Radar · Insurance Distribution in Michigan
Best Insurance Distribution Companies in Michigan, United States
The 91 best Insurance Distribution companies in Michigan, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Highstreet Insurance Partners.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
91companies tracked
$583.2Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
3have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · INSURANCE DISTRIBUTION × MICHIGAN
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
159kcombined LinkedIn audience
94%of audience held by top 3
1companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Insurance Distribution companies in Michigan
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highstreet Insurance Partners Provider of independent insurance agency for liability, home, auto, personal, and business sectors 55Funding top 20%Tech top 40%Market top 48%Talent bottom 49% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Techtop 40% Markettop 48% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $550M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Tech: 28 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $550M | 10 mo ago | Funding Raised | Scott Wick Founder & CEO | 2018 | DrupalApple iCloud MailPHP+25 | — |
| 2 | HealthBridge Health insurance distributor 40News top 30%Funding top 32%Growth top 38%Tech bottom 47% All 6 signals ▾Newstop 30% Fundingtop 32% Growthtop 38% Techbottom 47% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 25% News: 5 BI events in 12 mo (of 8 tracked, 4 types) · 1 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo Funding: Raised $33.2M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 9 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $33M | 7 mo ago | Series C | — | 2017 | WebflowApple iCloud MailYouTube+15 | — |
| 3 | WestCongress Specialized insurance solutions provider for energy, artisan contractors, and security industries | — | 111 mo ago | Seed | Ed LaFramboise CEO & President | 2016 | — | — |
| 4 | 44north 44North is a company for corporate benefits, HR, risk management and human capital growth and retention. | — | — | Private | — | 1996 | — | — |
| 5 | Agency Partners Provider of independent insurance agency services and solutions for individuals and businesses | — | — | Acquired | David Johnson Co-Founder | 2007 | — | — |
| 6 | AIPMA Provider of life insurance and annuity distribution services | — | — | Unfunded | — | 1981 | — | — |
| 7 | Americasonetitle America's One Title is a finance company that offers investment, insurance, and other financial services. | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2007 | — | — |
| 8 | anchor insurance group Anchor Insurance provides auto, home, life, and commercial insurance services. | — | — | Private | — | 1966 | — | — |
Top 3 Insurance Distribution companies in Michigan
#1
Funding Raised · Traverse City, Michigan · founded 2018 · 2000 employees$550Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Traverse City, Michigan · founded 2018 · 2000 employees
Provider of independent insurance agency for liability, home, auto, personal, and business sectors
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 20%Tech
top 40%Market
top 48%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 36%Funding: Raised $550M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Aug 2025)
Tech: 28 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare · Devops: Varnish
Market: 2,000 employees (top 24% of Insurance Distribution) · Top-5,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers — 3.2% of this cohort's audience · 24 engagements/post (2.0× cohort median)
Funding rounds
- Aug 2025Conventional Debt$550M
Founders & team
Investors
Ares Capital, Penfund
#2
Series C · Grand Rapids, Michigan · founded 2017 · 40 employees$33.2Mraised▾
Series C · Grand Rapids, Michigan · founded 2017 · 40 employees
Health insurance distributor
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
News
top 30%Funding
top 32%Growth
top 38%Tech
bottom 47%Global
bottom 32%Market
bottom 25%News: 5 BI events in 12 mo (of 8 tracked, 4 types) · 1 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo · Top themes: Hiring, M&A, Capital raise
Funding: Raised $33.2M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 9 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Nov 2025)
Growth: Headcount 37 → 40 (+8%) across vintages · Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY · 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Conventional Debt$20M
- Aug 2024Series C$17.9M
- Apr 2023Series B$8.4M
- May 2021Series B$14.2M
Investors
ManchesterStory Group, Magnetar, Des Moines, 4490 Ventures, Michigan Capital Network, Woodward Angels
Tech stack
AccessibeApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementDetectifyGoogle Analytics
#3
Seed · Detroit, Michigan · founded 2016 · 42 employees—raised▾
Seed · Detroit, Michigan · founded 2016 · 42 employees
Specialized insurance solutions provider for energy, artisan contractors, and security industries. They offer tailored general and excess liability coverage with outstanding service and support. Agents and brokers rely on their expertise in specialized sectors facing unique challenges. They provide commercial general and excess liability insurance for small and middle market risks. Their excess liability insurance helps business owners protect their businesses. They are committed to delivering exceptional coverage, unparalleled service, and steadfast support tailored to unique needs. They focus on strengthening broker relationships and delivering value-added solutions. They adopt advanced technologies and underwriting expert systems, including AI/ML-based systems. They are dedicated to optimizing service delivery, improving efficiency, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Mar 2017Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Glencoe Capital
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpHello ElementorW3 Total CacheElementor Header & Footer Builder
Funding & investor landscape
$583.2Mtotal disclosed funding
2companies 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
▲
Breakthroughs3 · 14%
0%→0% share
0 median citations100% since 2021mostly methods-led
Conceptual model and framework research newly emerging in U.S. insurtech — each gaining first recorded papers.
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
Actuarial science research intensifying — leading advancements with 2 papers, ahead of telematics and incentive topics.
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
▼
Concerns3 · 14%
0%→0% share
0 median citations100% since 2021mostly reviews
Insurance law, geopolitics, and financial position risks rising concurrently — three distinct concern sub-topics newly appearing.
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 Michigan, United States?
Radar tracks 91 indexable Insurance Distribution companies headquartered in Michigan, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Insurance Distribution companies in Michigan, United States?
The Insurance Distribution companies in Michigan, United States on this list have raised a combined $583.2M in disclosed equity funding across 2 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Insurance Distribution company in Michigan, United States?
Highstreet Insurance Partners is the highest-funded Insurance Distribution company in Michigan, United States, with $550M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Insurance Distribution companies in Michigan, United States are funded?
2 of the 91 Insurance Distribution companies in Michigan, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Insurance Distribution unicorns are there in Michigan, United States?
None of the Insurance Distribution companies in Michigan, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Michigan, United States Insurance Distribution companies?
The most active investors in Michigan, United States Insurance Distribution companies on this list include 4490 Ventures, Ares Capital, Boomerang Catapult, Des Moines, Glencoe 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.