| industry = [[Insurance broker]] and service provider
| industry = [[Insurance broker]] and service provider
| services = Insurance, Financial and HR Services
| services = Insurance, Financial and HR Services
| revenue = $450 million (2022)
| revenue = $ million ()
| num_employees = 2,700 (2023)
| num_employees = , ()
| foundation = 1948
| foundation = 1948
| location = [[Fort Worth]], [[Texas]]<br /> [[United States]]
| location = [[Fort Worth]], [[Texas]]<br /> [[United States]]
| num_locations = 87 offices in 16 states (2023)
| num_locations = offices ()
| area_served = Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas
| area_served = Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas
| key_people = President/CEO Rusty Reid
| key_people = President/CEO Rusty Reid
”’Higginbotham”’ is an independent insurance brokerage firm founded in 1948 that provides businesses and individuals with [[insurance]], financial services, [[risk management]] and [[employee benefit]] services.<ref>{{cite web|title=Company Overview of Higginbotham & Associates LLC |publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=704613|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150128160935/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=704613|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 28, 2015}}</ref>
”’Higginbotham”’ is an independent insurance brokerage firm founded in 1948 that provides businesses and individuals with [[insurance]], financial services, [[risk management]] and [[employee benefit]] services.<ref>{{cite web|title=Company Overview of Higginbotham & Associates LLC |publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=704613|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150128160935/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=704613|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 28, 2015}}</ref>
In addition to its headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas, Higginbotham operates in more than 87 offices in 16 states across the U.S. with approximately 2,700 employees. Higginbotham is ranked in the top 20 largest independent insurance brokerages in the U.S and is the largest based in Texas by revenue.<ref name=”100 Largest Brokers”>[http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/538066/Uploaded_Documents/Business_Insurance_Top_100_Eprint_2016.pdf 100 Largest Brokers of U.S. Business]</ref>
In addition to its headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas, Higginbotham operates in more than offices across the U.S. with , employees. Higginbotham is ranked in the top 20 largest independent insurance brokerages in the U.S.<ref name=”100 Largest Brokers”>://../// </ref>
==History==
==History==
Paul C. Higginbotham founded his namesake agency in 1948 after returning from military service in World War II. It started as a small personal insurance brokerage firm in Paul’s Riverside neighborhood of Fort Worth, Texas.
Paul C. Higginbotham founded his namesake agency in 1948 after returning from military service in World War II. It started as a small personal insurance brokerage firm in Paul’s Riverside neighborhood of Fort Worth, Texas.
Paul’s nephew, Bill Stroud, purchased the agency in 1962 from his aunt who inherited it when Paul died. Between 1968 and 1983, the firm moved four times to more central locations in Fort Worth to attract an increasingly diverse clientele.
Paul’s nephew, Bill Stroud, purchased the agency in 1962 from his aunt who inherited it when Paul died. Between 1968 and 1983, the firm moved four times to more central locations in Fort Worth to attract an increasingly diverse clientele.
