Kesner Insurance Agency INC
Based on public information · Profile not yet claimedIndependent agency
Offices: Lima & Delphos · OhioKesner Insurance Agency INC is an independent insurance agency licensed in Lima, OH. Its website lists offices in Lima, Delphos. Lines listed: Personal Insurance, Business Insurance, Insurance by Industry. Founding or history: 1978. Agency Match assessments based on public information: Business Partnerships high; Looking to Buy low. 29 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
1
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
Low · 34Public signs the agency buys or absorbs other agencies: past acquisitions, growth by acquisition, added offices and the depth to integrate a book.
Capped at Low: size, reach and staff depth are supporting signals only. A Medium or High needs at least one independent buyer signal (a documented acquisition, growth by acquisition or a documented expansion).
Agency Match score: 34/100 · Medium confidence: 3+ public facts
Why: Two or more documented offices; serves more than one state or a wide region; three or more named leaders
- Two or more documented offices · Lima, OHkesnerins.com
- Serves more than one state or a wide region · Greater Northwest Ohio, Lima, OH, Delphos, OHkesnerins.com
- Three or more named leaders · Mark Kesner, Ownerkesnerins.com
- Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry · 1978kesnerins.com
What this rating was based on (5 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.
- Two or more documented offices+15 pts
- Lima, OHkesnerins.com
- Delphos, OHkesnerins.com
- Serves more than one state or a wide region (supporting)+10 pts
- Greater Northwest Ohio, Lima, OH, Delphos, OHkesnerins.com
- Three or more named leaders (supporting)+10 pts
- Mark Kesner, Ownerkesnerins.com
- Jerry Kesnerkesnerins.com
- Mark Kesner - Agent/Ownerkesnerins.com
- Jerome Kesner - Past Presidentkesnerins.com
- Dave Hopkins - Sales Managerkesnerins.com
- Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry (supporting)+5 pts
- 1978kesnerins.com
- Size-only cap (policy P-SIZE): no independent buyer signal (supporting)-6 pts
Total: 34 points → Agency Match score 34/100, capped at Low by the size gate (size signals alone cannot give Medium or High).
Confidence (separate from the rating): Medium confidence: 3+ public facts · 9 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 1978 is on a verified record (48 years in operation). Two documented office cities. Market segment A 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 1978 is on a verified record (48 years in operation). Verified · +8 ptskesnerins.com
- Two documented office cities. Market segment A is descriptive context. Verified · +2 ptskesnerins.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; three or more named leaders
- Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry · 1978kesnerins.com
- Public history of 30+ years in business or in the industry · 1982kesnerins.com
- Three or more named leaders · Mark Kesner, Ownerkesnerins.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.
- Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry (supporting)+10 pts
- 1978kesnerins.com
- Public history of 30+ years in business or in the industry (supporting)+5 pts
- 1982kesnerins.com
- Three or more named leaders (supporting)+5 pts
- Mark Kesner, Ownerkesnerins.com
- Jerry Kesnerkesnerins.com
- Mark Kesner - Agent/Ownerkesnerins.com
- Jerome Kesner - Past Presidentkesnerins.com
- Dave Hopkins - Sales Managerkesnerins.com
Total: 20 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 · 7 facts from 1 website.
Not known publicly: Whether the principals want to mentor or be mentored.
Business Partnerships
High · 60Public 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: 60/100 · Medium confidence: 3+ public facts
Why: Niche specialty line documented; three or more carriers named; serves more than one state or a wide region
- Niche specialty line documented · Personal, Business, Contractor, Transportation, Farm, Non-Profit, Restaurant Insurancekesnerins.com
- Three or more carriers named · Eriekesnerins.com
- Serves more than one state or a wide region · Greater Northwest Ohio, Lima, OH, Delphos, OHkesnerins.com
- Several documented lines of business · Personal Insurance, Business Insurance, Insurance by Industrykesnerins.com
What this rating was based on (5 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, Business, Contractor, Transportation, Farm, Non-Profit, Restaurant Insurancekesnerins.com
- Three or more carriers named+15 pts
- Eriekesnerins.com
- Grangekesnerins.com
- Safecokesnerins.com
- Liberty Mutualkesnerins.com
- Celinakesnerins.com
- Foremostkesnerins.com
- Hastings Mutualkesnerins.com
- Ohio Mutualkesnerins.com
- Pekinkesnerins.com
- Progressivekesnerins.com
- Travelerskesnerins.com
- Serves more than one state or a wide region+10 pts
- Greater Northwest Ohio, Lima, OH, Delphos, OHkesnerins.com
- Several documented lines of business (supporting)+10 pts
- Personal Insurance, Business Insurance, Insurance by Industrykesnerins.com
- Personal Insurance, Business Insurancekesnerins.com
- Two or more documented offices (supporting)+5 pts
- Lima, OHkesnerins.com
- Delphos, OHkesnerins.com
Total: 60 points → Agency Match score 60/100, rated High (High at 60+, Medium at 35+).
