What Hylant does

Hylant Group, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned insurance brokerage founded in 1935 and headquartered in Toledo, Ohio. The firm operates from more than 19 offices across eight US states (Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, and Tennessee) plus Mexico, employing more than 1,000 professionals who serve enterprise, mid-market, small business, and individual clients. Hylant operates through six primary solution lines—Business Insurance, Employee Benefits, Consulting, Small Business, Insurance for Individuals, and Hylant Programs—and maintains dedicated industry practices across at least 14 verticals including Construction, Financial Services, Food & Agriculture, Manufacturing, Marine, Transportation & Logistics, Healthcare, Higher Education, Life Sciences, Private Equity, and Public Entity.

The firm's core technology stack is workflow- and client-portal-oriented rather than AI-driven: it includes the Hylant Client Portal for policy/document access, HyTrack for subcontractor certificate tracking, a Risk Management Center for centralized oversight, and the INDIO platform for insurance process workflows. Differentiation rests on direct relationships with all major global and domestic insurance carriers, deep vertical specialization (e.g., 325+ years of combined construction risk management experience), and dedicated practice leaders in cyber, captive, M&A advisory, and marine. The 2026 Arctic Wolf Insurance Broker Partner of the Year award and a captive insurance speaking presence at Captive Review USA 2026 reflect continued investment in cyber and alternative risk capabilities.

Hylant earns revenue through traditional insurance brokerage commissions on placed coverage, fee-based consulting (risk management, captive solutions, M&A transaction solutions, cyber risk advisory), and employee benefits brokerage. GTM motion is consultative field sales delivered through dedicated advisors across regional offices, with no self-service platform or published pricing tiers. The firm is led by CEO Bubba Berenzweig and remains founder-family controlled (Matt Hylant, COO Small Business; Nick Hylant, Market President; Pat Hylant, Chairman; Dan Hylant, Market President) with no disclosed private equity, venture, or institutional ownership.

Name

Hylant

Legal name

Hylant Group, Inc.

Website

https://hylant.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1935

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Hylant is a privately held, family-owned US insurance brokerage founded in 1935, delivering business insurance, employee benefits, and risk management consulting to enterprise, mid-market, and small business clients across 19+ offices in eight US states and Mexico.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Toledo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices19 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Insurance Brokerage Commissions: Traditional insurance brokerage earning commissions from placing insurance coverage with carriers. Hylant works with all major global and domestic insurance companies to find the best fit for client needs and risk profiles.
2. Consulting and Advisory Fees: Fee-based consulting services including risk management consultation, alternative risk financing services, M&A transaction solutions, and cyber risk advisory.
3. Employee Benefits Brokerage: Brokerage and consultation services for employee benefits programs including health, wellness, and retirement benefits.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hylant is a full-service insurance brokerage that places commercial insurance, employee benefits, and specialty coverage with major global and domestic carriers, while delivering risk management consulting, loss control, claim advocacy, and alternative risk solutions. It serves mid-sized and global businesses, small businesses, and individuals through dedicated advisors across 19+ US regional offices and a Mexico presence, with vertical specialization in industries such as construction, financial services, food and agriculture, healthcare, manufacturing, marine, and private equity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Insurance Insurance programs, loss control strategies, and claim advocacy for global and mid-sized businesses, covering property, casualty, umbrella, workers compensation, and professional liability.
• Employee Benefits People solutions that ensure compliance, contain costs, engage members, and promote workforce health and well-being, including health benefits, wellness programs, compliance, employee engagement, and retirement benefits.
• Consulting Strategic risk management consulting including international solutions, captive solutions, M&A and transaction solutions, alternative risk, and cyber solutions designed to build business resilience aligned with client goals, risk tolerance, and financial objectives.
• Small Business Insurance Straightforward insurance solutions designed to protect small businesses as they grow, with insurance programs sized for the company and workforce.
• Insurance for Individuals Tailored personal insurance protection plans for individuals and families, covering home, auto, recreational vehicles, and life and health.
• Hylant Programs End-to-end program management for specialized risks when traditional insurance falls short, including specialized risk programs, captive insurance solutions, and program management.
• Cyber Risk Solutions Dedicated cyber practice combining cyber insurance placement with pre- and post-breach risk mitigation and incident response advisory, including a hands-on approach to placing coverage and ensuring clients understand policy use, prevention, payout minimization, and incident response execution.

