Holloway Ins INC
Based on public information · Profile not yet claimedIndependent agency
Offices: Columbiana & Lisbon · OhioHolloway Ins INC is an independent insurance agency licensed in Columbiana, OH. Its website lists offices in Columbiana, Lisbon. Lines listed: Personal home, auto, umbrella, business, life, health, farm/agri insurance. Founding or history: 1902. Agency Match assessments based on public information: Looking to Buy medium; Business Partnerships medium. 26 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: not enough public facts for a score.
- Business Partnerships: scored from specialties, markets and carriers published on the agency's website.
Research
Detailed profile
Geography
2 documented offices
Ownership events
8
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
Medium · 55Public 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: 55/100 · Medium confidence: 3+ public facts
Why: Documented acquisition of another agency; two or more documented offices; public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry
- Documented acquisition of another agency · Acquired first agency in 1977holloway-insurance.com
- Two or more documented offices · 105 S. Main Street, Columbiana, Ohio 44408holloway-insurance.com
- Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry · 1902holloway-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.
- Documented acquisition of another agency+35 pts
- Acquired first agency in 1977holloway-insurance.com
- Two or more documented offices+15 pts
- 105 S. Main Street, Columbiana, Ohio 44408holloway-insurance.com
- 7985 State Route 45, Lisbon, Ohio 44432holloway-insurance.com
- Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry (supporting)+5 pts
Total: 55 points → Agency Match score 55/100, rated Medium (High at 60+, Medium at 35+).
Confidence (separate from the rating): Medium confidence: 3+ public facts · 4 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 1902 is on a verified record (124 years in operation). Two documented office cities. Market segment B 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 1902 is on a verified record (124 years in operation). Verified · +8 ptsholloway-insurance.com
- Two documented office cities. Market segment B is descriptive context. Verified · +2 ptsholloway-insurance.com
Transition signals
- This agency has bought another book or agency. That is buyer activity.
- This agency has bought another book or agency. That is buyer activity.
- This agency has bought another book or agency. That is buyer activity.
Countervailing evidence: This agency has bought another book or agency. That is buyer activity.
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
Insufficient EvidencePublic signs of industry standing and willingness to share know-how: association leadership, teaching, memberships, recognition and tenure.
Why: Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry; public history of 30+ years in business or in the industry
- Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry · 1902holloway-insurance.com
- Public history of 30+ years in business or in the industry · 1977holloway-insurance.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
- Public history of 30+ years in business or in the industry (supporting)+5 pts
Total: 15 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 · 2 facts from 1 website.
Not known publicly: Whether the principals want to mentor or be mentored.
Business Partnerships
Medium · 40Public 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: 40/100 · Medium confidence: 3+ public facts
Why: Niche specialty line documented; three or more carriers named; two or more documented offices
- Niche specialty line documented · Personal home, auto, umbrella, business, life, health, farm/agri insuranceholloway-insurance.com
- Three or more carriers named · Auto-Ownersholloway-insurance.com
- Two or more documented offices · 105 S. Main Street, Columbiana, Ohio 44408holloway-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.
- Niche specialty line documented+20 pts
- Personal home, auto, umbrella, business, life, health, farm/agri insuranceholloway-insurance.com
- Three or more carriers named+15 pts
- Auto-Ownersholloway-insurance.com
- Liberty Mutualholloway-insurance.com
- Motoristsholloway-insurance.com
- Progressiveholloway-insurance.com
- State Autoholloway-insurance.com
- Western Reserveholloway-insurance.com
- Westfieldholloway-insurance.com
- Two or more documented offices (supporting)+5 pts
- 105 S. Main Street, Columbiana, Ohio 44408holloway-insurance.com
- 7985 State Route 45, Lisbon, Ohio 44432holloway-insurance.com
Total: 40 points → Agency Match score 40/100, 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 2515286), licensed at Columbiana, OH
gateway.insurance.ohio.govIndependent agency
“Our status as an independent agency gives clients a strong line of regional carriers to compare.”holloway-insurance.com
Not confirmed. Names on a website or license are not treated as proof of who owns the agency.
Website: holloway-insurance.com
Locations & footprint
Columbiana, Ohio
Operating office
Lisbon, Ohio
Operating office
Documented offices are not necessarily the full service area. Acquisitions do not establish additional offices.
