Insurance
10 independent insurance agency owners
These ten independent insurance agency owners have founded, owned or run their own insurance agencies as owners, principals and presidents. A reader can learn how independent insurance agency owners run their agencies from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Brianna Schneider
LinkedInExperience: Agency Principal · Harry O. Culp Insurance Agency
Agency Principal at Harry O. Culp Insurance Agency in Michigan since 2023 and at McCartney Insurance Group since 2025; the profile headline reads independent insurance agency owner. She writes that the agency has written commercial, farm and high net worth personal lines insurance for nearly 100 years for more than 5,000 clients. She was previously Sales Manager & Partner at Ramsey Financial Services Inc (2018–2023).
Bryan Pietrosanto
LinkedInExperience: Owner · Pietrosanto Insurance Agency
Owner of Pietrosanto Insurance Agency in Saratoga Springs, New York since October 2025; the profile headline reads independent insurance agency owner, and it describes the agency as providing insurance for individuals, families and businesses. He was previously a Senior Claims Adjuster at ICW Group (2024–2025) and Pie Insurance (2022–2024).
Carrie Reynolds
LinkedInExperience: Insurance Agent and Agency Owner · Alan Galvez Insurance
Insurance Agent and Agency Owner at Alan Galvez Insurance in Bellefontaine, Ohio since 1996. She describes herself as a second-generation insurance agency owner focused on commercial insurance and Medicare supplements, and writes about insurance on the agency blog.
Diamond Kemp
LinkedInExperience: Agent Owner · Diamond Insurance Agency
Agent and Owner of Diamond Insurance Agency in Boerne, Texas since 1998. The profile says Kemp has owned and operated the independent insurance agency for 20 years and that it is a full-service agency concentrating on auto, home, commercial and estate planning insurance.
Jill Sungenis
LinkedInExperience: President and Owner Sungenis Insurance Agency · Sungenis Insurance Agency Inc.
President and Owner of Sungenis Insurance Agency Inc. in Bridgeton, New Jersey since October 2004. She writes that when a storm hits, a claim gets complicated or a renewal quietly jumps, clients do not want a call center but a real person who knows their name and works for them.
Jordan Ungles
LinkedInExperience: Owner/Agent · UNGLES INDEPENDENT INSURANCE GROUP, LLC
Owner and Agent of Ungles Independent Insurance Group, LLC in Goddard, Kansas since March 2015; the profile headline describes Ungles as CEO of Ungles Independent Insurance Group, and the profile describes the business as an insurance company offering affordable coverage to its clients.
Karen Thomas
LinkedInExperience: Independent Insurance Agency Owner · Karen Thomas Agency
Independent Insurance Agency Owner of Karen Thomas Agency in the Detroit area since 2022, and former Agency Owner with Farmers Insurance (2016–2022). She writes that after six years as a Farmers agent she became an independent agent for more flexibility in finding customers the best coverage and rate.
Kevin Hendricks
LinkedInExperience: Agency Owner · Kevin Hendricks Insurance Agency
Agency Owner of Kevin Hendricks Insurance Agency in Plano, Texas, which the profile says he founded in December 2024 as an independent agency, bringing more than 20 years of insurance experience and leading agency operations. He was previously Agency Owner with Farmers Insurance (2004–2024).
Min Choi
LinkedInExperience: Agency Principal · Lucent Insurance Agency
Agency Principal of Lucent Insurance Agency in the Austin area since February 2026, at owner level; the profile headline reads independent insurance agency owner. Before that Choi was EVP & Chief Marketing Officer at Germania Insurance (2017–2025) and Director of Sales and Marketing Operations at Mercury Insurance (2005–2017).
Stephanie Beninati
LinkedInExperience: Broker/Owner · Strategic Insurance Services
Broker/Owner and CEO/Founder of Strategic Insurance Services in Osage Beach, Missouri since 2013. She writes that it is a women-owned independent insurance agency and that she has over 11 years of experience providing consultative insurance solutions to construction industry clients. She was previously Vice President at StrucSure Home Warranty, LLC (2008–2013).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's agency to your question, since personal lines, commercial and benefits-focused agencies win and keep clients differently. Consider the person's path, since owners who left a captive carrier agency and owners of long-running family agencies see independence from different angles.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you decide which carriers to appoint with and which lines of business to focus on?
- 02What changed in how you run the agency as it added producers and service staff?
- 03How do you keep clients at renewal when rates rise?
Reaching independent insurance agency owners
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Pick one of the 10 people on this page and choose "Book a paid call", or describe your project to find others. You offer a fee for a 15-minute call or a written answer, Instant Expert finds the person's work email and sends the invitation, and they decide whether to accept. The list covers 10 companies, including Harry O. Culp Insurance Agency, Pietrosanto Insurance Agency and Alan Galvez Insurance, based on profile data retrieved on October 9, 2026. Being listed here doesn't mean someone has agreed to take calls.
How much does it cost to reach independent insurance agency owners?
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