Sell Your Insurance Agency in New York
Who is buying insurance agencies in New York
Named insurance acquisitions we have recorded in New York
- C&A Insurance Agency, acquired by World Insurance AssociatesPrivate-equity-backed buyer · Closed Dec 2025 · New York, NY · Source ↗
- Tompkins Insurance Agencies, Inc., acquired by Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.Public-company buyer · Announced Nov 2025 · Batavia, NY · Source ↗
- JM Brassill Group, acquired by Patriot Growth Insurance ServicesPrivate-equity-backed buyer · Announced Nov 2025 · Melville, NY · Source ↗
Insurance agencies in New York that already have an outside owner
Found by DealSeam's own research, not just press releases. Each company is listed on its owner's website, says so on its own website, now redirects to its owner, or was confirmed owned in DealSeam's September 2026 ownership screen. Many of these sales were never announced.
- World Insurance Associates lists 14 locations in New York · Source ↗
| Company | City | Owned by | How we know |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC Risk Management | Melville | Marsh McLennan Agency | announcement ↗ |
| Abatelli Insurance Agency | Whitestone | Hilb Group | listed on Hilb Group's website ↗ |
| Acumen Solutions Group | Melville | Marsh McLennan Agency | announcement ↗ |
| Albert G. Ruben | New York | Relation Insurance Services | listed on Relation Insurance Services's website ↗ |
| Alliance Brokerage | Melville | ALKEME Insurance | listed on ALKEME Insurance's website ↗ |
| Argus Risk Advisors | New York | World Insurance Associates | announcement ↗ |
| Austin & Co. | Albany | Alera Group | announcement ↗ |
| Avanti Associates | Pelham | Hilb Group | listed on Hilb Group's website ↗ |
| BR Vital Brokerage | Brooklyn | Hilb Group | announcement ↗ |
| Bagatta Associates | Smithtown | Patriot Growth Insurance Services | its website now redirects to its owner ↗ |
| Baldon Insurance Group | Patchogue | World Insurance Associates | announcement ↗ |
| Barrett Millard | Pittsford | World Insurance Associates | announcement ↗ |
| Benefit Design Services | East Syracuse | Highstreet Insurance Partners | listed on Highstreet Insurance Partners's website ↗ |
| Benefit Services Group | Watertown | OneDigital | announcement ↗ |
| Bentson & Company | Staten Island | Hilb Group | listed on Hilb Group's website ↗ |
| Bouchey & Clarke Benefits | Troy | OneDigital | announcement ↗ |
| Brady Risk Management | Huntington | HUB International | announcement ↗ |
| Brio Benefits | — | Alera Group | announcement ↗ |
| Broadfield Insurance | Warwick | Trucordia | listed on Trucordia's website ↗ |
| Bryant Asset Protection | Slingerlands | World Insurance Associates | announcement ↗ |
| Burnham Benefit Advisors | Lake Placid | Alera Group | announcement ↗ |
| C&A Insurance Agency | New York | World Insurance Associates | announcement ↗ |
| Cameron Group | Nanuet | King Risk Partners | announcement ↗ |
| Charles Newman Co. | Peekskill | Hilb Group | announcement ↗ |
| Chernoff Diamond & Co. | — | USI Insurance Services | announcement ↗ |
| Christopher Williams Agency | Pittsford | World Insurance Associates | announcement ↗ |
| Cohen Partners | New York | World Insurance Associates | announcement ↗ |
| Consiliarium Insurance Group | Pittsford | Highstreet Insurance Partners | listed on Highstreet Insurance Partners's website ↗ |
| Cotten Coverage Insurance Agency | Farmingville | World Insurance Associates | announcement ↗ |
| Countywide Insurance Agency | Jefferson Valley | World Insurance Associates | announcement ↗ |