Confidence (separate from the rating): Medium confidence: 3+ public facts · 17 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 2444799), licensed at Lima, OH
gateway.insurance.ohio.govIndependent agency
“The success of our family-owned and operated independent insurance agency has been built on the foundation of taking risks, innovating, and providing exceptional customer service.”kesnerins.com
Not confirmed. Names on a website or license are not treated as proof of who owns the agency.
Website: kesnerins.com
Locations & footprint
Lima, Ohio
Operating office
Delphos, Ohio
Operating office
Documented offices are not necessarily the full service area. Acquisitions do not establish additional offices.
Highlights
Story so far
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Family-owned and operated
Published
People & affiliations
With current owner, Mark Kesner, joining the business in 2010, a third generation continues to serve with professionalism, integrity, and expertise
In 1982, Jerry Kesner took the reins from his father and continued the tradition of honest, relationship-oriented insurance advising into the next four decades.
Mark Kesner Agent/Owner
Jerome Kesner Past President
Dave Hopkins Sales Manager
Names & entities
Legal name on license record
Facts from published sources (29 verified, 2 unverified)
1978
“Kesner Insurance Agency, Inc has insured individuals and businesses in Ohio since 1978.”kesnerins.com
Lima, OH
“We have insurance offices in Lima, OH , and Delphos, OH .”kesnerins.com
Delphos, OH
“We have insurance offices in Lima, OH , and Delphos, OH .”kesnerins.com
Independent
“The success of our family-owned and operated independent insurance agency has been built on the foundation of taking risks, innovating, and providing exceptional customer service.”kesnerins.com
Family-owned and operated
“The success of our family-owned and operated independent insurance agency has been built on the foundation of taking risks, innovating, and providing exceptional customer service.”kesnerins.com
Personal Insurance, Business Insurance, Insurance by Industry
“Kesner Insurance Agency, Inc offers a variety of personal insurance , business insurance , and insurance by industry solutions to help you protect what matters most.”kesnerins.com
1982
“In 1982, Jerry Kesner took the reins from his father and continued the tradition of honest, relationship-oriented insurance advising into the next four decades.”kesnerins.com
Mark Kesner, Owner
“With current owner, Mark Kesner, joining the business in 2010, a third generation continues to serve with professionalism, integrity, and expertise”kesnerins.com
Jerry Kesner
“In 1982, Jerry Kesner took the reins from his father and continued the tradition of honest, relationship-oriented insurance advising into the next four decades.”kesnerins.com
Independent Insurance Agency
“Learn more about our family-owned and operated independent insurance agency.”kesnerins.com
Greater Northwest Ohio, Lima, OH, Delphos, OH
“Kesner Insurance Agency, Inc has grown from a one-man business to a multiple location independent agency provider serving the greater Northwest Ohio market.”kesnerins.com
Lima, OH and Delphos, OH
“Kesner Insurance Agency, Inc has offices in in Lima, OH , and Delphos, OH , and we are proud to serve clients locally and virtually.”kesnerins.com
Personal, Business, Contractor, Transportation, Farm, Non-Profit, Restaurant Insurance
“Insurance Solutions – Personal Insurance Auto Home Condo See All Insurance by Industry Contractor Transportation Farm See All – Business Insurance Business Owners General Liability Commercial Property See All”kesnerins.com
Personal Insurance, Business Insurance
“Insurance Solutions Personal Insurance Business Insurance”kesnerins.com
Show 2 unverified facts (did not pass QA)
9+ Insurance Carriers
“We represent many different insurance companies that offer a wide variety of coverage options and price points.”
QA note: Unverified: value not supported by quote. Shown for transparency; not treated as a fact.
kesnerins.comIndependence statement: We Are Independent
“We Are Independent”
QA note: Unverified: challenge rejected. Shown for transparency; not treated as a fact.
kesnerins.com