McLean Insurance Agency

What McLean Insurance Agency does

McLean Insurance Agency is a private, for-profit retail insurance brokerage founded in 1971 and headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia. It delivers retail property/casualty, life, and employee benefit brokerage and consulting services, operating in the long-established relationship-driven model typical of community-anchored insurance agencies that serve individuals, families, and small/mid-market employers in the Northern Virginia / Washington, DC metropolitan area. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; insurance services of this type are quoted on an individual risk-assessment basis against carrier appetite, coverage needs, and loss history, with broker compensation typically commission- and fee-driven on placement and ongoing servicing.

Aggregated data indicates that McLean's operations sit within the broader footprint of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG), a global insurance brokerage and risk management platform founded in 1927 that reported $13.8B in revenue for the twelve months ended December 31, 2025 (Brokerage and Risk Management segments, adjusted before reimbursements). Gallagher operates 1,116 offices across more than 130 countries spanning the Americas (US, Canada, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Caribbean), Asia-Pacific (Australia, India, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan), and EMEA (UK, Belgium, Nordics, Switzerland, Turkey, UAE, Channel Islands). For McLean specifically, no headcount, customer roster, AI/technology stack, partnerships, awards, or M&A transaction records are disclosed in the supplied data; the agency appears to leverage the parent platform's multi-line architecture — Insurance and Risk Management, Benefits and HR Consulting, plus six specialized sub-brands covering reinsurance brokerage, claims and risk management, alternative risk solutions (Artex), wholesale brokerage, creative underwriting, and London market risk management — to deliver specialty capacity and cross-border servicing beyond a standalone local agency's reach.

Public positioning under the "Gallagher Way" culture emphasizes client partnership, accessibility, and industry-specialist advisory. The platform's recent thought-leadership agenda has emphasized AI liability and adoption, supply chain resilience, litigation financing in real estate, and risk forecasting for 2026, signaling a strategic tilt toward higher-value advisory and emerging-risk advisory work — a positioning McLean's producers can extend into their commercial book. The exact legal/operating relationship between McLean Insurance Agency and Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (whether wholly-owned subsidiary, franchise affiliate, or independent agency with carrier appointments) is not confirmed in the supplied material.

Name

McLean Insurance Agency

Legal name

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Website

https://mcleaninsurance.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1927

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

10,001+ employees

Short description

McLean Insurance Agency is a private retail insurance brokerage founded in 1971 in Falls Church, Virginia, offering retail property/casualty, life, and employee benefit brokerage and consulting services. It appears to operate within the Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. global insurance platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Insurance Brokerage Services

NAICS

Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (524210), Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (52421)

SIC

Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service (6411)

akta.pro primary industry

Retail (Personal Lines) Insurance Brokerage (FSAEADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Individual Health Insurance Brokerage & Distribution (FSAIAEAL), Small Business BOP (Main Street) (FSAJAFAA)

Keywords

• Retail insurance brokerage
• Property casualty insurance
• Life insurance brokerage
• Employee benefits consulting
• Commercial insurance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rolling Meadows

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

McLean Insurance Agency is a retail insurance brokerage placing property/casualty and life insurance policies for individuals and small businesses, and providing employee benefits brokerage plus consulting services to employer groups. Revenue is generated through carrier commissions on placed policies and fees for consulting engagements.

Product overview

Gallagher offers a comprehensive insurance and consulting platform consisting of two core service lines: Insurance and Risk Management solutions, and Benefits and Human Resources Consulting. The Insurance and Risk Management division includes specialized sub-brands covering Global Reinsurance Brokerage, Claims and Risk Management, Alternative Risk Solutions, Wholesale Insurance Brokerage, Creative Underwriting Solutions, and London Market Risk Management. The Benefits and HR Consulting division provides holistic organizational wellbeing services. Together, these offerings help clients protect their people, manage risk, and strategically invest in employee wellness across 130+ countries served.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Global Reinsurance Brokerage: Leveraging data and analytics to tailor the right reinsurance solutions
• Claims and Risk Management
• Alternative Risk Solutions
• Wholesale Insurance Brokerage
• Creative Underwriting Solutions
• London Market Risk Management

Products and services

• Property/Casualty Insurance Brokerage Retail placement of property and casualty insurance coverage for individuals and small businesses served by the agency.
• Life Insurance Brokerage Placement of life insurance products for retail clients seeking personal life coverage for themselves and their families.
• Employee Benefits Brokerage Group benefits brokerage for employer clients, covering the design, placement and ongoing servicing of employee benefits programs.
• Insurance Consulting Services Consulting and advisory services related to insurance program design, risk assessment and benefits strategy for client households and employer groups.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Global insurance brokerage and risk management firm offering retail and wholesale brokerage, benefits consulting and claims management across 130+ countries with $13.8B in revenue. Provides the broader context for regional agencies like McLean, which often operate within or compete against Gallagher's regional and acquired-retail networks.
• Marsh McLennan Agency: Middle-market arm of Marsh McLennan providing retail insurance brokerage, benefits consulting and risk management. Comparable in product mix but operates with the scale, capital and consulting depth of a global incumbent versus a regional firm like McLean.

Direct peers

• Acrisure: PE-backed global insurance brokerage built by acquiring regional retail agencies; offers P/C, life, benefits and wealth services. Direct comparability in being a consolidator of independent agencies in the same retail brokerage niche.
• USI Insurance Services: Privately held insurance brokerage and consulting firm serving middle-market clients with property/casualty, employee benefits and personal lines solutions. Comparable in combining brokerage with proprietary advisory/consulting capabilities and serving small-to-mid clients.
• Brown & Brown, Inc. Large publicly traded insurance brokerage distributing retail and commercial P/C and employee benefits through a decentralized model of producer-led offices. Closely comparable to McLean in core offerings and in the role of regional offices serving local clients under a broader brokerage umbrella.
• AssuredPartners: PE-backed insurance brokerage built through acquisitions of regional retail agencies offering P/C, life and benefits. Directly comparable business model — multi-line retail brokerage serving mid-market and small commercial clients across U.S. regions.
• Insurance Office of America: Privately held insurance brokerage providing retail P/C, benefits, life and risk management to businesses and individuals. Directly comparable in being a mid-sized multi-line independent brokerage with a regional office footprint and consulting overlay.
• World Insurance Associates: Rapidly growing retail insurance agency offering P/C, benefits and personal lines through acquired local offices across the U.S. Comparable in product mix and in the acquisitive, regional-office growth model pursued by smaller brokerage platforms.
• Hub International: North American insurance brokerage offering retail P/C, life, benefits and risk management through regional offices, with an East Coast presence that overlaps the DC/Virginia market served by McLean. Comparable in multi-line brokerage plus consulting orientation and office-based distribution.

Emerging players

• Goosehead Insurance: Public retail insurance agency focused on homeowners, auto and umbrella coverage for individuals. Comparable in the personal-lines retail brokerage niche but operates a more franchise-driven, tech-enabled model that contrasts with traditional agencies like McLean.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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