Radar · Insurance Distribution in Iowa
Best Insurance Distribution Companies in Iowa, United States
The 35 best Insurance Distribution companies in Iowa, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Holmes Murphy & Associates.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
35companies tracked
$26.3Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
2have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · INSURANCE DISTRIBUTION × IOWA
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
Ranked: Best Insurance Distribution companies in Iowa
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holmes Murphy & Associates P&C insurance brokerage firm 64Innovation top 20%Product top 25%Tech top 44%Funding top 46% All 9 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Producttop 25% Techtop 44% Fundingtop 46% Growthtop 47% Marketbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Newsbottom 43% Globalbottom 30% Innovation: 11 product lines Product: 11 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series C rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $26M | 15 mo ago | Series C | Dan Keough Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | 1996 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+27 | — |
| 2 | Kunkel & Associates Provider of transportation & commercial insurance services | $20K | 195 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2003 | ExpressionEnginePHPCodeIgniter+6 | — |
| 3 | American Enterprise Diversified insurance distributor | — | — | Deadpooled | — | 1983 | Kentico CMSApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+9 | — |
| 4 | brokers clearing house Brokers Clearing House is the premier Brokerage General Agency in the Midwest. | — | — | Acquired | — | 1975 | — | — |
| 5 | Brokers International Life insurance broker | — | — | Acquired | Mark Williams President/CEO | 1983 | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | — |
| 6 | brummel madsen insurance Brummel Madsen Insurance provides commercial, personal, hotel, life, health, and group insurance services. | — | — | Acquired | — | 1960 | — | — |
| 7 | collective financial group Collective Financial Group is an insurance and financial services organization. | — | — | Private | — | 2016 | — | — |
| 8 | Conner Insurance | — | — | Unfunded | Henry Conner Founder | 1949 | WordPressMySQLSalesforce+32 | — |
Top 2 Insurance Distribution companies in Iowa
#1
Series C · Waukee, Iowa · founded 1996 · 951 employees$26.2Mraised▾
Series C · Waukee, Iowa · founded 1996 · 951 employees
P&C insurance brokerage firm
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 20%Product
top 25%Tech
top 44%Funding
top 46%Growth
top 47%Market
bottom 49%Innovation: 11 product lines
Product: 11 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series C
Tech: 40 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Audience (LinkedIn): 24k LinkedIn followers — 58.9% of this cohort's audience · 60 engagements/post (4.6× cohort median)
Funding rounds
- Jun 2025Series C$39.1M
- Jun 2022Series B$13.1M
- Jun 2021Series B$13.2M
Founders & team
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyesDocusignGlide.Js
#2
Funding Raised · Dubuque, Iowa · founded 2003 · 120 employees$20Kraised▾
Funding Raised · Dubuque, Iowa · founded 2003 · 120 employees
Kunkel & Associates, Inc. is a rapidly growing insurance brokerage out of Dubuque, IA that provides consultative insurance services to commercial accounts for group benefits, property & casualty, and transportation coverages. Our mission is to develop long-term, successful relationships with our clients, while providing to our employees a culture of respect, achievement, and both personal and professional growth.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 6.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jun 2010Grant (prize money)$20K
Investors
United States Department of Agriculture
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCodeigniterCreatejsExpressionengineGodaddyGoogle Tag Manager
Funding & investor landscape
$26.3Mtotal disclosed funding
2companies funded
4disclosed 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 Iowa, United States?
Radar tracks 35 indexable Insurance Distribution companies headquartered in Iowa, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Insurance Distribution companies in Iowa, United States?
The Insurance Distribution companies in Iowa, United States on this list have raised a combined $26.3M in disclosed equity funding across 2 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Insurance Distribution company in Iowa, United States?
Holmes Murphy & Associates is the highest-funded Insurance Distribution company in Iowa, United States, with $26.2M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Insurance Distribution companies in Iowa, United States are funded?
2 of the 35 Insurance Distribution companies in Iowa, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Insurance Distribution unicorns are there in Iowa, United States?
None of the Insurance Distribution companies in Iowa, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Iowa, United States Insurance Distribution companies?
The most active investors in Iowa, United States Insurance Distribution companies on this list include Mantis VC, United States Department of Agriculture.
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.