18 Partner Firms Make Business Insurance’s 2026 Broker Trends Rankings

Business Insurance recently released additional rankings from its annual survey of agents and brokers. These rankings include the Top 25 Benefits Brokers by Growth, Benefits Specialists, Brokers to Watch, Most Productive Agents and Brokers, Top Brokers of Wholesale Business, Fastest-Growing Brokers, and Largest U.S. Commercial Retail Brokers.

Congratulations to the Assurex Global Partner Firms who made these lists!

Top 25 Benefits Brokers By Growth* — Ranked by the rate of growth in 2025 EB revenue

• The Mahoney Group
• Kapnick Insurance
• CCIG
• The MJ Companies

* To be ranked, brokers must have generated $500,000 or more in employee benefits revenue in 2025. Companies deriving more than 49% of their gross revenue from personal lines are not ranked. 

Benefits Specialists* — Brokers specializing in employee benefits, ranked by percentage of business

• The MJ Companies
• The Plexus Groupe

* Companies with 51% or more of brokerage revenue from employee benefits.

Brokers to Watch* — Ranked by 2025 brokerage revenue generated by U.S.-based clients

• CCIG
• Dean & Draper

* Companies with more than 50 employees assigned to brokerage. Brokerages that derive more than 49% of their revenue from personal lines are not ranked. 

Most Productive Agents and Brokers* — Intermediaries ranked by 2025 brokerage revenue per employee

• IMA Financial Group
• Sterling Seacrest Pritchard
• The Mahoney Group
• The MJ Companies
• Christensen Group
• C3 Risk & Insurance Services
• UNICO
• Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc.

*Companies with more than 50 employees assigned to brokerage. Brokerages that derive more than 49% of their revenue from personal lines are not ranked.

Top Brokers of Wholesale Business* — Ranked by wholesale revenue, including P&C

• IMA Financial Group

*Brokers deriving less than 50% of revenue from wholesale brokerage business.

Fastest Growing Brokers* — Ranked by rate of growth in 2025 U.S. brokerage revenue

• Unison Risk Advisors
• C3 Risk & Insurance Services
• The Partners Group
• IMA Financial Group

*Companies with less than $1 million in brokerage revenue and/or deriving more than 49% of their brokerage revenue from personal lines are not ranked.

Largest U.S. Commercial Retail Brokers* — Ranked by 2025 commercial retail brokerage revenue from U.S. offices

• IMA Financial Group
• Cottingham & Butler Inc.
• Unison Risk Advisors
• Sterling Seacrest Pritchard
• Houchens Insurance Group
• Scott Insurance
• M3 Insurance

*Excluding revenue from placement of employee benefits.

See full list here.