| Coverage Administrators | New York | World Insurance Associates | announcement ↗ |
| Creative Business Solutions Group | Melville | HUB International | announcement ↗ |
| DG&M Insurance Agency | Rochester | World Insurance Associates | announcement ↗ |
| Dominick Falcone Agency | Syracuse | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | announcement ↗ |
| E.T. Clauss & Co. | Buffalo | Patriot Growth Insurance Services | announcement ↗ |
| Elite Insurance Agency | Brooklyn | Relation Insurance Services | announcement ↗ |
| Employee Benefit Concepts | Buffalo | USI Insurance Services | announcement ↗ |
| Endorsed Administrators | Great River | Hilb Group | listed on Hilb Group's website ↗ |
| FJM Benefits Advisors | Amherst | Patriot Growth Insurance Services | announcement ↗ |
| Fillmore Insurance Agency | Brooklyn | World Insurance Associates | announcement ↗ |
| Filos Agency | Long Beach | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | announcement ↗ |
| Finger Lakes Partners Insurance Services | Geneva | World Insurance Associates | announcement ↗ |
| Foa & Son | New York | Alera Group | announcement ↗ |
| GFI Insurance Brokerage | — | USI Insurance Services | announcement ↗ |
| Genatt Insurance Solutions | New Hyde Park | Acrisure | its own website says so ↗ |
| Gerard P. Smith Insurance Agency | Webster | World Insurance Associates | announcement ↗ |
| Ginsberg Agency | Oceanside | Relation Insurance Services | announcement ↗ |
| Gosset Group Planning | Melville | ALKEME Insurance | listed on ALKEME Insurance's website ↗ |
| Gotham Brokerage | Rye Brook | ALKEME Insurance | listed on ALKEME Insurance's website ↗ |
| Grandview Brokerage | Brooklyn | World Insurance Associates | announcement ↗ |
| H.G. Ellis Agency | Camden | Highstreet Insurance Partners | listed on Highstreet Insurance Partners's website ↗ |
| HML Brokerage | Brooklyn | World Insurance Associates | announcement ↗ |
| HR Benefit Advisors | Rochester | Alera Group | announcement ↗ |
| Hiram Cohen & Son | Williston Park | Hilb Group | listed on Hilb Group's website ↗ |
| Intermarket Insurance Agency | Northport | King Risk Partners | announcement ↗ |
| J & S Risk Planning Group | Wantagh | World Insurance Associates | announcement ↗ |
| J. Deutsch Associates | New York | Relation Insurance Services | announcement ↗ |
| JM Brassill Group | Melville | Patriot Growth Insurance Services | its own website says so ↗ |
| K. Bell and Associates | Cold Spring Harbor | World Insurance Associates | announcement ↗ |
| KBM Management | Syracuse | OneDigital | announcement ↗ |
| King-Clark Company | Plattsburgh | Highstreet Insurance Partners | listed on Highstreet Insurance Partners's website ↗ |
| LPL Risk Management | — | Patriot Growth Insurance Services | its website now redirects to its owner ↗ |
| Loveman, Kornreich & Steers | White Plains | World Insurance Associates | announcement ↗ |
| Lupton & Luce | Riverhead | Patriot Growth Insurance Services | its website now redirects to its owner ↗ |
| MJL Insurance Agency | Hopewell Junction | Highstreet Insurance Partners | listed on Highstreet Insurance Partners's website ↗ |
| Manor House Capital Insurance Services | New York | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | listed on Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.'s website ↗ |
| Mark E. Malvaso Agency | Elbridge | Hilb Group | listed on Hilb Group's website ↗ |
| Mark Lauria Associates | Staten Island | World Insurance Associates | announcement ↗ |
| McCartney Verrino & Rosenberry Ins Agency | Ardsley | Highstreet Insurance Partners | listed on Highstreet Insurance Partners's website ↗ |
