Ohio Insurance & Financial Services LLC
Based on public information · Profile not yet claimedLicensed agency · channel not confirmed
Offices: Findlay · OhioOhio Insurance & Financial Services LLC is a licensed insurance agency licensed in Findlay, OH. Lines listed: Personal Auto, Home, Health, Medicare, Life, RV, Personal Umbrella, Flood, Annuities, Business, Commercial, Farm, Surety. Founding or history: 1976. Agency Match assessments based on public information: Business Partnerships medium; Looking to Buy medium. 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 carriers named on the agency's website and 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: not enough public facts for a score.
- Business Partnerships: scored from carrier logos on the agency's website and from other public facts.
Research
Detailed profile
Geography
1 documented offices
Ownership events
2
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 · 40Public 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: 40/100 · Low confidence: few public facts
Why: Documented acquisition of another agency; public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry
- Documented acquisition of another agency · Hollanshead-Kinsey Insurance (2023)ohinsuranceservices.com
- Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry · 1976ohinsuranceservices.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.
- Documented acquisition of another agency+35 pts
- Hollanshead-Kinsey Insurance (2023)ohinsuranceservices.com
- Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry (supporting)+5 pts
Total: 40 points → Agency Match score 40/100, rated Medium (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 agency is buying now and at what size; Financing and integration capacity.
Open to Selling
Acquisition Research Fit
Low · 8Acquisition Research Fit is low. Formation year 1976 is on a verified record (50 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 1976 is on a verified record (50 years in operation). Verified · +8 ptsohinsuranceservices.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 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 · 1976ohinsuranceservices.com
- Public history of 30+ years in business or in the industry · 1976ohinsuranceservices.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 · 45Public 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: 45/100 · Medium confidence: 3+ public facts
Why: Niche specialty line documented; three or more carriers named; several documented lines of business
- Niche specialty line documented · Personal Auto, Home, Health, Medicare, Life, RV, Personal Umbrella, Flood, Annuities, Business, Commercial, Faohinsuranceservices.com
- Three or more carriers named · 60+ Top-Rated Insurance Carriersohinsuranceservices.com
- Several documented lines of business · Personal Auto, Home, Health, Medicare, Life, RV, Personal Umbrella, Flood, Annuities, Business, Commercial, Faohinsuranceservices.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 Auto, Home, Health, Medicare, Life, RV, Personal Umbrella, Flood, Annuities, Business, Commercial, Farm, Suretyohinsuranceservices.com
- Three or more carriers named+15 pts
- 60+ Top-Rated Insurance Carriersohinsuranceservices.com
- Donegalohinsuranceservices.com
- Auto-Ownersohinsuranceservices.com
- Several documented lines of business (supporting)+10 pts
- Personal Auto, Home, Health, Medicare, Life, RV, Personal Umbrella, Flood, Annuities, Business, Commercial, Farm, Suretyohinsuranceservices.com
- Personal Auto, Home, Health, Medicare, Life, RV, Personal Umbrella, Flood, Annuities, Business, Commercial, Business Ownohinsuranceservices.com
- Lines of business: Ryan August - Team Leader, Professional Agent, Farm/Ag Specialistohinsuranceservices.com
- Lines of business: Megan Trehan - Professional Agent- Medicare & Healthohinsuranceservices.com
- Lines of business: Small to mid-sized business owners in Ohio who want to:ohinsuranceservices.com
- Lines of business: (Commercial Property, General Liability, Professional Liability etc.)ohinsuranceservices.com
Total: 45 points → Agency Match score 45/100, 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 11875648), licensed at Findlay, 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: ohinsuranceservices.com
Locations & footprint
Findlay, Ohio
Operating office
Documented offices are not necessarily the full service area. Acquisitions do not establish additional offices.
