AssuredPartners NL

AssuredPartners NL (formerly Assured Neace Lukens) is an insurance brokerage firm founded in 1991 by John Neace and Joe Lukens. With headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky,[1] the firm has more than 500 licensed agents and more than 850 employees[2] operating in 37 offices.[3]

AssuredPartners NL
IndustryInsurance
FounderJohn F. Neace, Joseph T. Lukens
Headquarters
2305 River Road
Louisville, Kentucky, 40206
Area served
USA
ServicesProperty & casualty, Risk management, Employee benefits, Personal insurance
WebsiteAssuredptrnl.com

As of July 2011, Neace Lukens was the 24th largest private insurance firm in the country as ranked by Business Insurance magazine.[4] Neace Lukens was acquired by AssuredPartners, Inc. in September 2011;[5] AssuredPartners, Inc., in turn, is owned by Apax Partners.[6]

Leadership

The firm was founded in 1991 by John Neace and Joe Lukens. As of 2017, Todd Stocksdale, is the firm's president.[7] Corey Freeman is the company's COO.

Former presidents

  • Larry Schaefer[8]

Acquisitions

In 2012, AssuredPartners NL acquired a number of local insurance firms in the South and Midwest: First Carolina Risk Management Advisors,[9] Benefit Concepts Inc.,[10] Morehead Insurance,[11] Matrix Benefits and Consulting Group,[12] Arison Insurance Services, Inc.,[13] Jenkins Insurance Service[14] Berryman Insurance[15] It had previously acquired Ohio Benefit Group LLC,[16] Lent Agency;[17] Plamp-Keen Agency Inc.,[18] and the Phoenix office of The Horton Group.[19] Additional acquisitions include: Gosnell Agency,[20] Davis-Garvin,[21] Schroeder Agency,[22] Insurors,[22] Buckley & Co.,[23] Creech & Stafford,[24] Turner & Hamrick, LLC[25] Premiere Coastal Insurance Group,[26] Hukill Hazlett Harrington Agency,[27] First Palmetto Insurance Agency,[28] Colonial Insurance Agency,[29] Greater South Agency,[30] Bandy Van Cleave & Williamson,[31] Western Rivers Insurance[32] and Bohannon-Meyer Insurance, Inc.[33]

Awards
  • 2017 Best Place to Work in Indiana by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce[34]
  • 2017 Best Place to Work in Kentucky by the Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management and the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce[35]
  • 2016 Best Place to Work in Kentucky by the Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management and the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce[36]
  • 2015 Top 50 Large-Group Broker in the United States by Employee Benefit News[37]
  • 2015 Healthiest Places to Work in the Bluegrass Platinum Employer[38]
  • 2015–2016 Horizon Agency by Westfield Insurance[39]
  • 2015 Healthiest Employer by the Dayton Business Journal (Dayton location)[40]
  • 2015 Top Ten Independent Insurance Agency by Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Company[41]
  • 2015 Best Employer in Ohio by the Ohio SHRM State Council and Best Companies Group[42]
  • 2015 Best Place to Work in Kentucky by the Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management and the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce[43]
  • 2014 Best Place to Work in Kentucky by the Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management and the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce[44]
  • 2014 Best Employer in Ohio by the Ohio SHRM State Council and Best Companies Group[45]
  • 2014 Cornerstone Elite Agency designation, Chubb Personal Insurance[46]
  • 2014 Hanover Insurance Group President's Club member[47]
  • 2013 Grange Senior Partner designation, Grange Insurance[48]
  • 2013 Grange Inner Circle designation, Grange Insurance[49]
  • 2013 Best Place to Work in Kentucky by the Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management and the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce[50]
  • 2011 Best Place to Work in Kentucky in the small – mid-size businesses. Ranked through employee survey through Commonwealth of KY (Endorsed by KY Society of HR Management, KY Chamber of Commerce, and the Best Companies Group)[51]
  • 2011 Best Place to Work in Indiana in the Large Companies Category for organizations with more than 250 employees as honored by the Indiana Chamber and Best Companies Group[52]
  • 2011 Best Places to Work in Ohio by the Society for Human Resource Management, the Ohio State Council and Best Companies Group[53]
  • 2010 Fast Fifty Award for the 50 fastest growing companies based in the Louisville Metro Area (Business First of Louisville)[54]

References
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