| Millennium Medical Solutions | Armonk | World Insurance Associates | announcement ↗ |
| Moran, Moran & Dauphin | Auburn | Hilb Group | announcement ↗ |
| Morstan General Agency | Garden City | Brown & Brown | listed on Brown & Brown's website ↗ |
| NXG Insurance Agency Group | Kingston | Patriot Growth Insurance Services | announcement ↗ |
| Newbridge Coverage Corporation | Bellmore | Patriot Growth Insurance Services | its website now redirects to its owner ↗ |
| North Shore Risk Management | Lake Success | Trucordia | listed on Trucordia's website ↗ |
| Norton and Siegel | Babylon | King Risk Partners | announcement ↗ |
| Novem Benefits | Rochester | OneDigital | announcement ↗ |
| OVIA Insurance Agencies | Brewerton | Highstreet Insurance Partners | listed on Highstreet Insurance Partners's website ↗ |
| PRL Associates | Endicott | King Risk Partners | announcement ↗ |
| Pardee’s Agency | Kingston | World Insurance Associates | announcement ↗ |
| Paul Global Benefits | Syosset | World Insurance Associates | announcement ↗ |
| Peace of Mind Insurance | Brooklyn | Highstreet Insurance Partners | listed on Highstreet Insurance Partners's website ↗ |
| Petschauer Insurance | Garden City | Patriot Growth Insurance Services | its website now redirects to its owner ↗ |
| Phalanx Healthcare Solutions | New York | Alera Group | announcement ↗ |
| Prism | Cedarhurst | World Insurance Associates | announcement ↗ |
| Promark Insurance | Williamsville | Patriot Growth Insurance Services | its own website says so ↗ |
| RMS Programs | Garden City | Highstreet Insurance Partners | listed on Highstreet Insurance Partners's website ↗ |
| Rampart Brokerage | Uniondale | Hilb Group | listed on Hilb Group's website ↗ |
| Robert J. Hanafin | — | Insurance Office of America (IOA) | listed on Insurance Office of America's website ↗ |
| Rubicon Benefits | Melville | World Insurance Associates | announcement ↗ |
| Schaefer Enterprises | New York | Patriot Growth Insurance Services | its own website says so ↗ |
| Sheridan Benefits | Williamsville | Patriot Growth Insurance Services | its own website says so ↗ |
| SterlingRisk | Woodbury | BroadStreet Partners | listed on BroadStreet Partners's website ↗ |
| Stewart Agency | Elmira | King Risk Partners | announcement ↗ |
| Ten Eyck Group | Albany | King Risk Partners | announcement ↗ |
| The DiForte Agency | Staten Island | World Insurance Associates | announcement ↗ |
| The IBS Group | Plainview | ALKEME Insurance | listed on ALKEME Insurance's website ↗ |
| The Mogil Organization | New York | World Insurance Associates | announcement ↗ |
| The Ruggieri Consulting Group | New York | OneDigital | announcement ↗ |
| The Sarrica Group | Franklin Square | ALKEME Insurance | listed on ALKEME Insurance's website ↗ |
| The Shults Agency | Johnstown | Highstreet Insurance Partners | listed on Highstreet Insurance Partners's website ↗ |
| The Wladis Companies | Syracuse | OneDigital | announcement ↗ |
| Tompkins Insurance Agencies | Batavia | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | announcement ↗ |
| United Brokerage Services International | New York | World Insurance Associates | announcement ↗ |
| Virtue Risk Partners | Pearl River | ALKEME Insurance | listed on ALKEME Insurance's website ↗ |
| We Insure Risk | Hudson | Patriot Growth Insurance Services | its own website says so ↗ |
| White & Re Agency | Freeport | Highstreet Insurance Partners | listed on Highstreet Insurance Partners's website ↗ |
Headquartered in New York: Marsh McLennan Agency (White Plains, NY) and USI Insurance Services (Valhalla, NY).