Quantifiable outcome

• A global food manufacturer avoided a 300% renewal increase through restructuring their complex global property risk management program
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Arctic WolfcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 8 June 2026Arctic Wolf is a global leader in cybersecurity and AI, named Hylant's 2026 Insurance Broker Partner of the Year. The partnership focuses on delivering proactive, 360-degree cyber risk management approach for clients through risk mitigation, incident response, and ongoing cybersecurity resilience. The Aurora Superintelligence Platform processes more than nine trillion security events weekly.
• Captive ReviewcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCaptive Review organizes the USA 2026 conference scheduled for June 9–10 in Chicago, bringing together senior leaders from the captive insurance ecosystem. Hylant is featured as a speaker at this major industry event covering topics including reinsurance optimisation, cyber risk, parametric solutions, and employee benefits.
• AonminorOthersAon is listed as a conference speaker organization at the Captive Review USA 2026 conference, joining other industry leaders to discuss strategic reviews, capital modelling, tax and regulatory developments, AI, and emerging risk classes.
• WTWminorOthersWTW is listed as a conference speaker organization at the Captive Review USA 2026 conference, discussing captive insurance ecosystem topics.
• MillimanminorOthersMilliman is listed as a conference speaker organization at the Captive Review USA 2026 conference.
• CroweminorOthersCrowe is listed as a conference speaker organization at the Captive Review USA 2026 conference.
• Lithia MotorsminorOthersLithia Motors is listed as a conference speaker organization at the Captive Review USA 2026 conference.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Brown & Brown, Inc. Publicly traded US insurance intermediary offering commercial insurance, employee benefits, and risk management. Competes with Hylant in similar middle-market segments with an acquisition-driven growth model.
• Lockton Companies: Largest privately held insurance brokerage in the world. Closest structural peer to Hylant—family/private ownership, 15+ industry practices, employee benefits, and risk consulting with comparable mid-market focus.
• AssuredPartners: PE-backed insurance brokerage with broad US footprint and aggressive acquisition strategy. Targets similar middle-market and specialty segments as Hylant, including construction, agribusiness, and employee benefits.
• Hub International: Privately held (PE-owned) insurance brokerage with broad P&C, benefits, and personal lines. Directly competes with Hylant for middle-market clients across the Midwest and Southeast.
• USI Insurance Services: Privately held US insurance brokerage with a property & casualty, employee benefits, and personal lines focus. Competes with Hylant for mid-market business across its regional offices.

Broad incumbents

• Aon: Global professional services firm offering insurance brokerage, reinsurance brokerage, and risk consulting. Competes head-to-head with Hylant for middle-market and enterprise risk management mandates.
• Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Large publicly traded US/global insurance brokerage and risk management services firm. Comparable to Hylant in offering business insurance, employee benefits brokerage, and risk consulting across multiple industry verticals, though much larger in scale.
• Marsh McLennan: World's largest insurance broker and risk advisor through Marsh and Oliver Wyman. Directly comparable business model (commercial insurance brokerage plus consulting) but vastly larger global footprint than Hylant.
• Willis Towers Watson (WTW): Global advisory, broking, and solutions firm providing insurance brokerage, employee benefits, and risk consulting. Closely aligned service mix with Hylant across business insurance and benefits.

Emerging players

• Risk Strategies Company: National specialty insurance brokerage with strong private equity backing. Comparable niche/specialty focus on high-net-worth, construction, and other verticals that overlap with Hylant's industry practices.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hylant
• Xx.com/hylantgroup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles25 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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