In 1986, Bill hired Rusty Reid from American General Fire and Casualty Company to broker commercial insurance at Higginbotham. Three years later, Rusty became president and CEO at age 27. He implemented an [[employee stock ownership plan|employee ownership model]] to engage and reward employees in the company’s growth and established the firm’s Financial Services division to begin offering [[employee benefit]]s.<ref name=”Rough Notes”>{{cite news|title=Rough Notes Benefits Report |magazine=Rough Notes|date=April 2011 |url=http://www.roughnotes.com/RN2011/include/04_2011/#/I/zoomed}}</ref>
In 1986, Bill hired Rusty Reid from American General Fire and Casualty Company to broker commercial insurance at Higginbotham. Three years later, Rusty became president and CEO at age 27. He implemented an [[employee stock ownership plan|employee ownership model]] to engage and reward employees in the company’s growth and established the firm’s Financial Services division to begin offering [[employee benefit]]s.<ref name=”Rough Notes”>{{cite news|title=Rough Notes Benefits Report |url=http://www.roughnotes.com/RN2011/include/04_2011/#/I/zoomed}}</ref>
Higginbotham’s first geographic expansion occurred in 1998 with the opening of a second office in Dallas and was followed by several others in North and Central Texas. Then in 2007, the firm initiated an aggressive growth strategy, merging with like minded independent agencies that support its business model. As of 2023, Higginbotham has expanded its footprint to more than 87 offices spanning the U.S.<ref>{{Cite press release |last=Higginbotham |title=Fort Worth-based Higginbotham Celebrates 75 Years |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fort-worth-based-higginbotham-celebrates-75-years-301725047.html |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}}</ref>[[File:Higginbotham_Bailey_Building.jpg|thumb|Bailey Ave. Building in Fort Worth, TX]]
Higginbotham’s first geographic expansion occurred in 1998 with the opening of a second office in Dallas and was followed by several others in North and Central Texas. Then in 2007, the firm initiated an aggressive growth strategy, merging with like minded independent agencies that support its business model. As of 2023, Higginbotham expanded its footprint to 87 offices spanning the U.S.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Fort Worth-based Higginbotham Celebrates 75 Years |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fort-worth-based-higginbotham-celebrates-75-years-301725047.html |access-date=2023-04-26}}</ref>[[File:Higginbotham_Bailey_Building.jpg|thumb|Bailey Ave. Building in Fort Worth, TX]]
[[File:Race_Building.jpg|thumb|Race St. Building in Fort Worth, TX]]
[[File:Race_Building.jpg|thumb|Race St. Building in Fort Worth, TX]]
==Products and services==
==Products and services==
Higginbotham’s core service offerings include business insurance, employee benefits, personal insurance, human resources services and financial services.
*[[Property insurance|Property Insurance]]
*[[Casualty insurance|Casualty Insurance]]
*[[Home insurance|Home Insurance]]
*[[Vehicle Insurance|Auto Insurance]]
*[[Umbrella insurance|Umbrella Insurance]]
*[[Professional liability insurance|Professional Liability Insurance]]
*[[Risk Management]]
*[[Employee benefit|Employee Benefits]]
*[http://www.higginbotham.net/for-business/benefits-services/administrative-services/ Benefits Administration]
*[[Pension|Retirement Plans]]
*[[Executive compensation|Executive Compensation]]
*[[Life insurance|Life Insurance]]
=== Business Insurance ===
==Locations ==
Higginbotham provides a variety of commercial insurance policies, including [[Liability insurance|general liability]], [[Property insurance|property]], [[Commercial Auto Insurance|commercial auto]], [[Builder’s risk insurance|builders’ risk]], [[Professional liability insurance|errors and omissions]], [[Cyber insurance|cyber liability]], [[Directors and officers liability insurance|directors and officers]], [[Inland marine insurance|inland marine]], [[Business interruption insurance|business interruption]], [[Umbrella insurance|umbrella]], [[employment practices liability]], [[workers’ compensation]] and [[Business owner’s policy|business owners’ policies]]. The firm also provides [[Surety|surety bonds]] and [[captive insurance]], as well as [[risk management]] services.
”’Alabama”’
=== Employee Benefits ===
* Birmingham, Cullman, Dothan, ,Eufaula, Gardendale, Huntsville, Jasper, Mobile, Phenix City, Tuscaloosa<ref>{{Cite web |title=Locations Archive |url=https://www.higginbotham.com/locations/?fwp_state=alabama |access-date=2025-07-15 |website=Higginbotham |language=en-US}}</ref>
Higginbotham’s employee benefits division advises employers on plan design and helps administer [[Group insurance|group]] and voluntary plans such as [[Health insurance|health]], [[Dental insurance|dental]], vision, [[Life insurance|life]] and [[disability insurance]]. The firm also provides consulting on [[Executive compensation|executive benefits]], retirement plans, [[Pharmacy benefit management|pharmacy benefits]] and [[population health]].