| Platform | Owner / backer | Type | Headquarters | Scale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BroadStreet Partners | Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (significant co-control stake) and an investor group led by Ethos Capital, BCI and White Mountains Insurance Group | Private equity | Columbus, OH | 30+ Core Partners; 550+ tuck-in acquisitions to date; more than 800 agency professionals with equity | Source ↗ |
| HUB International | Hellman & Friedman (controlling); Altas Partners and Leonard Green & Partners (significant minority); a 2025 minority round led by T. Rowe Price, Alpha Wave Global and Temasek | Private equity | Chicago, IL | More than 19,000 employees (2025 releases); more than 600 acquisitions (WealthManagement.com, Sep 2026) | Source ↗ |
| Inszone Insurance Services | BHMS Investments (since 2020) and Lightyear Capital (since 2023) | Private equity | Sacramento, CA | Offices in 25 states (listed in its Sep 2026 release) | Source ↗ |
| World Insurance Associates | Charlesbank Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs Asset Management (co-lead investors), with management and employee shareholders | Private equity | Iselin, NJ | Not disclosed (describes itself as a Top 50 insurance brokerage) | Source ↗ |
| Keystone Agency Partners | Warburg Pincus (majority); Bain Capital (minority, via Bain Capital Insurance) | Private equity | Mechanicsburg, PA | 28 Platform Partners and over 350 independent network partners (Jul 2025) | Source ↗ |
| Leavitt Group | Privately held (Leavitt Group Enterprises), co-owning its agencies with local owners | Strategic / family-owned | Cedar City, UT | 80+ agencies and 290+ locations across 31 states | Source ↗ |
| ALKEME Insurance | GCP Capital Partners (control, via a 2025 continuation vehicle anchored by Apollo S3), with management | Private equity | Ladera Ranch, CA | Over 90 locations in 30 states; over 80 acquisitions since 2020 (Jul 2026) | Source ↗ |
| Highstreet Insurance Partners | Abry Partners (invested 2021; portfolio status: Current) | Private equity | Traverse City, MI | 350+ local offices across the U.S.; 200+ acquisitions | Source ↗ |
| King Risk Partners | Lightyear Capital and BHMS Investments (Apr 2025 recapitalization), with management | Private equity | Gainesville, FL | 36th largest U.S. insurance brokerage (per its Sep 2026 release) | Source ↗ |
| Acrisure | Founder-led (Chairman and CEO Greg Williams), with outside investors; its 2025 $2.1B round was led by Bain Capital, with Fidelity, Apollo Funds, Gallatin Point Capital and BDT & MSD Partners (BDT & MSD is the largest minority shareholder) | Private equity | Grand Rapids, MI | Over 19,000 colleagues in 23 countries; about 900 acquisitions | Source ↗ |
| Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | Publicly traded (NYSE: AJG) | Strategic / public | Rolling Meadows, IL | Approximately 130 countries through owned operations and a network of correspondent brokers | Source ↗ |
| Alera Group | Genstar Capital (founding sponsor); Carlyle led a $150M preferred investment in 2020 | Private equity | Deerfield, IL | Not disclosed | Source ↗ |
| Trucordia | Carlyle (a $1.3B Global Credit strategic investment, Jun 2025) and HGGC (per OPTIS) | Private equity | Lindon, UT | More than 5,000 team members across the U.S. | Source ↗ |
| OneDigital | Stone Point Capital and CPP Investments (majority, closed Dec 4, 2025); Onex Partners (significant minority) | Private equity | Atlanta, GA | Offices in most major markets across the nation | Source ↗ |
| Marsh McLennan Agency | Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) | Strategic / public | White Plains, NY | Not disclosed for MMA; its parent Marsh reports more than 95,000 colleagues | Source ↗ |
| Patriot Growth Insurance Services | GI Partners and Summit Partners | Private equity | Fort Washington, PA | 2,100+ professionals in 160+ locations across 29 states | Source ↗ |
| Heffernan Insurance Brokers | Employee-owned since its 1988 founding | Employee-owned (ESOP) | Walnut Creek, CA | Approximately 600 staff, with offices coast-to-coast | Source ↗ |
| Hilb Group | The Carlyle Group | Private equity | Richmond, VA | More than 200 acquisitions; over 125 offices in 32 states | Source ↗ |
| USI Insurance Services | KKR and other shareholders; pending sale to Aon plc | Private equity | Valhalla, NY | More than 10,500 team members across nearly 200 U.S. offices | Source ↗ |
| Brown & Brown | Publicly traded (NYSE: BRO) | Strategic / public | Daytona Beach, FL | 700+ locations and more than 23,000 professionals (after the Accession deal) | Source ↗ |
| Relation Insurance Services | BayPine (agreed to buy it from Aquiline on Feb 18, 2026) | Private equity | Chicago, IL | Approximately 1,450 employees across more than 90 locations nationwide | Source ↗ |
| Higginbotham | Employee-owned; Stone Point Capital holds a minority stake (since 2009; portfolio status Current) | Employee-owned (ESOP) | Fort Worth, TX | Not disclosed; over 130 partnerships acquired since 2009 (Stone Point, Nov 2025); ranked the 18th-largest U.S. independent brokerage by revenue (Aug 2025 release) | Source ↗ |
| Insurance Office of America (IOA) | Madison Dearborn Partners and Navacord (new investors, Oct 2025), alongside IOA's producers and employees | Private equity | Longwood, FL | Over 60 offices in the U.S. | Source ↗ |
Ownership verified October 6, 2026. See every platform's recent deals in the Insurance roll-up tracker →
How many insurance agencies and brokerages are in New York
The Census Bureau counted 6,336 insurance agencies and brokerages in New York in 2023, ranking 4th of 50 states. 68% had fewer than five employees and 94% had fewer than 20. 137 had 50 or more.
