jim martin

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Jim Martin State Farm is an independent contractor insurance agency owned and operated by Jim Martin, located at 1856 S Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee. The agency markets and distributes State Farm personal and commercial insurance products, holding insurance agent licenses in Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Missouri. It serves individuals, families, and small businesses across Jackson and the surrounding counties of Madison, Hardeman, Carroll, Gibson, and Crockett, as well as customers in adjacent states where the agency is licensed.

The agency's product portfolio spans auto, homeowners, condo, renters, personal articles, motorcycle, boat, recreational vehicle, life, health, pet (via Trupanion), and business insurance, complemented by banking products offered through U.S. Bank National Association and investment services, annuities, and retirement planning through State Farm Investment Management Corp. The underlying platform is State Farm's insurance and financial services technology, including the Life Enhanced mobile app, Drive Safe & Save telematics-based discount program, Steer Clear, Good Student Discount, Vehicle Safety Features Discount, and the Ting electrical fire prevention program.

Revenue is generated through insurance commissions on policies sold and referral compensation from connected financial services products; team members are compensated on a base salary plus commission/bonus structure. The agency reaches customers through a multi-channel approach: a physical office with walk-in and scheduled appointments, 24/7 phone and text accessibility at (731) 422-5522, virtual meetings, a website with online quote request forms across all 50 states, and integration with State Farm's mobile app, ID card portal, and claims/payment systems. The agency is a small team of 2-5 employees that is actively hiring, with Jim Martin bringing nearly ten years of State Farm agent experience and a Mathematics/Actuarial Science background from Union University.

Name

jim martin

Legal name

Jim Martin State Farm Agency

Website

https://jimmartinsf.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Jim Martin State Farm is an independent State Farm insurance agency serving individuals, families, and small businesses in Jackson, TN and surrounding counties with personal, commercial, and financial products including auto, home, life, business, pet, and investment services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Jackson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Insurance Commissions: As an independent contractor State Farm agent, Jim Martin earns commissions on insurance policies sold including auto, home, life, motorcycle, boat, renters, business, and pet insurance. Compensation includes base salary plus commission/bonus for team members.
2. Financial Services Referrals: The agency offers investment services, annuities, IRAs, and banking products through State Farm affiliates, earning referral compensation for connected customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Jim Martin State Farm is an independent-contractor State Farm insurance agency that sells personal lines (auto, homeowners, renters, condo, motorcycle, boat, recreational vehicle, life, health, pet, personal articles) and small-business insurance, alongside investment services, annuities, and banking products offered through State Farm affiliates such as U.S. Bank. The agency operates from a physical office in Jackson, Tennessee, serves individuals, families, and small businesses in West Tennessee and licensed surrounding states, and is compensated via insurance commissions and financial-product referrals.

Product overview

Jim Martin State Farm is an independent insurance agency offering a comprehensive portfolio of insurance and financial products. The core offering consists of personal insurance products including Auto, Motorcycle, Homeowners, Renters, Condo, Personal Articles, Business, Life, Health, Pet, Recreational Vehicles, and Boat insurance. Financial services include Investment Services, Banking products, and Annuities offered through State Farm affiliates. The agency provides personalized guidance to help customers select coverage that fits their specific needs, with products available across Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Missouri.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJim Martin is an independent contractor State Farm Agent who markets State Farm insurance and financial services products. The agency operates under State Farm's brand and receives commissions on policies sold. State Farm provides product offerings, training, systems, and support.
• Trupanion (American Pet Insurance Company / ZPIC Insurance Company)supportingTechnology or IntegrationTrupanion provides pet insurance products underwritten in the US by American Pet Insurance Company and ZPIC Insurance Company. State Farm offers pet insurance through this partnership, administered by Trupanion Managers USA, Inc.
• U.S. Bank National AssociationsupportingTechnology or IntegrationU.S. Bank National Association provides installment loans and deposit products. U.S. Bank is the creditor and issuer of the State Farm credit card pursuant to a Visa license. State Farm VP Management Corp. is a registered broker-dealer providing advisory services through State Farm Investment Management Corp. (SFIMC).
• Ting (HoneywellsupportingTechnology or IntegrationTing is a fire safety program offered to eligible State Farm Non-Tenant Homeowner policyholders to help prevent electrical fires before they happen. The program is currently unavailable in AK, DE, NC, SD, and WY.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• State Farm: The parent franchisor and product manufacturer whose captive-agent model the subject agency operates under. State Farm's national brand, product suite, and platform are the foundation Jim Martin resells; comparing against State Farm sets the ceiling on policy count, commission rates, and brand-driven lead flow.
• Allstate: Competing national insurer with a parallel captive-agent distribution model. Allstate agents in West Tennessee compete head-to-head with Jim Martin for the same auto, home, and life customers, making it the most direct competitive analog at the carrier level.
• Farmers Insurance: National P&C and life carrier operating a captive-agent model analogous to State Farm. Farmers agents target the same household insurance bundle (auto + home + life), making it a comparable peer for distribution strategy, commission economics, and customer segmentation.
• Nationwide: Mutual insurer with a strong captive-agent footprint, particularly in the Midwest and Mid-South. Nationwide's bundling and small-commercial offerings overlap directly with Jim Martin's product set and target SMB segment.
• Progressive: Major direct-to-consumer auto insurer competing for the same personal-lines customers Jim Martin targets. Progressive represents the channel-disruption threat that pressures agent commissions on standard auto policies.
• GEICO: Largest direct auto insurer in the U.S. and the canonical example of online channel disintermediation of captive agents. GEICO's pricing aggression on commodity auto directly caps the auto commission pool Jim Martin can compete for.
• Liberty Mutual: National P&C carrier with multi-channel distribution (captive agents, direct, independent). Liberty Mutual competes with Jim Martin on auto, home, and small-business bundles across Tennessee and adjacent states.

Regional players

• Erie Insurance: Regional P&C insurer with a strong captive-agent model concentrated in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Comparable in scale, agency model, and product mix to a single State Farm agent territory; useful benchmark for agent-economics and book valuation multiples.
• Auto-Owners Insurance: Mid-sized regional mutual with an exclusive-agent distribution model focused on the Midwest and Southeast. Operates similarly to a State Farm agency at the local level — independent agents selling a defined product portfolio with multi-line bundling.
• Country Financial: Midwest-based mutual offering P&C, life, and financial services through captive agents. Comparable in size, product breadth, and customer segment (rural/small-town) to the Jim Martin agency, with strong bundling economics as a benchmark.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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