What ECBM does

ECBM is a privately-held, family-owned independent insurance brokerage and consulting firm headquartered in Media, Pennsylvania, founded in 1970 and operating for more than 50 years. The firm serves commercial businesses, individuals, and employer groups across Pennsylvania through three physical offices (Media, Lancaster/Strasburg, and Johnstown) and a relationship-driven, sales-led go-to-market that combines phone, live chat, in-person consultation, and inbound web forms. ECBM positions itself as an independent broker with access to 100+ insurance carriers, organized around six core lines — Commercial Lines, Employee Benefits, Personal Lines, Workers' Compensation, Cyber Liability, and Farm & Agriculture (the last delivered via a partnership with Weaver Insurance Associates) — plus a Cost Leakage Consulting service and a System Integrators sub-brand offering tailored coverage for ISA and CSIA association members.

The company's revenue model is commission-based brokerage income tied to premiums placed across its carrier panel, supplemented by consulting fees from the Cost Leakage practice. There is no proprietary technology platform; customer engagement relies on a HubSpot-hosted marketing site, a client and payment portal, a Cyber Liability self-serve quote funnel at info.ecbm.com/cyber-quote, and standard organic social channels. ECBM is registered as a Pennsylvania limited partnership (ECBM, LP) with no outside investors or shareholders, and it has received the Business Insurance Best Places to Work designation for ten consecutive years as of 2025. A October 2024 unauthorized data access incident, disclosed via a dedicated Notice of Data Event page and a dedicated call center, is the most prominent operational event in the recent record.

Name

ECBM

Legal name

ECBM, LP

Website

https://ecbm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ECBM is a family-owned, independent insurance brokerage founded in 1970 in Media, Pennsylvania, placing commercial, personal, employee benefits, workers' comp, cyber, and farm coverage through 100+ carriers for businesses and individuals across Pennsylvania.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Media

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Insurance Brokerage Commissions: ECBM operates as an independent insurance broker earning commissions from insurance carriers for placing business. As an independent broker, they represent 100+ insurance carriers and earn commissions based on premiums written for commercial lines, personal lines, employee benefits, workers' compensation, cyber liability, and farm/agriculture insurance products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ECBM is an independent insurance brokerage that places commercial, personal, and specialty insurance coverage for clients through 100-plus A-rated insurance carriers across all 50 US states. The firm bundles coverage placement with risk management consulting, cost leakage analysis, and dedicated claims advocacy support, and operates specialty practices in workers' compensation, cyber liability, employee benefits, system integrators, and farm and agriculture insurance.

Product overview

ECBM is a family-run, privately-owned independent insurance brokerage and consulting firm operating since the 1970s. The company offers a unified platform of insurance solutions organized around commercial lines (property, casualty, professional liability), employee benefits, personal lines, and specialized offerings. Core products include Commercial Lines Insurance, Employee Benefits, Personal Lines Insurance, Workers' Compensation, Cyber Liability, and Farm & Agriculture Insurance. The portfolio extends through professional liability modules (Directors & Officers, EPLI, Fiduciary Liability, Commercial Crime) and a Cost Leakage Consulting service. ECBM also operates a System Integrators sub-brand providing specialized coverage for ISA and CSIA members. With access to 100+ trusted insurance carriers, the company delivers customized risk management solutions rather than a single software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Lines Insurance Commercial insurance placement covering general liability, property, commercial auto, umbrella, workers' compensation, executive lines (D&O, EPLI, fiduciary liability), commercial surety, and cyber for business clients across all 50 US states.
• Employee Benefits Group and individual benefits placement including group health, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage for employer clients and individuals.
• Personal Lines Insurance Personal insurance placement for individual consumers covering auto, home, condo/renters, umbrella, life, and disability policies.
• Workers' Compensation Insurance Workers' compensation coverage placement for commercial employers across all 50 US states.
• Cyber Liability Insurance Cyber liability coverage placement addressing technology and data-related risks for commercial clients.
• Farm and Agriculture Insurance Specialty insurance coverage for farm and agriculture operations.
• System Integrators Insurance Specialty insurance program tailored for technology system integrator businesses.
• Cost Leakage Consulting Consulting engagement that identifies and reduces cost leakage across client insurance and benefits programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10% of staff committed to claims support

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Alliant Insurance Services: Large specialty-focused insurance broker with comparable mid-market and commercial client focus. Offers overlapping capabilities in employee benefits, cyber, and specialty lines but at substantially larger scale.
• USI Insurance Services: Large national broker with strong middle-market commercial and employee benefits franchise. Directly comparable service mix but operates at significantly larger scale across more geographies.
• Brown & Brown: Large national insurance broker with diversified commercial, personal, and benefits offerings. Provides a comparable service portfolio but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach than ECBM.
• Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Global insurance brokerage and risk management firm with overlapping commercial lines, employee benefits, and specialty capabilities. Serves similar client segments but operates as a much larger, publicly-traded incumbent.
• Marsh McLennan: World's largest insurance broker with extensive commercial, specialty, and benefits lines. Overlaps with ECBM in core brokerage services but offers global placement capability and far broader resources.

Direct peers

• Cottingham & Butler: Privately-held insurance brokerage with similar mid-size scale offering commercial, personal, and specialty lines. Comparable in independent, non-public ownership and relationship-driven model.
• The Hilb Group: Mid-market insurance brokerage with similar multi-line commercial, personal, and benefits capabilities, serving regional and middle-market clients. Comparable business model with focus on relationship-driven brokerage.
• Conner Strong & Buckelew: Mid-Atlantic independent insurance and risk management broker with comparable employee benefits, commercial lines, and personal lines offerings. Direct overlap in size, geographic footprint, and family-influenced ownership model.
• The Graham Company: Family-owned, Pennsylvania-headquartered independent insurance broker offering commercial, personal, and employee benefits solutions across similar mid-market segments. Closely comparable in ownership structure, regional concentration, and multi-line brokerage model.

Regional players

• Tompkins Insurance (Tompkins VIST Bank subsidiary): Regional independent insurance broker serving mid-Atlantic and Northeast clients with comparable commercial and personal lines offerings. Overlaps in customer profile but primarily operates in NY/PA markets adjacent to ECBM's core territory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ecbm_insurance
• Facebookfacebook.com/ecbminsurance
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/54943
• Instagraminstagram.com/ecbminsurance

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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