| Employees | Establishments | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer than 5 | 4,303 | 68% |
| 5 to 9 | 1,183 | 19% |
| 10 to 19 | 478 | 8% |
| 20 to 49 | 235 | 4% |
| 50 or more | 137 | 2% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 ↗ (NAICS 524210). An establishment is a single physical location, so an owner with three locations counts three times.
What an insurance agency in New York is worth
Insurance agencies typically sell for 4.3x-11x EBITDA, or 2.9x-4.3x SDE for smaller owner-operated insurance agencies, with most deals in the ~$0.5M median for small agencies (BizBuySell: $497,500 median sale price, 2021-2025); larger deals rarely disclose price range. These are published industry ranges from Peak Business Valuation, BizBuySell and others, not an appraisal of your agency.
What buyers pay more for
- +Organic growth and strong margins
- +High client retention
- +Specialty or niche expertise
- +Operational depth beyond the owner
What buyers discount
- -Owner-dependent book of business
- -Weak client retention
- -Commoditized personal lines
- -Competition from larger brokers
How selling through DealSeam works
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Selling an insurance agency in New York: common questions
How much is an insurance agency in New York worth?
Insurance agencies typically sell for 4.3x-11x EBITDA, or 2.9x-4.3x SDE for smaller owner-operated insurance agencies, with most deals in the ~$0.5M median for small agencies (BizBuySell: $497,500 median sale price, 2021-2025); larger deals rarely disclose price range. Buyers tend to pay more for organic growth and strong margins, high client retention, specialty or niche expertise and operational depth beyond the owner, and less where they see owner-dependent book of business, weak client retention, commoditized personal lines and competition from larger brokers. These are industry-wide ranges from Peak Business Valuation, BizBuySell and others, not an appraisal of your agency.
Who is buying insurance agencies in New York?
Recent named deals in New York include C&A Insurance Agency (acquired by World Insurance Associates, Dec 2025), Tompkins Insurance Agencies, Inc. (acquired by Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., Nov 2025) and JM Brassill Group (acquired by Patriot Growth Insurance Services, Nov 2025). Nationally, the largest groups consolidating insurance agencies include BroadStreet Partners (Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and an investor group led by Ethos Capital, BCI and White Mountains Insurance Group), HUB International (Hellman & Friedman) and Inszone Insurance Services (BHMS Investments and Lightyear Capital); 17 of the 23 platforms we track are private-equity-backed. Our own research found 107 insurance agencies in New York already owned by these platforms, including AC Risk Management (Marsh McLennan Agency), Abatelli Insurance Agency (Hilb Group) and Albert G. Ruben (Relation Insurance Services).
How many insurance agencies and brokerages are there in New York?
The Census Bureau's County Business Patterns counted 6,336 insurance agencies and brokerages in New York in 2023, ranking 4th of 50 states. 68% had fewer than five employees, 94% had fewer than 20, and 137 had 50 or more.
Does it cost anything to sell through DealSeam?
No. Sellers pay nothing. When a deal closes, the buyer pays DealSeam's fee. There is no listing fee and no retainer.
Will my employees or customers find out I'm thinking about selling?
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Sources
Valuation multiples are published ranges from Peak Business Valuation — Insurance Agency Valuation Multiples (SDE), Peak Business Valuation — Insurance Agency Valuation Multiples (EBITDA), BizBuySell — Insurance Agency Business Valuation Benchmarks and MarshBerry — Today's ViewPoint (Jul 23, 2025). Establishment counts are from the U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (NAICS 524210). Platform ownership comes from each platform's own or press sources, verified October 6, 2026. Companies listed as already owned come from DealSeam's own research: the owner's website, the company's own website, a domain redirect, or a source found in our September 2026 ownership screen, each re-checked before publishing. Named acquisitions are the deals we have recorded from public announcements, each linked to its source; they are not every deal in the state. Ownership in this sector changes often. None of this is investment, legal or tax advice.