=== Personal Insurance ===
”’Arkansas”’
* [[Home insurance|Home Insurance]]
* Jonesboro
*[[Vehicle Insurance|Auto Insurance]]
*[[Renters’ insurance|Renters’ Insurance]]
*[https://www.higginbotham.com/personal-insurance/watercraft/ Personal Watercraft Insurance]
*[https://www.higginbotham.com/business-insurance/specialties/farm-and-ranch-insurance/ Farm and Ranch Insurance]
*[https://www.higginbotham.com/personal-insurance/private-client/ Private Client Services]
=== HR Services ===
”’Arizona”’
* [[Human resource consulting|HR Consulting]]
* Scottsdale
*[[Outsourcing|HR Outsourcing]]
=== Financial Services ===
”’California”’
* [[Pension|Retirement Plans]]
* Beverly Hills, Irvine, Sherman Oaks
* [[Executive compensation|Executive Compensation]]
*[[Life insurance|Life Insurance]]
*[[Disability insurance|Disability Insurance]]
*[[Long-term care insurance|Long-Term Care Insurance]]
*[[Financial adviser|Individual and Corporate Financial Consulting]]
==Community involvement==
”’Colorado”’
The Higginbotham Community Fund is a [[Donor-advised fund|donor advised fund]] that was created in 2011 in partnership with the North Texas Community Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of the Higginbotham Community Fund |url=https://www.higginbotham.com/history-of-the-higginbotham-community-fund/ |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=Higginbotham |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Grant (money)|Grants]] are distributed to [[Nonprofit organization|nonprofits]] across Higginbotham’s footprint that are recommended by employees and selected by a Higginbotham advisory committee.<ref>{{Cite web |title=North Texas Community Foundation {{!}} Current Funds |url=https://northtexascf.org/current-funds/ |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=North Texas Community Foundation |language=en-US}}</ref> The fund is financed by employee donations and pledges with a corporate matching component.
By 2020, the fund had raised $3.4 million with $2.5 million in grants awarded. As of 2024, the fund has raised more than $14 million through employee and company contributions and has given grants totaling over $10 million.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Philanthropic Endeavors |url=https://www.higginbotham.com/philanthropic-endeavors/ |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=Higginbotham |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Colorado Springs, Lakewood
”’Florida”’
* Pensacola
”’Georgia”’
* Albany, Alpharetta, Atlanta, Macon, Marietta
”’Kentucky”’
* Louisville
”’Louisiana”’
* Baton Rouge, Bossier City, Lafayette, Lake Charles
”’Mississippi”’
* Brookhaven, Hazelhurst, McComb, Ridgeland
”’Missouri”’
* Branson, Springfield
”’New Mexico”’
* Albuquerque, Las Cruces
”’Ohio”’
* Avon, Sidney
”’Oklahoma”’
* Oklahoma City, Tulsa
”’Tennessee”’
* Chattanooga, Knoxville, Lebanon, Memphis
”’Texas”’
*Arlington, Austin, Brownsville, Brownwood, Bryan, Cleburne, College Station, Corpus Christi, Cypress, Dallas, Ennis, Fort Worth, Friendswood, Granbury, Houston, Lubbock, Lufkin, McAllen, McKinney, Midland, Montgomery, Mount Pleasant, North Richland Hills, Odessa, Plainview, Plano, Port Arthur, Richardson, Portland, San Antonio, Sherman, Texarkana, Tyler, Universal City, Victoria, Waco, Weatherford, Wichita Falls<ref>{{Cite web |title=Locations Archive |url=https://www.higginbotham.com/locations/ |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=Higginbotham |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Community involvement==
The Higginbotham Community Fund is a [[donor advised fund]] that was created in 2010 in partnership with the North Texas Community Foundation. [[Grant (money)|Grants]] are distributed to nonprofits throughout Texas that are recommended by employees and selected by a Higginbotham advisory committee.<ref name=”Elite Agencies”>{{cite news|title=Elite Agencies |magazine=Insurance Business America|date=June 2014 |url=http://issuu.com/keymedia/docs/iba2.02_emag/26?e=1100026%2F7937957}}</ref> The fund is financed by employee donations and pledges with a corporate matching component. As of 2023, the fund has raised $5,697,070 through employee and company contributions and given 1,839 grants totaling $4,508,877.
