J A Knapp Agency

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Licensed agency · channel not confirmed

Offices: Delaware · Ohio

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J A Knapp Agency is a licensed insurance agency licensed in Delaware, OH. Lines listed: Crane Insurance. Founding or history: 1988. Agency Match assessments based on public information: Business Partnerships low. 16 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.
Looking to Buy: not enough public facts for a score.
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

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 Evidence

Public signs the agency buys or absorbs other agencies: past acquisitions, growth by acquisition, added offices and the depth to integrate a book.

Why: Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry

Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry · 1988jaknapp.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
- 1988jaknapp.com

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 · 5

Acquisition Research Fit is low. Formation year 1988 is on a verified record (38 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 1988 is on a verified record (38 years in operation). Verified · +5 ptsjaknapp.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

Insufficient Evidence

Public 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 15+ years in business or in the industry · 1988jaknapp.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)+10 pts
- 1988jaknapp.com

Total: 10 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 principals want to mentor or be mentored.

Business Partnerships

Low · 30

Public 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: 30/100 · Medium confidence: 3+ public facts

Why: Niche specialty line documented; several documented lines of business

Niche specialty line documented · Auto Bondsjaknapp.com
Several documented lines of business · Crane Insurancejaknapp.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.

Niche specialty line documented+20 pts
- Auto Bondsjaknapp.com
Several documented lines of business (supporting)+10 pts
- Crane Insurancejaknapp.com
- Nanny | Home Health Professional Liabilityjaknapp.com
- Workers Compensationjaknapp.com
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- Uber Driversjaknapp.com
- Commercial General Liability, Business Auto, Property, Workers Compensation, Bonding, Professional Liability, Home Ownerjaknapp.com
- Uber Coverage, Auto Bonds, Crane Insurance, Commercial Insurance, Personal Insurancejaknapp.com
- Lines of business: Bonds & Professional E&Ojaknapp.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 · 9 facts from 1 website.

Not known publicly: Which partnerships the agency would welcome; Carrier appointments not published online.

Record & channel

License recordPublicly sourced

Ohio resident business-entity license (NPN 7184385), licensed at Delaware, OH

gateway.insurance.ohio.gov

ChannelUnknown

Licensed agency · channel not confirmed

No published statement found yet saying whether this agency is independent or represents one carrier.

OwnershipUnknown

Not confirmed. Names on a website or license are not treated as proof of who owns the agency.

Website: jaknapp.com

Locations & footprint

Delaware, Ohio

Operating office

PublishedBrowse city

Documented offices are not necessarily the full service area. Acquisitions do not establish additional offices.

Highlights

Crane InsuranceFounding: 1988

People & affiliations

John ( )Published

On file at the source page.

John Adam Knapp, Principal AgentPublished

the J. A. Knapp Agency was founded by its current principal agent John Adam Knapp in 1988.

Names & entities

J A KNAPP AGENCYRecord

Legal name on license record

Facts from published sources (16 verified)

Office locationPublicly sourced

Office location: 3967 Main Street, Suite 1 Delaware, Ohio 43015

“3967 Main Street, Suite 1 Delaware, Ohio 43015”