Haughn & Associates

What Haughn & Associates does

Haughn & Associates (operating as Haughn Insurance, Inc.) is a family-owned independent insurance agency founded in 1986 by Michael Haughn in Dublin, Ohio. The firm operates as a multi-line insurance brokerage, placing business and personal coverage with multiple carrier partners rather than binding risk itself. Its product portfolio spans five categories: Business Insurance (general liability, property, commercial auto, workers' compensation, professional liability, cyber liability, D&O, EPLI, pollution, crime, and alternative risk solutions), Employee Benefits (group health, dental, vision, life, disability, critical illness, and wellness), Personal Insurance (auto/home and private client services), Bonds (contract and commercial surety), and Life & Disability/Retirement products. The firm is a commission-based agency, earning carrier commissions on placed coverage with annual billing cycles, and uses third-party carrier platforms (AppliedPay, CSR24, eadvisor) for client servicing.

The agency serves small-to-large Ohio businesses and individuals, with explicit vertical specialization in construction, information technology, habitational and commercial property, agriculture, and engineering. Construction is the founding specialty, with 30+ years of surety and risk placement experience and liaison work on complex multi-party projects. Distribution is sales-led, combining a team of licensed insurance advisors with online quote request forms; marketing is content-driven through an active blog covering industry-specific insurance topics. The company is BBB Accredited, holds memberships in multiple regional chambers and construction trade associations, and operates a single headquarters in Dublin, Ohio serving Dublin, Columbus, and Central Ohio with some multi-state construction client work. There is no evidence of external investment, M&A activity, or expansion outside the Central Ohio market.

Name

Haughn & Associates

Legal name

Haughn Insurance, Inc.

Website

https://haughn.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Haughn & Associates is a family-owned independent insurance agency founded in 1986 in Dublin, Ohio, providing business, personal, surety, and benefits coverage to small and large businesses plus individuals in Central Ohio, with vertical specialization in construction, IT, habitational, agriculture, and engineering.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Insurance Brokerage Services

NAICS

Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (524210), Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (52421), Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities (5242)

SIC

Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service (6411)

akta.pro primary industry

Trade Credit Insurance Brokerage (FSAEADAL)

Keywords

• Commercial insurance brokerage
• Employee benefits advisory
• Personal insurance agency
• Surety bond services
• Construction insurance solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Insurance Brokerage Commissions: Earn commissions from multiple insurance carriers for placing business and personal lines coverage. Acts as an independent agent brokering insurance products across multiple carrier partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Haughn & Associates is a full-service, independent insurance agency that brokers business insurance, employee benefits, personal insurance, surety bonds, and life and disability insurance on behalf of multiple carrier partners. The agency serves commercial clients (construction, IT, habitational property, agriculture, engineering sectors) and individual consumers in Ohio and beyond, placing coverage and providing risk management advisory through licensed insurance advisors. Revenue is generated via carrier commissions and annual premium billing arrangements.

Product overview

Haughn & Associates (Haughn Insurance) is a full-service, independent insurance agency based in Dublin, Ohio, founded in 1986. The company operates as a unified insurance brokerage platform offering a comprehensive portfolio of products across five core categories: Business Insurance (including General Liability, Property, Package Policies, Commercial Auto, Pollution Liability, Professional Liability, Employment Practices Liability, Cyber Liability, Directors & Officers Liability, Crime & Fidelity, Workers' Compensation, and Alternative Risk Solutions), Employee Benefits (Group Health, Disability, Life, Dental, Vision, Critical Illness & Cancer, and Wellness Programs), Personal Insurance (Auto & Home and Private Client Services), Bonds (Contract Surety and Commercial Surety), and Life & Disability Insurance with Retirement/401(K) services. The company specializes in serving Construction, Information Technology, Habitational & Commercial Property, Agriculture, and Engineering industries. They function as an insurance broker/agency rather than a technology product company, providing personalized insurance advisory services through multiple carrier partnerships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Insurance
• Employee Benefits
• Personal Insurance
• Bonds
• Life & Disability Insurance

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Insurance Carrier PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnerships with many leading insurance carriers in the marketplace enabling negotiation of coverage terms and pricing on behalf of clients. Multiple carrier relationships allow access to diverse products and competitive pricing.
• National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)minorOthersAffiliated member providing advocacy and resources for small business owners with insurance needs.
• Dublin Chamber of CommerceminorOthersLocal chamber membership supporting Dublin business community with networking and advocacy.
• Columbus Chamber of CommerceminorOthersRegional chamber affiliation providing business networking and community connection.
• Southern Ohio Chamber Alliance (SOCA)minorOthersRegional chamber alliance membership supporting business community in southern Ohio region.
• Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Central OhiominorOthersConstruction industry association providing resources, training, and networking for contractors. Offers multiple employer welfare arrangement plans for member businesses.
• Builders Exchange Central OhiominorOthersConstruction industry exchange providing networking, education, and resources for building and construction professionals.
• Suretyinfo.orgminorOthersOnline surety bond resource and information provider.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Acrisure: Global insurance brokerage and wealth management roll-up with extensive P&C and benefits offerings. Comparable full-service broker model that acquires independent agencies; provides the most direct competitive consolidation benchmark for a smaller independent agency in Ohio.
• Brown & Brown Insurance: One of the largest independent insurance brokerages in the US, offering P&C, employee benefits, surety, and personal lines across all 50 states. Comparable product breadth and multi-carrier approach, but at vastly larger scale and with publicly traded scale advantages.
• Marsh McLennan: Global leader in insurance brokerage and risk management serving commercial, construction, and personal-lines clients. Overlapping capability set with Haughn across business insurance, employee benefits, and surety but operates at global enterprise scale.

Direct peers

• Burns & Wilcox: Specialty insurance brokerage placing complex commercial, personal, and surety coverage through carrier partners. Comparable niche-surety and habitational/property expertise, with an emphasis on difficult-to-place risks for high-net-worth and commercial clients.
• RPS Insurance / Risk Placement Services: Specialty insurance brokerage and wholesale distributor focused on placing difficult-to-place and niche risks including construction, habitational, and professional lines. Comparable specialty focus on hard-to-place risks that standard markets decline, with multi-carrier relationships.
• Hilb Group: Mid-market independent insurance agency platform with property/casualty, employee benefits, and surety offerings across multiple states. Comparable independent-agency operating model with vertical specialization (including construction) and multi-carrier placement approach.
• Heffernan Insurance Brokers: Independent insurance brokerage serving commercial and personal lines, employee benefits, and surety with deep vertical specialization. Closely comparable independent-agency model with multiple carrier partnerships and a relationship-led approach to mid-market and SMB clients.

Regional players

• The Cincinnati Insurance Companies: Ohio-based regional property/casualty insurer serving commercial and personal lines in the Midwest. While Haughn is a broker rather than carrier, both companies share Ohio/Midwest roots and overlapping contractor, habitational, and SMB customer base within the same geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/haughninsurance
• Facebookfacebook.com/haughn.insurance

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

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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