==Honors and awards ==
==Honors and awards ==
*Rank #1 in ”Insurance Business America’s” 2024 list of Best Insurance Brokerages in the USA<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Insurance Brokerages in the USA {{!}} 5-Star Brokerages |url=https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/best-insurance/best-insurance-brokerages-in-the-usa–5star-brokerages-492128.aspx |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=www.insurancebusinessmag.com |language=en}}</ref>
*Higginbotham has been recognized as an A+ accredited business by the Better Business Bureau of Fort Worth since March 1, 1990<ref>{{cite web|title=BBB Business Review |publisher=Better Business Bureau| url=http://www.bbb.org/fort-worth/Business-Reviews/insurance-services/higginbotham-associates-inc-in-fort-worth-tx-89070008/}}</ref>
*Rank #31 in the ”Business Insurance” 2016 list of 100 Largest Brokers of U.S. Business based on 2015 revenue<ref name=”100 Largest Brokers”/>
*Rank # in the ”Business Insurance” list of 100 Largest Brokers of U.S. Business based on revenue<ref name=”100 Largest Brokers”/>
* Rank #12 in the” Insurance Journal” 2025 list of the top 100 property/casualty agencies<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Top 100 Property/Casualty Agencies |url=https://www.insurancejournal.com/top-100-insurance-agencies/ |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=Insurance Journal |publisher=}}</ref>
* Rank #33 of the largest U.S. employee benefit brokers in a list published by ”Employee Benefit Advisor” and ”Employee Benefit News”<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.employeebenefitadviser.com/the-top-50-large-group-employee-benefit-brokerages-in-the-us-part-1-2016#slide-19|title=The 50 biggest benefit brokerages in the large-group market|last=|first=|date=October 12, 2016|website=|publisher=Employee Benefit Adviser|access-date=}}</ref>
* Rank #24 in the” Insurance Journal” 2016 list of the top 100 property/casualty agencies<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insurancejournal.com/top–100-insurance-agencies/|title=Top 100 Property/Casualty Agencies|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Insurance Journal|access-date=}}</ref>
* Rank # in the” Insurance” <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www..com/–insurance-/ |date=|website=Insurance |=}}</ref>
* Rank #10 in the ”Business Insurance” 2013 Best Places to Work in Insurance<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bestplacestoworkins.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=60&Itemid=1|title=2013 Best Places to Work in Insurance|publisher=Business Insurance}}</ref>
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* ”National Association for Business Resources’s” The Nation’s Best and Brightest in Wellness 2025<ref>{{Cite web |title=Higginbotham Insurance Agency Inc {{!}} National Association for Business Resources |url=https://nationalbiz.org/profile/higginbotham-insurance-agency-inc-05367/ |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=National Association for Business Resources}}</ref>
* April 2011 ”Rough Notes” Marketing Agency of the Month<ref name=”Rough Notes” />
* ”Insurance Journal’s” 2019 Overall Best Independent Agency to Work For<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wells |first=Andrea |date=2019-12-10 |title=2019 Overall Best Independent Insurance Agency to Work For: Higginbotham |url=https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2019/12/10/550839.htm |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=Insurance Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Higginbotham was one of 35 independent brokers featured on the 2014 inaugural list of Elite Agencies published by ”Insurance Business America”<ref name=”Elite Agencies” />
* ”Insurance Business America’s” 2024 Fastest-growing Insurance Companies in the USA<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fastest-growing Insurance Companies in the USA {{!}} Fast Brokerages |url=https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/best-insurance/fastestgrowing-insurance-companies-in-the-usa–fast-brokerages-487674.aspx |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=www.insurancebusinessmag.com |language=en}}</ref>
*2014 Best Agency to Work For – South Central by ”Insurance Journal”<ref>{{cite web|title=Best Agency to Work For – South Central |publisher=Insurance Journal|date=October 6, 2014|url=http://www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/coverstory/2014/10/06/342084.htm}}</ref>
* Rank #30 in ”Healthiest Employers’s” 2024 Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America |url=https://www.healthiestemployers.com/winner/2024-healthiest-100-workplaces-in-america |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=Healthiest Employers |language=en}}</ref>
*2015 ”Dallas Business Journal” Best Places to Work in DFW<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/blog/2015/04/announcing-the-2015-best-places-to-work-in-north.html|title=Announcing the 2015 Best Places to Work in North Texas – Dallas Business Journal|website=Dallas Business Journal|access-date=2016-10-19}}</ref>
