benefits Group
2769 W Lark St, Ste A, Springfield 65810
(417) 831-1566 • (417) 622-4145
20 24
Health, life, Medicare, auto, home,
business liability,
workers' compensation
Coventry, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield,
UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Humana, Cox
HealthPlans, Assurant, Progressive,
Safeco, Hartford
Financial planning Brandon Roerick,
Josh Peck, co-owners
2008
As of July 17, 2017.Ranked by total number of local licensed agents, then by total local staff. 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 lists Includes contract agents
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