Bill Palmer Insurance INC
Based on public information · Profile not yet claimedIndependent agency
Offices: Lancaster · OhioBill Palmer Insurance INC is an independent insurance agency licensed in Lancaster, OH. Lines listed: Home, Auto, Life, Commercial, Motorcycle, Flood, Renters, Farm, Condo, RV, ATV, Motorhome Insurance. Founding or history: 1977. Agency Match assessments based on public information: Business Partnerships medium; Mentorship & Peer Connections low. 23 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: 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 EvidencePublic 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 · nearly 50 years in the insurance businessbpins.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
- nearly 50 years in the insurance businessbpins.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 · 8Acquisition Research Fit is low. Formation year 1977 is on a verified record (49 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 1977 is on a verified record (49 years in operation). Verified · +8 ptsbpins.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; public history of 30+ years in business or in the industry
- Insurance or business association membership · member of the Ohio Insurance Agents Association, Incbpins.com
- Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry · nearly 50 years in the insurance businessbpins.com
- Public history of 30+ years in business or in the industry · 1977bpins.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
- member of the Ohio Insurance Agents Association, Incbpins.com
- Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry (supporting)+10 pts
- nearly 50 years in the insurance businessbpins.com
- Public history of 30+ years in business or in the industry (supporting)+5 pts
- 1977bpins.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 · 3 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 · Home, Auto, Life, Commercial, Motorcycle, Flood, Renters, Farm, Condo, RV, ATV, Motorhome Insurancebpins.com
- Three or more carriers named · Encovabpins.com
- Several documented lines of business · Home, Auto, Motorcycle, RV, Life, Commercial, Flood, Renters, Farm, Condo, ATV, Motorhome Insurancebpins.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
- Home, Auto, Life, Commercial, Motorcycle, Flood, Renters, Farm, Condo, RV, ATV, Motorhome Insurancebpins.com
- Three or more carriers named+15 pts
- Several documented lines of business (supporting)+10 pts
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 2759567), licensed at Lancaster, OH
gateway.insurance.ohio.govIndependent agency
“Bill Palmer Insurance, Inc is a full service independent agency that has been serving all of Ohio since 1977.”bpins.com
Not confirmed. Names on a website or license are not treated as proof of who owns the agency.
Website: bpins.com
Locations & footprint
Lancaster, Ohio
Operating office
Documented offices are not necessarily the full service area. Acquisitions do not establish additional offices.
Highlights
People & affiliations
How to Make Bill’s Eye Twitch: An Insurance Agent’s Guide to Questionable Decisions
After nearly 50 years in the insurance business, Bill Palmer has seen just about everything.
member of the Ohio Insurance Agents Association, Inc
Names & entities
Legal name on license record
Facts from published sources (23 verified, 1 unverified)
Office location: 725 E. Main Street, Lancaster, Ohio 43130
“725 E. Main Street, Lancaster, Ohio 43130”bpins.com
1977
“Bill Palmer Insurance was founded in Lancaster, Ohio in 1977 on the belief that our customers’ satisfaction is the key to our business.”bpins.com
Independent agency
“Bill Palmer Insurance, Inc is a full service independent agency that has been serving all of Ohio since 1977.”bpins.com
Home, Auto, Life, Commercial, Motorcycle, Flood, Renters, Farm, Condo, RV, ATV, Motorhome Insurance
“Home Owner’s Insurance Automobile Insurance Life Insurance Commercial Insurance Additional Insurance Services Motorcycle Insurance Flood Insurance Renters Insurance Farm Insurance Condo Insurance RV Insurance ATV Insurance Motorhome Insurance”bpins.com
Lancaster, Logan, Canal Winchester, and surrounding Ohio communities
“We focus on Lancaster Ohio, as well as Logan and Canal Winchester.”bpins.com
Office location: 725 E. Main Street, Lancaster, Ohio 43130
“725 E. Main Street, Lancaster, Ohio 43130”bpins.com
1977
“Bill Palmer Insurance was founded in Lancaster, Ohio, in 1977.”bpins.com
independent insurance agency in Ohio
“That is one of the many reasons we are proud to be an independent insurance agency in Ohio.”bpins.com
member of the Ohio Insurance Agents Association, Inc
“a member of the Ohio Insurance Agents Association, Inc .”bpins.com
Home, Auto, Motorcycle, RV, Life, Commercial, Flood, Renters, Farm, Condo, ATV, Motorhome Insurance
“Home Owner’s Insurance Automobile Insurance Life Insurance Commercial Insurance Additional Insurance Services Motorcycle Insurance Flood Insurance Renters Insurance Farm Insurance Condo Insurance RV Insurance ATV Insurance Motorhome Insurance”bpins.com
725 E. Main Street, Lancaster, Ohio 43130
“Bill Palmer 725 E. Main Street, Lancaster, Ohio 43130”bpins.com
nearly 50 years in the insurance business
“After nearly 50 years in the insurance business, Bill Palmer has seen just about everything.”bpins.com
Bill Palmer is an insurance agent
“How to Make Bill’s Eye Twitch: An Insurance Agent’s Guide to Questionable Decisions”bpins.com
Home Owner’s Insurance, Automobile Insurance, Life Insurance, Commercial Insurance, Motorcycle Insurance, Flood Insurance, Renters Insurance, Farm Insurance, Condo Insurance, RV Insurance, ATV Insurance, Motorhome Insurance
“Home Owner’s Insurance Automobile Insurance Life Insurance Commercial Insurance Additional Insurance Services Motorcycle Insurance Flood Insurance Renters Insurance Farm Insurance Condo Insurance RV Insurance ATV Insurance Motorhome Insurance”bpins.com
Association role: Let’s not forget to mention – a member of the Ohio Insurance Agents Association, Inc .
“Let’s not forget to mention – a member of the Ohio Insurance Agents Association, Inc .”bpins.com
Show 1 unverified fact (did not pass QA)
Bill Palmer (Agent/Founder)
“After nearly 50 years in the insurance business, Bill Palmer has seen just about everything.”
QA note: Unverified: challenge rejected. Shown for transparency; not treated as a fact.
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