* ”Business Insurance’s” 2020 Community Outreach Project of the Year (donations)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-16 |title=2020 US Insurance Awards: Higginbotham Insurance Group, Community Outreach Project of the Year (donations) |url=https://www.businessinsurance.com/2020-us-insurance-awards-higginbotham-insurance-group-community-outreach-proje/ |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=Business Insurance |language=en-US}}</ref>
*2015-2016 ”Dallas Business Journal” Healthiest Employers in North Texas<ref>{{cite web|title=Announcing the 2015 Healthiest Employers in North Texas |publisher=Dallas Business Journal|date=February 12, 2015|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/blog/2015/02/announcing-the-2015-healthiest-employers-in-north.html?page=all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/blog/2016/02/dbj-announces-2016-healthiest-employers-in-north.html|title=The 2016 Healthiest Employers in North Texas – Dallas Business Journal|website=Dallas Business Journal|access-date=2016-10-19}}</ref>
* 2024 ”Wellness Council of America” Certified Platinum Well Workplace<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Well Workplace Award Winners |url=https://www.wellnessalliance.org/resources-and-tools/news-and-information/2024/09/16/2024-well-workplace-award-winners |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=Wellness Alliance |language=en}}</ref>
*2015-2016 ”Austin Business Journal” Healthiest Employers of Central Texas<ref>{{cite web|title=Central Texas’ healthiest employers of 2015|publisher=Austin Business Journal|date=April 8, 2015|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/gallery/176601?r=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Faustin%2Fnews%2F2015%2F04%2F09%2Fmeet-central-texas-healthiest-employers-of-2015.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2016/03/24/meet-central-texas-healthiest-employers-of-2016.html|title=Austin Business Journal reveals 2016 Healthiest Employers of Central Texas – Austin Business Journal|newspaper=Austin Business Journal|access-date=2016-10-19}}</ref>
* Higginbotham was one of 35 independent brokers featured on the 2014 inaugural list of Elite Agencies published by ”Insurance Business America”<ref name=”Elite Agencies”>{{cite news |date=June 2014 |title=Elite Agencies |url=http://issuu.com/keymedia/docs/iba2.02_emag/26?e=1100026%2F7937957 |magazine=Insurance Business America}}</ref>
*17th Best Company to Work for in Texas in the large employer category of a list published by Best Companies Group in 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bestcompaniestx.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=53&Itemid=1|title=2016 “Best Companies to Work for in Texas”|last=|first=|date=|website=bestcompaniestx.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-10-19}}</ref>
*Higginbotham has been recognized as an A+ accredited business by the Better Business Bureau of Fort Worth since March 1, 1990<ref>{{cite web |title=BBB Business Review |url=http://www.bbb.org/fort-worth/Business-Reviews/insurance-services/higginbotham-associates-inc-in-fort-worth-tx-89070008/ |publisher=Better Business Bureau}}</ref>
*Named a Platinum Level Fit-Friendly Worksite by the American Heart Association of Tarrant County in 2015 and 2016<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/HealthyLiving/WorkplaceHealth/Fit-FriendlyWorksites/Fit-Friendly-Worksites-Honor-Roll_UCM_460615_Article.jsp|title=Fit-Friendly Worksites Honor Roll|website=www.heart.org|access-date=2016-10-19}}</ref>
*Received the Worksite Innovation Award from the American Heart Association of Tarrant County for our wellness program in 2016<ref name=”:0″ />
==References==
==References==
Insurance brokerage firm
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Insurance broker and service provider |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Headquarters | Fort Worth, Texas United States |
|
Number of locations |
140+ offices (2025) |
|
Area served |
Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas |
|
Key people |
President/CEO Rusty Reid |
| Services | Insurance, Financial and HR Services |
| Revenue | $905 million (2024) |
|
Number of employees |
3,200 (2024) |
| Website | www |
Higginbotham is an independent insurance brokerage firm founded in 1948 that provides businesses and individuals with insurance, financial services, risk management and employee benefit services.[1]
In addition to its headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas, Higginbotham operates in more than 140 offices across the U.S. with nearly 4,000 employees.[2] Higginbotham is ranked in the top 20 largest independent insurance brokerages in the U.S.[3]
Paul C. Higginbotham founded his namesake agency in 1948 after returning from military service in World War II. It started as a small personal insurance brokerage firm in Paul’s Riverside neighborhood of Fort Worth, Texas.
