HIGGINBOTHAM
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Agency head: Rusty Reid, president and CEO
Years in business: 67
Revenue: $73.7 million
Founded in 1948, Higginbotham now boasts offices across Texas, making it one of the largest independent insurance agencies in the country and the second-largest in Texas. The company has been named one of the best agencies to work for in the South Central US, and 2014 revenues of more than $73 million made it one of the year’s top P&C brokers as well. The company and its employees also devote considerable time and money to improving the community, supporting charitable organizations through the Higginbotham Community Fund.