Highlights
Story so far
- 2023
Hollanshead-Kinsey Insurance (2023)
Published - 2023
Runyon Insurance (2023)
Published
People & affiliations
Gary Nelson - Owner, CEO
Ben Nelson - President
Names & entities
Legal name on license record
Facts from published sources (22 verified, 1 unverified)
1039 N Main St, Findlay, OH, USA
“Ohio Insurance & Financial Services 1039 N Main St, Findlay, OH, USA”ohinsuranceservices.com
Personal Auto, Home, Health, Medicare, Life, RV, Personal Umbrella, Flood, Annuities, Business, Commercial, Farm, Surety Bonds, Group Health, Cyber Protection, Professional Liability
“Personal Auto Home Health Medicare Life RV Personal Umbrella Flood Annuities Business Commercial Business Owners Policy Farm Surety Bonds Group Health Cyber Protection Professional Liability”ohinsuranceservices.com
60+ Top-Rated Insurance Carriers
“Choose a plan from 60+ Top-Rated Insurance Carriers.”ohinsuranceservices.com
1976
“Ohio Insurance & Financial Services (OIFS) was founded in 1976 when Gary Nelson began his career as a captive agent with Nationwide Insurance in Kenton, Ohio.”ohinsuranceservices.com
Leadership: Gary Nelson - Owner, CEO
“Gary Nelson - Owner, CEO”ohinsuranceservices.com
Leadership: Ben Nelson - President
“Ben Nelson - President”ohinsuranceservices.com
Hollanshead-Kinsey Insurance (2023)
“In 2023, OIFS added Hollanshead-Kinsey Insurance in Russells Point and merged Runyon Insurance into its existing Sidney operations.”ohinsuranceservices.com
Runyon Insurance (2023)
“In 2023, OIFS added Hollanshead-Kinsey Insurance in Russells Point and merged Runyon Insurance into its existing Sidney operations.”ohinsuranceservices.com
1039 N Main St, Findlay, OH, USA
“Ohio Insurance & Financial Services 1039 N Main St, Findlay, OH, USA”ohinsuranceservices.com
Personal Auto, Home, Health, Medicare, Life, RV, Personal Umbrella, Flood, Annuities, Business, Commercial, Farm, Surety Bonds, Group Health, Cyber Protection, Professional Liability
“Personal Auto Home Health Medicare Life RV Personal Umbrella Flood Annuities Business Commercial Business Owners Policy Farm Surety Bonds Group Health Cyber Protection Professional Liability”ohinsuranceservices.com
1039 N Main St, Findlay, OH, USA
“Ohio Insurance & Financial Services 1039 N Main St, Findlay, OH, USA”ohinsuranceservices.com
1976
“a locally rooted, family-oriented agency that’s been serving Ohio since 1976”ohinsuranceservices.com
Personal Auto, Home, Health, Medicare, Life, RV, Personal Umbrella, Flood, Annuities, Business, Commercial, Business Owners Policy, Farm, Surety Bonds, Group Health, Cyber Protection, Professional Liability
“Personal Auto Home Health Medicare Life RV Personal Umbrella Flood Annuities Business Commercial Business Owners Policy Farm Surety Bonds Group Health Cyber Protection Professional Liability”ohinsuranceservices.com
Donegal
“Purchase Donegal through Ohio Insurance & Financial Services -OHinsuranceservices.com”ohinsuranceservices.com
Auto-Owners
“Purchase Auto-Owners Insurance through Ohio Insurance & Financial Services - OHinsuranceservices.com”ohinsuranceservices.com
Lines of business: Ryan August - Team Leader, Professional Agent, Farm/Ag Specialist
“Ryan August - Team Leader, Professional Agent, Farm/Ag Specialist”ohinsuranceservices.com
Lines of business: Megan Trehan - Professional Agent- Medicare & Health
“Megan Trehan - Professional Agent- Medicare & Health”ohinsuranceservices.com
Lines of business: Small to mid-sized business owners in Ohio who want to:
“Small to mid-sized business owners in Ohio who want to:”ohinsuranceservices.com
Lines of business: (Commercial Property, General Liability, Professional Liability etc.)
“(Commercial Property, General Liability, Professional Liability etc.)”ohinsuranceservices.com
Acquisition: Since then, OIFS has grown steadily through a series of local agency acquisitions and merger partnerships across Ohio.
“Since then, OIFS has grown steadily through a series of local agency acquisitions and merger partnerships across Ohio.”ohinsuranceservices.com
Show 1 unverified fact (did not pass QA)
Independent model since 2001
“In 2001, Gary made the strategic decision to transition the agency from a captive to an independent model, allowing access to multiple top-rated insurance carriers.”
QA note: Unverified: challenge rejected. Shown for transparency; not treated as a fact.
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