Houchens Insurance Group Elected as Partner by Assurex Global

COLUMBUS, OHIO – Houchens Insurance Group in Bowling Green, Kentucky, joined Assurex Global effective April 15, 2022.

Houchens Insurance Group boasts 350 employee-owners across eight offices in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Indiana and was ranked 46th Largest Insurance Agency in the United States by Insurance Journal. It is also a seven-time Best Practices Agency award winner and a 2021 Business Insurance Best Places to Work award winner.

This firm is now included in the 98 independent brokerages that comprise the worldwide Partnership.

The addition of Houchens is part of Assurex Global’s ongoing strategy to add multiple Partner firms in 2022 as it continues to grow and enhance its offerings. Partner firms must meet stringent selection standards so clients know they’re working with the best when choosing an Assurex Global Partner.

“The addition of Houchens to our growing Partnership means we’re continuing to strengthen our capabilities and ability to collaborate,” said Assurex Global President & CEO Dean Hildebrandt. “We are excited to have Houchens’ outstanding expertise and service on our worldwide team.”

Houchens today is the result of five different organizations coming together as one cohesive group (HIG), leveraging the expertise of each its legacy agencies to operate as one synergized team.

President Andy Barker leads the firm with offices in Bowling Green, Lexington, Crestview Hills, Elizabethtown, and Owensboro, Kentucky, Franklin, Tennessee, and Jasper, Indiana. 

Houchens’ industry specialties include Banking/Financial Services, Condominiums/Town Homes, Construction, EB – Disability, Life Voluntary, Food Processing/Services, Government, Healthcare, Lumber and related products, Manufacturing, Mining, and Surety.

“We are thrilled to join Assurex Global and expand our reach,” said Jerry Heming, Director of Commercial Lines Marketing. “We maintain a strict customer-comes-first approach and are looking forward to this opportunity to offer our customers even more with the strength of the Assurex Global Partnership.”