Radar · Insurance Distribution in Ohio
Best Insurance Distribution Companies in Ohio, United States
The 87 best Insurance Distribution companies in Ohio, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: BroadStreet Partners.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
87companies tracked
$510.2Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
1have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · INSURANCE DISTRIBUTION × OHIO
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
176kcombined LinkedIn audience
91%of audience held by top 3
4companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Insurance Distribution companies in Ohio
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BroadStreet Partners Insurance brokerage providing co-ownership investment in independent agencies 40Funding top 40%Growth top 44%Market top 49%Global bottom 37% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 40% Growthtop 44% Markettop 49% Globalbottom 37% Techbottom 35% Newsbottom 20% Funding: Raised $510M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 14 yrs (0.1/yr) Growth: Headcount 1,800 → 2,243 (+25%) across vintages · Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $510M | 115 mo ago | Series A | — | 2001 | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | — |
| 2 | Assurex Global Diversified insurance broker | $160K | 70 mo ago | Early Stage | — | 1954 | — | — |
| 3 | CareSource Healthcare focused insurance brokerage firm | — | 14 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1989 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+23 | — |
| 4 | ABA Insurance Services Provider of scrap van collection and cash payment services | — | — | Acquired | — | 2009 | — | — |
| 5 | Aidiconnect Provider of personalized insurance solutions for individuals and businesses | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2011 | — | — |
| 6 | All Risks Wholesale distributor of specialty insurance products and services for retail brokers | — | — | Unfunded | Nick Cortezi CEO | 1964 | — | — |
| 7 | Alpha Insurance Group Provider of home & business insurance services | — | — | Acquired | Nadeem Bessey CEO | 1999 | — | — |
| 8 | American Heritage Insurance Group Independent insurance agency offering various property and casualty insurance products | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2002 | WordPressMySQLRedis+26 | — |
Top 3 Insurance Distribution companies in Ohio
#1
Series A · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2001 · 2243 employees$510Mraised▾
Series A · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2001 · 2243 employees
Insurance brokerage providing co-ownership investment in independent agencies. It invests in and partners with high-performing independent insurance agencies, offering a unique co-ownership model. This model allows agencies to retain ownership while gaining access to capital, resources, and a network of industry leaders to support growth and succession planning. The firm provides support in areas such as acquisitions, risk management, and access to broader insurance markets. The partnership focuses on assisting agencies in continued development and expansion.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 40%Growth
top 44%Market
top 49%Global
bottom 37%Tech
bottom 35%News
bottom 20%Funding: Raised $510M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 14 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Nov 2016)
Growth: Headcount 1,800 → 2,243 (+25%) across vintages · Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY
Market: 2,243 employees (top 20% of Insurance Distribution) · Top-10,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers — 2.2% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum -2 · hiring: Mergers and Acquisitions Analyst, Business Development Associate
Funding rounds
- Nov 2016Conventional Debt$510M
- 2012Series A—
Investors
Century Equity Partners, Penfund, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Ethos Capital, Peugeot Invest, Cohesive Capital
Tech stack
AddtoanyAddtoany Share ButtonsHstsJqueryJquery MigrateMicrosoft 365
#2
Early Stage · Columbus, Ohio · founded 1954 · 14 employees$160Kraised▾
Early Stage · Columbus, Ohio · founded 1954 · 14 employees
Diversified insurance broker
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 10k LinkedIn followers — 6.0% of this cohort's audience
Tech stack
Nginx
#3
Funding Raised · Dayton, Ohio · founded 1989 · 4504 employees—raised▾
Funding Raised · Dayton, Ohio · founded 1989 · 4504 employees
Healthcare focused insurance brokerage firm
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 131k LinkedIn followers — 74.3% of this cohort's audience
Investors
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
Tech stack
Animate.CssApple Icloud MailAxiosAzureAzure Edge NetworkAzure Front Door
Funding & investor landscape
$510.2Mtotal disclosed funding
2companies funded
1disclosed 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 modeling research is newly emerging in U.S. insurtech — three distinct frameworks appeared across model, framework, and marketing sub-topics.
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 leads U.S. insurtech advancement with 2 papers, alongside rising telematics and incentive research.
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
Insurance law, geopolitics, and financial positioning concerns are newly emerging across U.S. insurtech research simultaneously.
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 Ohio, United States?
Radar tracks 87 indexable Insurance Distribution companies headquartered in Ohio, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Insurance Distribution companies in Ohio, United States?
The Insurance Distribution companies in Ohio, United States on this list have raised a combined $510.2M in disclosed equity funding across 2 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Insurance Distribution company in Ohio, United States?
BroadStreet Partners is the highest-funded Insurance Distribution company in Ohio, United States, with $510M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Insurance Distribution companies in Ohio, United States are funded?
2 of the 87 Insurance Distribution companies in Ohio, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Insurance Distribution unicorns are there in Ohio, United States?
None of the Insurance Distribution companies in Ohio, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Ohio, United States Insurance Distribution companies?
The most active investors in Ohio, United States Insurance Distribution companies on this list include Century Equity Partners, Cohesive Capital, Ethos Capital, HUB International, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.
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.