Paul’s nephew, Bill Stroud, purchased the agency in 1962 from his aunt who inherited it when Paul died.[4] Between 1968 and 1983, the firm moved four times to more central locations in Fort Worth to attract an increasingly diverse clientele.
In 1986, Bill hired Rusty Reid from American General Fire and Casualty Company to broker commercial insurance at Higginbotham. Three years later, Rusty became president and CEO at age 27. He implemented an employee ownership model to engage and reward employees in the company’s growth and established the firm’s Financial Services division to begin offering employee benefits.[5]
Higginbotham’s first geographic expansion occurred in 1998 with the opening of a second office in Dallas and was followed by several others in North and Central Texas. Then in 2007, the firm initiated an aggressive growth strategy, merging with like minded independent agencies that support its business model. As of 2023, Higginbotham had expanded its footprint to 87 offices spanning the U.S.[6]
Products and services
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Higginbotham’s core service offerings include business insurance, employee benefits, personal insurance, human resources services and financial services.
Higginbotham provides a variety of commercial insurance policies, including general liability, property, commercial auto, builders’ risk, errors and omissions, cyber liability, directors and officers, inland marine, business interruption, umbrella, employment practices liability, workers’ compensation and business owners’ policies. The firm also provides surety bonds and captive insurance, as well as risk management services.
Higginbotham’s employee benefits division advises employers on plan design and helps administer group and voluntary plans such as health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance. The firm also provides consulting on executive benefits, retirement plans, pharmacy benefits and population health.
The Higginbotham Community Fund is a donor advised fund that was created in 2011 in partnership with the North Texas Community Foundation.[7] Grants are distributed to nonprofits across Higginbotham’s footprint that are recommended by employees and selected by a Higginbotham advisory committee.[8] The fund is financed by employee donations and pledges with a corporate matching component.
By 2020, the fund had raised $3.4 million with $2.5 million in grants awarded. As of 2024, the fund has raised more than $14 million through employee and company contributions and has given grants totaling over $10 million.[9]
- Rank #1 in Insurance Business America’s 2024 list of Best Insurance Brokerages in the USA[10]
- Rank #19 in the Business Insurance 2025 list of 100 Largest Brokers of U.S. Business based on 2024 revenue[3]
- Rank #12 in the Insurance Journal 2025 list of the top 100 property/casualty agencies[11]
- Rank #3 in the Business Insurance 2024 Best Places to Work in Insurance[12]
- Inc. 5000’s 2025 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America[13]
- National Association for Business Resources’s The Nation’s Best and Brightest in Wellness 2025[14]
- Insurance Journal’s 2019 Overall Best Independent Agency to Work For[15]
- Insurance Business America’s 2024 Fastest-growing Insurance Companies in the USA[16]
- Rank #30 in Healthiest Employers’s 2024 Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America[17]
- Business Insurance’s 2020 Community Outreach Project of the Year (donations)[18]
- 2024 Wellness Council of America Certified Platinum Well Workplace[19]
- Higginbotham was one of 35 independent brokers featured on the 2014 inaugural list of Elite Agencies published by Insurance Business America[20]
- Higginbotham has been recognized as an A+ accredited business by the Better Business Bureau of Fort Worth since March 1, 1990[21]
