R B Cox Agency INC
Based on public information · Profile not yet claimedLicensed agency · channel not confirmed
Offices: Ansonia & Greenville · OhioOwnership history
- Ownership change documented · as of date of the public record · mid-1980s
- Ownership change documented · 2010 · 2010
Historical event. Not a sale signal, and it does not rule out future candidacy if new evidence supports it.
R B Cox Agency INC is a licensed insurance agency licensed in Ansonia, OH. Its website lists offices in Ansonia, Greenville. Lines listed: Auto, Home, Farm, Business, Life, Recreational Vehicle Insurance. Founding or history: 1946. Agency Match assessments based on public information: Business Partnerships medium; Looking to Buy low; Mentorship & Peer Connections low. 22 publicly sourced facts with links.
How we determined the info on this profile
- License record: taken from the state license roster.
- Offices: based on offices listed on the agency's website. More than one office can count toward the Looking to Buy score.
- Lines of business: based on text on the agency's website. They can count toward the Strategic Partnership score.
- Leadership: based on text on the agency's website. It can count toward the Mentorship & Peer Connection score.
- Carrier partnerships: based on carrier logos on the agency's website.
- Looking to Buy: scored from documented acquisitions, growth and offices on the public record.
- Open to Selling: not enough public facts for a score.
- Mentorship & Peer Connections: scored from public signs of leadership, teaching and association ties.
- Business Partnerships: scored from carrier logos on the agency's website and from other public facts.
Research
Detailed profile
Geography
2 documented offices
Ownership events
4
Ownership
Not confirmed
Agency Match assessments
Agency Match uses public information and a proprietary scoring model to identify possible business opportunities. Ratings indicate potential, not confirmed interest, unless explicitly noted.
Looking to Buy
Low · 20Public signs the agency buys or absorbs other agencies: past acquisitions, growth by acquisition, added offices and the depth to integrate a book.
Agency Match score: 20/100 · Medium confidence: 3+ public facts
Why: Two or more documented offices; public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry
- Two or more documented offices · 118 S Main St Ansonia, OH 45303coxinsurance.com
- Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry · 1946coxinsurance.com
What this rating was based on (2 factors)
Based on public information. Points come from a fixed rubric. The score is a sum of points, not a probability. Confidence is shown separately and does not change the rating.
- Two or more documented offices+15 pts
- 118 S Main St Ansonia, OH 45303coxinsurance.com
- 212 Sycamore St Greenville, OH 45331coxinsurance.com
- Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry (supporting)+5 pts
- 1946coxinsurance.com
Total: 20 points → Agency Match score 20/100, rated Low (High at 60+, Medium at 35+).
Confidence (separate from the rating): Medium confidence: 3+ public facts · 3 facts from 1 website.
Not known publicly: Whether the agency is buying now and at what size; Financing and integration capacity.
Open to Selling
Acquisition Research Fit
Low · 10Acquisition Research Fit is low. Formation year 1946 is on a verified record (80 years in operation). Two documented office cities. Market segment A is descriptive context. The rating stays Low because years in operation and size are a business profile, not a transition. This is not a statement that the agency wants to sell.
- Formation year 1946 is on a verified record (80 years in operation). Verified · +8 ptscoxinsurance.com
- Two documented office cities. Market segment A is descriptive context. Verified · +2 ptscoxinsurance.com
Confidence: low. Separate from the rating.
Not on file: Owner tenure is not established; No internal succession document; Confirmed sale interest is unknown.
Confirmed sale interest: Unknown
Mentorship & Peer Connections
Low · 20Public signs of industry standing and willingness to share know-how: association leadership, teaching, memberships, recognition and tenure.
Agency Match score: 20/100 · Low confidence: few public facts
Why: Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry; insurance industry or carrier recognition
- Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry · 1946coxinsurance.com
- Insurance industry or carrier recognition · 2018 Readers Choice Awardcoxinsurance.com
What this rating was based on (2 factors)
Based on public information. Points come from a fixed rubric. The score is a sum of points, not a probability. Confidence is shown separately and does not change the rating.
- Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry (supporting)+10 pts
- 1946coxinsurance.com
- Insurance industry or carrier recognition+10 pts
- 2018 Readers Choice Awardcoxinsurance.com
Total: 20 points → Agency Match score 20/100, rated Low (High at 60+, Medium at 35+).
Confidence (separate from the rating): Low confidence: few public facts · 2 facts from 1 website.
Not known publicly: Whether the principals want to mentor or be mentored.
Business Partnerships
Medium · 50Public signs the agency would complement others: niche specialties, referral or partner relationships, broad carrier access, both personal and commercial lines, and regional reach.
Agency Match score: 50/100 · Medium confidence: 3+ public facts
Why: Niche specialty line documented; three or more carriers named; several documented lines of business
- Niche specialty line documented · Auto, Home, Farm, Business, Life, Recreational Vehicle Insurancecoxinsurance.com
- Three or more carriers named · Auto-Ownerscoxinsurance.com
- Several documented lines of business · Home, Auto, Business, Contractors, Trucking, Farm, Homeowners, Life, Medicare, Motorcycle, RVcoxinsurance.com
- Two or more documented offices · 118 S Main St Ansonia, OH 45303coxinsurance.com
What this rating was based on (4 factors)
Based on public information. Points come from a fixed rubric. The score is a sum of points, not a probability. Confidence is shown separately and does not change the rating.
