Truman Van Dyke Company

What Truman Van Dyke Company does

The Truman Van Dyke Company is a privately held insurance brokerage founded in 1953 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm specializes in insurance solutions for the production of feature films, television programs, commercials, and documentaries, serving as a boutique broker focused on the entertainment industry's specialized coverage requirements. Operating with a small team of 11-50 employees, TVD Company is positioned as a relationship-driven specialty broker rather than a scaled national platform, distinguishing itself from generalist commercial insurance agencies by concentrating on the unique risk profile of production work.\n\nOperational data describes a broader full-service brokerage footprint across three core product lines: Personal Insurance (auto, home, life, and specialty products including umbrella, pet, and identity theft), Business Insurance (general liability, cyber liability, workers compensation, commercial auto, property, and BOP, plus industry-specific coverage for contractors, healthcare, commercial property, professional services, entertainment, garage/dealers, and restaurants/bars), and Benefits Insurance (group health, dental, vision, and life). The firm operates as a brokerage accessing multiple carriers to source coverage at competitive rates, with quote-based pricing and no publicly disclosed rate information. The go-to-market combines digital channels (blog content marketing, social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, online quote requests) with traditional licensed agent distribution.\n\nThe company is privately held with no known institutional investors, parent companies, or board composition data disclosed. The firm has been expanding through mergers and acquisitions, with documented activity on East Coast expansion including the recent appointment of Jared Strong as Regional President of the East Region. The available data shows a tension between the firmographic profile (small LA specialty broker, 11-50 employees, founded 1953) and the more detailed operational data (national multi-line brokerage with M&A activity); without overlapping financial or operational data, the firm's true current scale and strategic direction cannot be fully triangulated from the available information. No proprietary technology infrastructure, APIs, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed.

Name

Truman Van Dyke Company

Legal name

Inszone Insurance Services

Website

https://tvdco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Truman Van Dyke Company is a privately held Los Angeles-based insurance brokerage founded in 1953 that specializes in insurance solutions for film, television, commercial, and documentary production. The firm operates with 11-50 employees serving production companies and entertainment industry clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Entertainment Insurance Brokerage

NAICS

Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (524210)

SIC

Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service (6411)

akta.pro primary industry

General Liability Insurance (FSAJAMAE)

Keywords

• Entertainment insurance
• Film production insurance
• Television production insurance
• Commercial production insurance
• Documentary production insurance

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Truman Van Dyke Company is a specialty insurance brokerage that designs, places, and services insurance coverage for the production of feature films, television programs, commercials, and documentaries. Offerings include production package policies covering cast, equipment, faulty stock, civil authority, extra expense, props, sets, and wardrobe, alongside general liability, commercial auto, workers' compensation, umbrella, and equipment/instrument coverage. The firm serves production companies, studios, and related entertainment-industry clients through licensed brokers and carrier partnerships.

Product overview

Inszone Insurance Services is a full-service insurance brokerage offering personal, business, and benefits insurance products. The company operates across three core product lines: Personal Insurance (covering vehicle, home, and specialty products like umbrella, life, pet, and identity theft insurance), Business Insurance (providing general liability, cyber liability, workers compensation, commercial auto, property, and BOP coverage across industries including contractors, healthcare, commercial property, professional services, entertainment, garage/dealers, and restaurants/bars), and Benefits Insurance (employee and personal benefits including group health, dental, vision, and life coverage). The company serves as a brokerage accessing multiple carriers to find competitive coverage at competitive rates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Production Package Insurance A multi-line, project-based insurance package for film, television, commercial, and documentary productions covering cast, equipment, faulty stock, civil authority, extra expense, props, sets, and wardrobe exposures. Designed for production companies and studios that need a single coordinated policy wrap for a specific shoot.
• General Liability Insurance (Entertainment) General liability coverage tailored to entertainment production operations, addressing third-party bodily injury and property damage exposures on sets and locations. Targeted at production companies, studios, and related entertainment-industry insureds.
• Commercial Auto Insurance (Entertainment) Commercial automobile coverage for vehicles used in production operations, including picture cars, trucks, and production-driven transport. Intended for production companies and entertainment-industry fleet operators.
• Workers' Compensation Insurance (Entertainment) Workers' compensation coverage for cast and crew on film, television, commercial, and documentary productions. Designed for production companies required to provide statutory coverage for production personnel.
• Umbrella Insurance (Entertainment) Excess liability (umbrella) coverage layered above underlying general liability, auto liability, and other production lines to provide additional limits for large-loss entertainment production exposures. Targeted at production companies and studios seeking higher liability limits.
• Equipment / Musical Instrument Insurance Specialty inland marine-style coverage for production equipment and musical instruments used in film, TV, commercial, and documentary productions. Designed for production companies, studios, and entertainment-industry insureds with high-value movable equipment.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• myCEcourseminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInszone Insurance Services has partnered with myCEcourse to provide access to mandatory Sexual Harassment Prevention Training at a discounted rate for California businesses to comply with SB 1343.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Brown & Brown, Inc. National insurance brokerage with extensive retail and wholesale operations serving business, personal, and benefits customers. Comparable on full-service brokerage positioning and diversified product mix.
• Marsh McLennan Agency: Middle-market division of global brokerage Marsh McLennan, offering business and personal insurance with industry specialization. Comparable on brokerage model and industry verticalization.
• Hub International: Mid-to-large North American insurance brokerage offering business, personal, and benefits insurance across many verticals. Comparable to Inszone's full-service brokerage model and multi-industry vertical specialization.
• Acrisure: Rapidly growing insurance brokerage built largely through acquisition, operating across commercial, personal, and benefits lines with national reach. Directly comparable on growth-via-M&A strategy and diversified product mix.
• NFP (Aon-owned): Mid-market insurance brokerage with diversified commercial, personal, and benefits offerings across many industries and active M&A history. Comparable on multi-product, multi-vertical model and acquisition-driven growth.

Direct peers

• Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. Independent insurance brokerage providing business and personal insurance across multiple industries. Comparable in size and approach to multi-line, multi-vertical brokerage services.
• EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants: Mid-market specialty insurance brokerage serving businesses and individuals across multiple industries. Closely comparable on size, vertical specialization, and full-service brokerage model.
• Heffernan Insurance Brokers: Mid-sized insurance brokerage serving commercial and personal lines with multi-industry specialization. Comparable to Inszone on full-service model, multi-channel acquisition, and industry-specific programs.
• Lovitt & Touché, a Marsh McLennan Agency: Regional insurance brokerage providing business, personal, and benefits insurance to mid-market clients. Closely comparable on full-service model and vertical expertise.

Emerging players

• Haydock Insurance Agency (Entertainment Practice): Boutique brokerage specializing in entertainment insurance for film, TV, and live events. Comparable to Truman Van Dyke's stated entertainment/film production insurance focus per the short description.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/InszoneIns
• Facebookfacebook.com/InszoneInsuranceServices
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/truman-van-dyke-co
• Instagraminstagram.com/inszoneins

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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