Blackstone Insurance Agency INC
Based on public information · Profile not yet claimedIndependent agency
Offices: Bellville & Lexington · OhioBlackstone Insurance Agency INC is an independent insurance agency licensed in Bellville, OH. Its website lists offices in Bellville, Lexington. Lines listed: Auto, Business, Farm, Home, Life, Motorcycle & Recreation Vehicle. Founding or history: 1982. Agency Match assessments based on public information: Business Partnerships medium; Looking to Buy low; Mentorship & Peer Connections low. 19 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 carriers named 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 specialties, markets and carriers published on the agency's website.
Research
Detailed profile
Geography
2 documented offices
Ownership events
None documented
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 · 30Public 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: 30/100 · Medium confidence: 3+ public facts
Why: Two or more documented offices; three or more named leaders; public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry
- Two or more documented offices · Office location: 5888 State Route 13 Bellville, Ohio 44813blackstone-insurance.com
- Three or more named leaders · Jake Blackstone – Presidentblackstone-insurance.com
- Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry · 1982blackstone-insurance.com
What this rating was based on (3 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
- Office location: 5888 State Route 13 Bellville, Ohio 44813blackstone-insurance.com
- Lexington, Ohioblackstone-insurance.com
- Three or more named leaders (supporting)+10 pts
- Jake Blackstone – Presidentblackstone-insurance.com
- Leadership: Loren Blackstone – Vice Presidentblackstone-insurance.com
- Leadership: Kyle Babcock – Treasurer/Secretaryblackstone-insurance.com
- Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry (supporting)+5 pts
Total: 30 points → Agency Match score 30/100, rated Low (High at 60+, Medium at 35+).
Confidence (separate from the rating): Medium confidence: 3+ public facts · 6 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 1982 is on a verified record (44 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 1982 is on a verified record (44 years in operation). Verified · +8 ptsblackstone-insurance.com
- Two documented office cities. Market segment A is descriptive context. Verified · +2 ptsblackstone-insurance.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 · 30Public signs of industry standing and willingness to share know-how: association leadership, teaching, memberships, recognition and tenure.
Agency Match score: 30/100 · Medium confidence: 3+ public facts
Why: Insurance or business association membership; public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry; three or more named leaders
- Insurance or business association membership · Ohio Insurance Agents’ Associationblackstone-insurance.com
- Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry · 1982blackstone-insurance.com
- Three or more named leaders · Jake Blackstone – Presidentblackstone-insurance.com
What this rating was based on (3 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.
- Insurance or business association membership+15 pts
- Ohio Insurance Agents’ Associationblackstone-insurance.com
- Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry (supporting)+10 pts
- Three or more named leaders (supporting)+5 pts
- Jake Blackstone – Presidentblackstone-insurance.com
- Leadership: Loren Blackstone – Vice Presidentblackstone-insurance.com
- Leadership: Kyle Babcock – Treasurer/Secretaryblackstone-insurance.com
Total: 30 points → Agency Match score 30/100, rated Low (High at 60+, Medium at 35+).
Confidence (separate from the rating): Medium confidence: 3+ public facts · 5 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, Business, Farm, Home, Life, Motorcycle & Recreation Vehicleblackstone-insurance.com
- Three or more carriers named · Anthemblackstone-insurance.com
- Several documented lines of business · business, commercial, auto, home, and life insuranceblackstone-insurance.com
- Two or more documented offices · Office location: 5888 State Route 13 Bellville, Ohio 44813blackstone-insurance.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, Business, Farm, Home, Life, Motorcycle & Recreation Vehicleblackstone-insurance.com
- Three or more carriers named+15 pts
- Anthemblackstone-insurance.com
- Erieblackstone-insurance.com
- Foremostblackstone-insurance.com
- Hagertyblackstone-insurance.com
- Medical Mutualblackstone-insurance.com
- Pekinblackstone-insurance.com
- Progressiveblackstone-insurance.com
- Several documented lines of business (supporting)+10 pts
- business, commercial, auto, home, and life insuranceblackstone-insurance.com
- Two or more documented offices (supporting)+5 pts
- Office location: 5888 State Route 13 Bellville, Ohio 44813blackstone-insurance.com
- Lexington, Ohioblackstone-insurance.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 · 11 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 2515325), licensed at Bellville, OH
gateway.insurance.ohio.govIndependent agency
“Blackstone Insurance Agency is an independent insurance agency located in North Central Ohio.”blackstone-insurance.com
Not confirmed. Names on a website or license are not treated as proof of who owns the agency.
Website: blackstone-insurance.com
Locations & footprint
Bellville, Ohio
Operating office
Lexington, Ohio
Operating office
Documented offices are not necessarily the full service area. Acquisitions do not establish additional offices.
Highlights
People & affiliations
Our Team Jake Blackstone – President
Loren Blackstone – Vice President
Kyle Babcock – Treasurer/Secretary
Ohio Insurance Agents’ Association
Names & entities
Legal name on license record
Facts from published sources (19 verified)
Office location: 5888 State Route 13 Bellville, Ohio 44813
“5888 State Route 13 Bellville, Ohio 44813”blackstone-insurance.com
Independent insurance agency
“Blackstone Insurance Agency is an independent insurance agency located in North Central Ohio.”blackstone-insurance.com
Auto, Business, Farm, Home, Life, Motorcycle & Recreation Vehicle
“Our Insurance Solutions Auto Business Farm Home Life Motorcycle & Recreation Vehicle”blackstone-insurance.com
North Central Ohio
“Blackstone Insurance Agency is an independent insurance agency located in North Central Ohio.”blackstone-insurance.com
1982
“Blackstone Insurance was founded in 1982 by Loren Blackstone.”blackstone-insurance.com
Lexington, Ohio
“Headquartered in Lexington, Ohio, Blackstone Insurance represents several regional and national carriers”blackstone-insurance.com
Jake Blackstone – President
“Our Team Jake Blackstone – President”blackstone-insurance.com
Leadership: Loren Blackstone – Vice President
“Loren Blackstone – Vice President”blackstone-insurance.com
Leadership: Kyle Babcock – Treasurer/Secretary
“Kyle Babcock – Treasurer/Secretary”blackstone-insurance.com
business, commercial, auto, home, and life insurance
“meet each client’s need for business, commercial, auto, home, and life insurance.”blackstone-insurance.com
Ohio Insurance Agents’ Association
“Blackstone Insurance participates in the Ohio Insurance Agents’ Association.”blackstone-insurance.com
Clear Fork Valley Chamber of Commerce
“He is active in the community, being involved with the Clear Fork Valley Chamber of Commerce and Hilltop Community Church.”blackstone-insurance.com