- Niche specialty line documented+20 pts
- Auto, Home, Farm, Business, Life, Recreational Vehicle Insurancecoxinsurance.com
- Three or more carriers named+15 pts
- Auto-Ownerscoxinsurance.com
- Celinacoxinsurance.com
- Ohio Mutualcoxinsurance.com
- Progressivecoxinsurance.com
- Safecocoxinsurance.com
- Several documented lines of business (supporting)+10 pts
- Home, Auto, Business, Contractors, Trucking, Farm, Homeowners, Life, Medicare, Motorcycle, RVcoxinsurance.com
- Lines of business: Home Products Auto Insurance Business Insurance Contractors Insurance Trucking Insurance Farm Insurancoxinsurance.com
- Two or more documented offices (supporting)+5 pts
- 118 S Main St Ansonia, OH 45303coxinsurance.com
- 212 Sycamore St Greenville, OH 45331coxinsurance.com
Total: 50 points → Agency Match score 50/100, rated Medium (High at 60+, Medium at 35+).
Confidence (separate from the rating): Medium confidence: 3+ public facts · 10 facts from 1 website.
Not known publicly: Which partnerships the agency would welcome; Carrier appointments not published online.
Record & channel
Ohio resident business-entity license (NPN 1703096), licensed at Ansonia, OH
gateway.insurance.ohio.govLicensed agency · channel not confirmed
No published statement found yet saying whether this agency is independent or represents one carrier.
Not confirmed. Names on a website or license are not treated as proof of who owns the agency.
Website: www.coxinsurance.com
Locations & footprint
Ansonia, Ohio
Operating office
Greenville, Ohio
Operating office
Documented offices are not necessarily the full service area. Acquisitions do not establish additional offices.
Highlights
Story so far
- 1946
1946
Published - —
mid-1980s
Published - 2010
2010
Published - 1988
1988
PublishedHistorical event: not credited to this agency as a buyer. Merger wording does not establish buyer.
People & affiliations
Ansonia Staff Ryan Cox, President
Greenville Staff Ryan Cox, President
Ryan Cox President
Names & entities
Legal name on license record
Facts from published sources (22 verified, 3 unverified)
118 S Main St Ansonia, OH 45303
“Ansonia Location 118 S Main St Ansonia, OH 45303”coxinsurance.com
212 Sycamore St Greenville, OH 45331
“Greenville Office 212 Sycamore St Greenville, OH 45331”coxinsurance.com
Auto, Home, Farm, Business, Life, Recreational Vehicle Insurance
“Products Auto Insurance Business Insurance Contractors Insurance Trucking Insurance Farm Insurance Homeowners Insurance Life Insurance Medicare Motorcycle Insurance Recreational Vehicle Insurance”coxinsurance.com
1946
“R.B. Cox Agency, Inc. was founded in 1946 by the late R.B. Cox.”coxinsurance.com
Ansonia, OH - 118 S Main St
“Ansonia Location 118 S Main St Ansonia, OH 45303”coxinsurance.com
Greenville, OH - 212 Sycamore St
“Greenville Office 212 Sycamore St Greenville, OH 45331”coxinsurance.com
1946
“R.B. bought the business in 1946 and operated it for nearly 40 years”coxinsurance.com
mid-1980s
“R.B.’s son, Nick, took over the business in the mid-1980s.”coxinsurance.com
2010
“In 2010, Nick’s son, Ryan, took over the business as the third-generation owner.”coxinsurance.com
1988
“In 1988, The Vannoy Agency merged with R.B. Cox Agency, Inc. to create the Vannoy-Cox Agency”coxinsurance.com
Home, Auto, Business, Contractors, Trucking, Farm, Homeowners, Life, Medicare, Motorcycle, RV
“Home Products Auto Insurance Business Insurance Contractors Insurance Trucking Insurance Farm Insurance Homeowners Insurance Life Insurance Medicare Motorcycle Insurance Recreational Vehicle Insurance”coxinsurance.com
2018 Readers Choice Award
“We are proud to have been named the recipient of The Daily Advocate’s 2018 “Readers Choice Award” for Insurance Agency.”coxinsurance.com
118 S Main St Ansonia, OH 45303
“Ansonia Location 118 S Main St Ansonia, OH 45303”coxinsurance.com
212 Sycamore St Greenville, OH 45331
“Greenville Office 212 Sycamore St Greenville, OH 45331”coxinsurance.com
Lines of business: Home Products Auto Insurance Business Insurance Contractors Insurance Trucking Insurance Farm Insurance Homeowners Insurance Life Insurance Medicare Motorcycle Insurance Recreational Vehicle Insurance
“Home Products Auto Insurance Business Insurance Contractors Insurance Trucking Insurance Farm Insurance Homeowners Insurance Life Insurance Medicare Motorcycle Insurance Recreational Vehicle Insurance”coxinsurance.com
Show 3 unverified facts (did not pass QA)
Independent Insurance Agency
“Why You Should Work With an Independent Insurance Agency”
QA note: Unverified: challenge rejected. Shown for transparency; not treated as a fact.
coxinsurance.comIndependent agents
“Cox Insurance Agencies are independent agents not beholden to any company.”
QA note: Unverified: challenge rejected. Shown for transparency; not treated as a fact.
coxinsurance.comLeadership: Ryan Cox President
“Ryan Cox President”
QA note: Unverified: testimonial context. Shown for transparency; not treated as a fact.
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