Join our community.
Selling your agency is a big step. We believe this journey together should be supportive, rewarding and enjoyable.
Partnering with us
You’ve built great things. We’re here to support your success, powering your agency with the expertise, resources, technology and connections needed to thrive.
Agency of choice
As an agency of choice, we’re top of mind in your community for all insurance needs. Our comprehensive portfolio of products and services helps us see possible together.
New opportunities
As a Highstreet agency, you can offer more insurance solutions and grow via referrals. We enable team growth with formal training, expert collaboration and career advancement.
Partner Benefits
Let’s expand your connections.
Gain access to our technology and operations teams, product and industry experts, and underwriting specialists, plus carrier relations, claims administration and loss control leaders when you need them. At our annual Agents of Change event, you’ll meet and collaborate with peers from across the country.
More acts of everyday kindness.
The difference you make in your community is important to us. Supporting where we live and work is part of who we are. That’s why we created the Highstreet Community Foundation, dedicated to building stronger, more resilient communities.
Look forward to a world of new opportunities with us.
What do we provide to our partner agencies?
Tools
Use our full toolkit of resources to streamline operations and grow your business. From sales, marketing and customer loyalty materials, to industry experts and specialty insurance programs, to our back-office team who can manage your bookkeeping, accounting, payroll and IT.
Technology
Our integrated technology stack enables innovation like ora, our AI-powered sales tool that connects billions of data points to grow your book. Or Digital Workplace, where you’ll build relationships, collaborate and stay up to date on news, resources and contacts.
Training
We believe learning drives growth for our people, partners and the communities we serve. GLOW is our university where you can access courses, workshops and comprehensive programs designed to support business development and professional advancement.
Togetherness
Being part of Highstreet means having pick-up-the-phone access to hundreds of business leaders like you, and to experts in employee benefits, financial services, risk strategy, industry solutions and insurance specialties who can answer your questions.
How It Works
The process to become a Highstreet partner.
1. Connect with us.
All great partnerships start with a face-to-face conversation. Let’s take the time to get to know each other and ensure we share the same values and vision for the future.
2. Share our stories.
This stage is where our shared vision takes shape through open dialogue, collaboration and transparency, setting the stage for an easy transition and long-term success.
3. Come on board.
Once you join Highstreet, your business continues running smoothly as we connect systems, provide training and introduce you to partner agencies.
Views from agency owners.
Selling your business and becoming part of a larger organization is an important decision that affects you, your team, your clients and your agency as a whole. Hear from other owners who have joined the Highstreet community.
Agency President
“Joining this bigger ecosystem gives us access to countless resources and support ranging from technology to networking to delivery of service and beyond.“
Meredith Rogers
Perry & Carroll
Agency President
“We understand our employees and clients are at the heart of our success, and this collaboration ensures their utmost benefit.”
Charles Connor IV
First Security Company
Agency President
“We joined Highstreet to have access to greater resources, more options, and more voice in the market with our carriers, for all our clients.”
William Cole
Gates Cole Insurance
Agency President, Operations
“We are excited to be part of the Highstreet family. Our local expertise combined with Highstreet’s extensive resources means more choice and support for our clients.”
Alysia Hancock
Highstreet Insurance of the Carolinas
Agency President
“The Highstreet team treated me like a valued customer throughout the M&A process. They took the time to meet with me in person and answer my questions in great detail. The executive team is top-notch and understood how big this decision was for me.”
Farhad Hanasab
Hanasab Insurance Services
Agency President
“Highstreet absolutely delivered on everything they promised. From the time we met, person after person, I could see that the genuine, authentic culture is built into their DNA.”
Dave Chally
Barney Insurance Group
Agency President
“When we engaged with Highstreet, the overriding question for me was: What would agency life be like after merging with Highstreet? After a year and a half, the answer is clear. Outstanding! We made the right choice.”
Don White
Hershey Insurance Group
Partnership Development
Let’s start a conversation.
Our dedicated Mergers & Acquisitions team of seasoned entrepreneurs is always looking for strategically aligned partnership opportunities.
David J. Tuit, CPA
Executive Vice President & Chief Development Officer
Dave leads our corporate development efforts, including new agency partnerships and strategic growth, and initially served as our Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer.
Michael Woodham
Director, Partnership Development & Strategy
Mike is a key point of contact for prospective new Highstreet agency partners and leads the new partner due diligence and closing processes as well as other strategic initiatives.
Forward together.
We’re agents of change. We love to help people pursue life’s opportunities with tenacity and confidence, to create stronger, more resilient communities. We do it for all our futures.
