Radar · Insurance Distribution in Houston
Best Insurance Distribution Companies in Houston, United States
The 43 best Insurance Distribution companies in Houston, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Skyward Specialty Insurance.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
43companies tracked
$169.4Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
3have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · INSURANCE DISTRIBUTION × HOUSTON
Our analysis of 50 Insurance Distribution companies
$16.7b in tracked funding; 79% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2024.
50companies analysed
79%cloud-native stacks
2024funding peak (by rounds)
3unicorns
2009median founding year
67kcombined LinkedIn audience
74%of audience held by top 3
5companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Insurance Distribution companies in Houston
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skyward Specialty Insurance Provider of property and casualty insurance services 76Fin. health top 17%Funding top 33%Growth top 38%Market top 42% All 9 signals ▾Fin. healthtop 17% Fundingtop 33% Growthtop 38% Markettop 42% Newstop 42% Techtop 46% Talenttop 46% Moatbottom 38% Globalbottom 37% Fin. health: Revenue ~$1.4B (FY2024) · Net margin 1493.9% Funding: Raised $158M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 15 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $158M | 86 mo ago | Public | Andrew Robinson CEO | 2007 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+27 | — | 1 expansion |
| 2 | Propeller Provider of insurance and surety bonds distribution platform | $6M | 43 mo ago | Seed | Aaron Steffey Co-Founder and Co-CEO | 2019 | WordPressMySQLPHP+32 | 41 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | 1 job opening |
| 3 | Everest Provider of funeral planning & management services | $5M | 205 mo ago | Series A | — | 2001 | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | 7 patents Atmospheric water generation devices and software for managing outsourcing contract obligations | 1 partnership |
| 4 | Community Health | — | 14 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1997 | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — | 1 job opening |
| 5 | ACCC Insurance Provider of insurance policy administration services during receivership | — | — | Unfunded | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Adams Insurance Service Adams Insurance Service is a independent, family-owned and operated agency in Houston, Texas. | — | — | — | — | 1947 | — | — | — |
| 7 | allied insurance professionals Allied Insurance Professionals offers the best customer service along with the best insurance policies. | — | — | Acquired | — | 2009 | — | — | — |
| 8 | AmRisc Provider of insurance services with a focus on underwriting and risk management | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2000 | — | — | — |
Top 4 Insurance Distribution companies in Houston
#1
Public · Houston, Texas · founded 2007 · 448 employees$157.5Mraised▾
Public · Houston, Texas · founded 2007 · 448 employees
Provider of property and casualty insurance services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 76how this company ranks against its industry peers
Fin. health
top 17%Funding
top 33%Growth
top 38%Market
top 42%News
top 42%Tech
top 46%Fin. health: Revenue ~$1.4B (FY2024) · Net margin 1493.9% · Revenue +23% YoY
Funding: Raised $158M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 15 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Jun 2019)
Growth: Revenue +23% YoY · Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 25k LinkedIn followers — 36.8% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jun 2019Conventional Debt$20M
- Apr 2015Seed$1M
- Jan 2015Unattributed$70M
- Mar 2014Unattributed$85M
Founders & team
Investors
The Westaim Corporation, Everest Advisors, Catlin, Lightyear Capital
Tech stack
AccessibeAll In One SeoApple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#2
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2019 · 9 employees$6.5Mraised▾
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2019 · 9 employees
Provider of insurance and surety bonds distribution platform. It offers an automated end-to-end underwriting platform for insurance agencies, advisors, and clients. It provides a platform for the onboarding process, automated commission payments, and integration into the agent website.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 10.0% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Underwriting Assistant, Contract Surety
Funding rounds
- Jan 2023Seed$6.4M
- Feb 2021Seed$50K
Founders & team
Investors
BrokerTech Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7Core-Js
#3
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2001 · 16 employees$5.4Mraised▾
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2001 · 16 employees
Provider of funeral planning & management services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers — 3.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. WTW) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2009Series A$5.4M
Tech stack
AhrefsApache Http ServerAzureBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#4
Funding Raised · Houston, Texas · founded 1997 · 165 employees—raised▾
Funding Raised · Houston, Texas · founded 1997 · 165 employees
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 18k LinkedIn followers — 27.3% of this cohort's audience · 36 engagements/post (6.1× cohort median)
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Manager, Health Promotion
Investors
HRSA
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsElementorEssential Addons For Elementor
Funding & investor landscape
$169.4Mtotal disclosed funding
3companies funded
8disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 624,631 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Insurance Distribution coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States
How research on Insurtech is moving in the United States
A read on the academic research around Insurtech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 22 United States-affiliated papers.
top research entities
- New York Life Insurance Company2
- Film Independent2
- University of Management and Technology2
- AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety1
- Temple University1
leading researchers
Maryam Saeed · Jeffrey P. Ebert · Catherine C. McDonald · Ruiying Xiong · Dina Abdel-Rahman · Neda Khan · Xin Che · Andre P. Liebenberg
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Breakthroughs3 · 14%
0%→0% share
0 median citations100% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are cooling (0%→0% of field), led by Conceptual model.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Conceptual model1
- Conceptual framework1
- Marketing1
- Knowledge management1
- Originality1
Landmark Transforming life insurance buying: conceptual model for the adoption of Life InsurTech services in India · 1 cites
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Advancements8 · 36%
0%→0% share
2 median citations88% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are cooling (0%→0% of field), led by Actuarial science.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Actuarial science2
- Telematics1
- Incentive1
- Poison control1
- Baseline (sea)1
Landmark Usage-Based Insurance—Impact on Insurers and Potential Implications for InsurTech · 35 cites
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Concerns3 · 14%
0%→0% share
0 median citations100% since 2021mostly reviews
Concerns are cooling (0%→0% of field), led by Position (finance).
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Position (finance)1
- Geopolitics1
- Insurance law1
- European union1
- Index (typography)1
PATENT SIGNAL · United States
Who's filing insurtech patents in the United States
United States insurtech patent filing is steady — 15 filings from 7 assignees (2018–2025), led by State FARM Mutual Automobile Ins, Grunfeld ERIC, Allstate Insurance; annual filings 1→1.
15 filings7 assigneespeak 5/yr2018–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2018–2025)
top patent filers
- State FARM Mutual Automobile Ins6
- Grunfeld ERIC5
- Allstate Insurance4
- Clover Health3
- Fiete Stephen2
- Cripe Frederick F2
- American Family Mutual Insurance1
Common questions
How many Insurance Distribution companies are there in Houston, United States?
Radar tracks 43 indexable Insurance Distribution companies headquartered in Houston, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Insurance Distribution companies in Houston, United States?
The Insurance Distribution companies in Houston, United States on this list have raised a combined $169.4M in disclosed equity funding across 3 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Insurance Distribution company in Houston, United States?
Skyward Specialty Insurance is the highest-funded Insurance Distribution company in Houston, United States, with $157.5M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Insurance Distribution companies in Houston, United States are funded?
3 of the 43 Insurance Distribution companies in Houston, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Insurance Distribution unicorns are there in Houston, United States?
None of the Insurance Distribution companies in Houston, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Houston, United States Insurance Distribution companies?
The most active investors in Houston, United States Insurance Distribution companies on this list include BrokerTech Ventures, Catlin, Everest Advisors, HRSA, Lightyear Capital.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.