Partner With Knowles
A long-term home for the business you’ve built.
When you become part of Knowles Insurance, you gain the resources, expertise, and scale of a fourth-generation, family-owned agency with more than 60 years of insurance experience, while preserving the relationships and legacy that made your business successful.
We offer an alternative for independent insurance agencies considering succession, seeking additional resources to grow, or looking for the benefits of a larger platform. As a family-owned business ourselves, we understand that choosing the right partner is about more than a transaction. It’s about finding the right long-term home for your clients, your employees, and the business you’ve built.
Why Knowles
We believe the best partnerships are built on shared values, aligned interests, and a long-term perspective.
Family Owned
Knowles is a fourth-generation, family-owned business with an entrepreneurial culture. We take a personal, long-term approach to our partnerships and understand the importance of protecting the legacy you’ve built.
Insurance Experts
Insurance is our business. We invest in experienced professionals, strong carrier relationships, and the resources needed to provide exceptional service to businesses and individuals.
M&A Experience
Our team brings significant transaction experience. We understand that every agency and every owner’s objectives are different, allowing us to structure thoughtful, flexible transactions and provide a seamless experience from initial conversation through closing and beyond.
Our Partnership Approach
A positive outcome for everyone invested in your business.
We believe a successful partnership should work for everyone who helped build your agency. Our approach is designed to support your employees, protect your client relationships, and create a transition that reflects your goals as an owner.
For Your Employees
A place to continue building their careers.
We value the people and culture that have made your agency successful. Employees joining Knowles become part of an entrepreneurial, family-owned organization with access to broader resources and new opportunities for growth.
- Entrepreneurial, family-owned culture
- Access to centralized resources and support
- Expanded career and professional development opportunities
- Competitive compensation and commission structures, where applicable
For Your Clients
Continuity, personal service, and expanded resources.
Client relationships are at the heart of our business. We prioritize continuity while investing in the people, capabilities, and resources that can make the client experience even better.
- High-touch, personalized client service
- Focus on long-term relationships
- Thoughtful succession and continuity planning
- Access to expanded resources and capabilities
For You
A transition built around your goals.
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to selling an agency. We work closely with owners to understand what matters most to them and structure a partnership that supports their financial, professional, and personal objectives.
- Flexible transaction structures
- Continued participation in the success of the business
- Opportunity to remain involved and contribute your expertise
- A clear transition plan on a timeline that works for you
Who We Partner With
We’re interested in building relationships with independent insurance agencies whose values and approach to client service align with ours.
We recognize that every agency and every owner’s situation is different. Whether you’re actively considering succession, looking for a partner to support your next phase of growth, or simply beginning to think about the future, we’re happy to start the conversation.
Thinking about what’s next for your agency?
Choosing a partner for the business you’ve built is an important decision. We’d welcome the opportunity to learn more about your agency, your goals, and what a successful partnership would look like for you.
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It’s our mission
to serve you.
Since 1963, our agency built its reputation on establishing long term relationships with our clients by providing quality insurance and risk management solutions aimed at reducing their total cost of risk. The foundation of our agency is built on our ethics and integrity, our knowledgeable and professional staff, and our insurance carrier relationships.