09/15/2022
G.J. GARTON INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. INCLUDED IN THE BIG “I” AND REAGAN CONSULTING
2022 BEST PRACTICES STUDY
G.J. Garton Insurance Agency, Inc. is part of an elite group of independent insurance agencies around the United States participating in the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) “Best Practices” Study Group.
Each year since 1993, the Big “I” and Reagan Consulting, an Atlanta-based management consulting firm, join forces to study the country’s leading agencies in six revenue categories. The agencies comprising the study groups are selected every third year through a comprehensive nomination and qualifying process and awarded a “Best Practices Agency” designation. The selected “Best Practices” agencies retain their status during the three-year cycle by submitting extensive financial and operational data for review each year.
Chris Heater, G.J. Garton Insurance Agency, Inc. President and CEO says he and his wife and business partner, Amber, are honored to be selected as a Best Practices Agency. It is a very encouraging to be listed as one of the best performing agencies in the United States. This could not be done without exceptional insurance carriers and extraordinary team members.
More than 2,600 independent agencies throughout the U.S. were nominated to take part in the annual study, but only 282 agencies qualified for the honor. To be chosen, the agency had to be among the top-performing agencies in one of six revenue categories.
The agency was nominated by either a Big “I” affiliated state association or an insurance company and qualified based on its operational excellence.
The Best Practices Study was initiated by the Big “I” in 1993 as the foundation for efforts to improve agency performance. The annual survey and study of leading independent insurance agencies documents the business practices of the highest performing agencies and urges others to adopt similar practices.
G.J. Garton Insurance Agency, Inc. was founded in 1958 and can offer insurance products from several different companies including Erie, Encova, Liberty Mutual, Chubb, State Auto, Progressive, Travelers, Allstate, Celina, Farmers and Mechanics, Farmers Mutual and many more.
