Sell Your Insurance Agency in Colorado
Who is buying insurance agencies in Colorado
Named insurance acquisitions we have recorded in Colorado
- Sample Insurance Group, LLC, acquired by Inszone Insurance ServicesPrivate-equity-backed buyer · Announced Dec 2025 · Monument, CO · Source ↗
| 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 Colorado
The Census Bureau counted 3,124 insurance agencies and brokerages in Colorado in 2023, ranking 13th of 50 states. 77% had fewer than five employees and 97% had fewer than 20. 30 had 50 or more.
| Employees | Establishments | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer than 5 | 2,392 | 77% |
| 5 to 9 | 496 | 16% |
| 10 to 19 | 149 | 5% |
| 20 to 49 | 57 | 2% |
| 50 or more | 30 | 1% |
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 Colorado 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
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Selling an insurance agency in Colorado: common questions
How much is an insurance agency in Colorado 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 Colorado?
Recent named deals in Colorado include Sample Insurance Group, LLC (acquired by Inszone Insurance Services, Dec 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.
How many insurance agencies and brokerages are there in Colorado?
The Census Bureau's County Business Patterns counted 3,124 insurance agencies and brokerages in Colorado in 2023, ranking 13th of 50 states. 77% had fewer than five employees, 97% had fewer than 20, and 30 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?
No. Nothing is listed publicly, and your details go to a buyer only after you approve that introduction.
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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. 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.