The Insurance Connection LLC
Based on public information · Profile not yet claimedLicensed agency · channel not confirmed
Offices: Cincinnati · OhioResearch incomplete: the agency's website could not be fetched in the latest research pass. Assessments use only facts accepted before that pass.
The Insurance Connection LLC is a licensed insurance agency licensed in Cincinnati, OH. Lines listed: Independent Insurance Agency. Founding or history: 2001. Agency Match assessments based on public information: Mentorship & Peer Connections low. 9 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: not enough public facts for a score.
- 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: not enough public facts for a score.
Research
Some research
Geography
1 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
Insufficient EvidencePublic signs the agency buys or absorbs other agencies: past acquisitions, growth by acquisition, added offices and the depth to integrate a book.
Research incomplete: scored only on evidence already accepted. This is a completeness note, not a confidence level.
Why: Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry
- Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry · 2001theinsconnection.com
What this rating was based on (1 factor)
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)+5 pts
Total: 5 points → Insufficient Evidence: a rating needs at least two facts including one core factor for this assessment.
Confidence (separate from the rating): not given without a rating · 1 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 · 5Acquisition Research Fit is low. Formation year 2001 is on a verified record (25 years in operation). 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 2001 is on a verified record (25 years in operation). Verified · +5 ptstheinsconnection.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 · 25Public signs of industry standing and willingness to share know-how: association leadership, teaching, memberships, recognition and tenure.
Research incomplete: scored only on evidence already accepted. This is a completeness note, not a confidence level.
Agency Match score: 25/100 · Low confidence: few public facts
Why: Insurance or business association membership; public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry
- Insurance or business association membership · SIAA Membershiptheinsconnection.com
- Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry · 2001theinsconnection.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.
- Insurance or business association membership+15 pts
- SIAA Membershiptheinsconnection.com
- Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry (supporting)+10 pts
Total: 25 points → Agency Match score 25/100, 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
Insufficient EvidencePublic signs the agency would complement others: niche specialties, referral or partner relationships, broad carrier access, both personal and commercial lines, and regional reach.
Research incomplete: scored only on evidence already accepted. This is a completeness note, not a confidence level.
Why: Not enough public information for this assessment.
What this rating was based on (0 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.
No factor in this rubric was found in public information.
Total: 0 points → Insufficient Evidence: a rating needs at least two facts including one core factor for this assessment.
Confidence (separate from the rating): not given without a rating · 0 facts from 0 websites.
Not known publicly: Which partnerships the agency would welcome; Carrier appointments not published online.
Record & channel
Ohio resident business-entity license (NPN 8423381), licensed at Cincinnati, 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: theinsconnection.com
Locations & footprint
Cincinnati, Ohio
Operating office
Documented offices are not necessarily the full service area. Acquisitions do not establish additional offices.
Highlights
People & affiliations
Meet The Team Michael Rice Principal/Owner
In 2001 Mike Rice and Vin Petreccia started their own independent insurance agency, American Heritage Insurance Group, from scratch.
SIAA Membership
Names & entities
Legal name on license record
Facts from published sources (9 verified, 2 unverified)
Office location: 9675 Montgomery Rd. Suite 101 Cincinnati, OH 45242
“9675 Montgomery Rd. Suite 101 Cincinnati, OH 45242”theinsconnection.com
Independent Insurance Agency
“Helping agents build successful insurance careers and create thriving independent agencies.”theinsconnection.com
Access to top-rated insurance carriers
“Becoming a member of The Insurance Connection opens the door to a wealth of advantages, such as access to top-rated insurance carriers”theinsconnection.com
2001
“In 2001 Mike Rice and Vin Petreccia started their own independent insurance agency, American Heritage Insurance Group, from scratch.”theinsconnection.com
Michael Rice, Principal/Owner
“Meet The Team Michael Rice Principal/Owner”theinsconnection.com
Office location: 9675 Montgomery Rd. Suite 101 Cincinnati, OH 45242
“9675 Montgomery Rd. Suite 101 Cincinnati, OH 45242”theinsconnection.com
Master Agency for SIAA
“So, in 2005 when Mike and Vin were offered the opportunity to join SIAA as a Master Agency, it was an easy decision for them to make.”theinsconnection.com
Western 30 counties of Ohio (I-75 corridor from Cincinnati to Toledo)
“The Insurance Connection is the Master Agency for SIAA in the western 30 counties of Ohio (the I-75 corridor from Cincinnati to Toledo).”theinsconnection.com
Show 2 unverified facts (did not pass QA)
Vin Petreccia, Co-founder
“In 2001 Mike Rice and Vin Petreccia started their own independent insurance agency, American Heritage Insurance Group, from scratch.”
QA note: Unverified: challenge rejected. Shown for transparency; not treated as a fact.
theinsconnection.comOwned and operated by independent agents
“And we are even more proud to still be an organization owned and operated by independent agents, because it is that characteristic that sets us apart from the other organizations that call themselves an agency group or network.”
QA note: Unverified: challenge rejected. Shown for transparency; not treated as a fact.
theinsconnection.com