Highlights
Story so far
- 1977
Acquired first agency in 1977
Published - 1981
Merged with two agencies in 1981
Published - —
Furhman Agency
Published - —
Jones Agency
Published - —
Mills Agency in Lisbon
Published - 2019
Lindsay and Associates in 2019
Published - 1977
Acquired first agency from Leland Helt
Published - 1992
Purchased Jones Agency in 1992
Published
People & affiliations
– Dennis Holloway, owner
Names & entities
Legal name on license record
Facts from published sources (26 verified, 2 unverified)
1902
“Welcome to Holloway Insurance, Inc., your locally owned, independent insurance agency since 1902.”holloway-insurance.com
Acquired first agency in 1977
“In 1977, we acquired our first agency, and in 1981 merged with two other insurance agencies to be known as Holloway, Bauer, Patterson and Associates.”holloway-insurance.com
Merged with two agencies in 1981
“In 1977, we acquired our first agency, and in 1981 merged with two other insurance agencies to be known as Holloway, Bauer, Patterson and Associates.”holloway-insurance.com
Furhman Agency
“additional acquisitions during the 1980s and 1990s included the purchase of the Furhman Agency, located at our current Columbiana location”holloway-insurance.com
Jones Agency
“and the Jones Agency, which allowed us to open a second location in Salem at the time.”holloway-insurance.com
Mills Agency in Lisbon
“More recent purchases include the former Mills Agency in Lisbon, located conveniently on State Route 45”holloway-insurance.com
Lindsay and Associates in 2019
“and the August 2019 addition of the Lindsay and Associates insurance office in Columbiana.”holloway-insurance.com
105 S. Main Street, Columbiana, Ohio 44408
“Holloway Insurance Columbiana Location: 105 S. Main Street, Columbiana, Ohio 44408”holloway-insurance.com
7985 State Route 45, Lisbon, Ohio 44432
“Lisbon Location: 7985 State Route 45, Lisbon, Ohio 44432”holloway-insurance.com
Auto-Owners
“Regional carrier options include Westfield Insurance, State Auto Insurance Companies, Progressive, Motorists Insurance Group, Western Reserve Group, Liberty Mutual Insurance and Auto-Owners Insurance.”holloway-insurance.com
Liberty Mutual
“Regional carrier options include Westfield Insurance, State Auto Insurance Companies, Progressive, Motorists Insurance Group, Western Reserve Group, Liberty Mutual Insurance and Auto-Owners Insurance.”holloway-insurance.com
Motorists
“Regional carrier options include Westfield Insurance, State Auto Insurance Companies, Progressive, Motorists Insurance Group, Western Reserve Group, Liberty Mutual Insurance and Auto-Owners Insurance.”holloway-insurance.com
Progressive
“Regional carrier options include Westfield Insurance, State Auto Insurance Companies, Progressive, Motorists Insurance Group, Western Reserve Group, Liberty Mutual Insurance and Auto-Owners Insurance.”holloway-insurance.com
State Auto
“Regional carrier options include Westfield Insurance, State Auto Insurance Companies, Progressive, Motorists Insurance Group, Western Reserve Group, Liberty Mutual Insurance and Auto-Owners Insurance.”holloway-insurance.com
Western Reserve
“Regional carrier options include Westfield Insurance, State Auto Insurance Companies, Progressive, Motorists Insurance Group, Western Reserve Group, Liberty Mutual Insurance and Auto-Owners Insurance.”holloway-insurance.com
Westfield
“Regional carrier options include Westfield Insurance, State Auto Insurance Companies, Progressive, Motorists Insurance Group, Western Reserve Group, Liberty Mutual Insurance and Auto-Owners Insurance.”holloway-insurance.com
Independent agency
“Our status as an independent agency gives clients a strong line of regional carriers to compare.”holloway-insurance.com
1977
“In 1977, we acquired our first agency from my uncle, Leland Helt.”holloway-insurance.com
Acquired first agency from Leland Helt
“In 1977, we acquired our first agency from my uncle, Leland Helt.”holloway-insurance.com
Personal home, auto, umbrella, business, life, health, farm/agri insurance
“We specialize in personal home, auto, umbrella, and all forms of business insurance. Our life and health department has a variety of coverages to choose from. We have personal, in-depth knowledge of farm/agri business insurance needs.”holloway-insurance.com
105 South Main Street, Columbiana, Ohio 44408
“in 1994 we moved to our present location at 105 South Main Street in Columbiana in order to combine the Salem and Columbiana locations.”holloway-insurance.com
7985 State Route 45, Lisbon, Ohio 44432
“Lisbon Location: 7985 State Route 45, Lisbon, Ohio 44432”holloway-insurance.com
Purchased Jones Agency in 1992
“In 1992, when we purchased the Jones Agency, we opened a second office in Salem, Ohio”holloway-insurance.com
Ownership event: Then, in 1981, we merged the Holloway Insurance Agency and the Todd-Bauer Agency with the Dave Patterson Agency.
“Then, in 1981, we merged the Holloway Insurance Agency and the Todd-Bauer Agency with the Dave Patterson Agency.”holloway-insurance.com
Acquisition: The company steadily grew during the eighties, and we eventually bought the Furhman Agency, and merged our two locations, Leetonia and Columbiana, into the Furhman building at 29 S.
“The company steadily grew during the eighties, and we eventually bought the Furhman Agency, and merged our two locations, Leetonia and Columbiana, into the Furhman building at 29 S.”holloway-insurance.com
Show 2 unverified facts (did not pass QA)
Independent insurance agency
“Welcome to Holloway Insurance, Inc., your locally owned, independent insurance agency since 1902.”
QA note: Unverified: challenge rejected. Shown for transparency; not treated as a fact.
holloway-insurance.comMerged Holloway, Todd-Bauer, and Dave Patterson Agencies in 1981
“Then, in 1981, we merged the Holloway Insurance Agency and the Todd-Bauer Agency with the Dave Patterson Agency.”
QA note: Unverified: challenge rejected. Shown for transparency; not treated as a fact.
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