Ruese Insurance Agency INC

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Licensed agency · channel not confirmed

Offices: Sidney · Ohio

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Ruese Insurance Agency INC is a licensed insurance agency licensed in Sidney, OH. Lines listed: Business Insurance, Restaurant Insurance, Contractor Insurance, Manufacturing Insurance, Home Insurance, Auto Insurance. Founding or history: 1886. Agency Match assessments based on public information: Business Partnerships medium; Mentorship & Peer Connections medium. 27 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 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: Three or more named leaders; public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry

Three or more named leaders · Chad Graeser is a Partnerrueseinsurancegroup.com
Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry · 1886rueseinsurancegroup.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.

Three or more named leaders (supporting)+10 pts
- Chad Graeser is a Partnerrueseinsurancegroup.com
- Rudy Keister - Principalrueseinsurancegroup.com
- Matt Ratermann - Principalrueseinsurancegroup.com
Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry (supporting)+5 pts
- 1886rueseinsurancegroup.com

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 · 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 · 8

Acquisition Research Fit is low. Formation year 1886 is on a verified record (140 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 1886 is on a verified record (140 years in operation). Verified · +8 ptsrueseinsurancegroup.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

Medium · 35

Public signs of industry standing and willingness to share know-how: association leadership, teaching, memberships, recognition and tenure.

Agency Match score: 35/100 · Medium confidence: 3+ public facts

Why: Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry; insurance industry or carrier recognition; civic or community leadership role

Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry · 1886rueseinsurancegroup.com
Insurance industry or carrier recognition · 2026 Best Practices Agencyrueseinsurancegroup.com
Civic or community leadership role · Civic leadership: He serves as a member of Piqua Rotary, the Mainstreet Piqua Board, the Piqua Library Financerueseinsurancegroup.com
Three or more named leaders · Chad Graeser is a Partnerrueseinsurancegroup.com

What this rating was based on (4 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
- 1886rueseinsurancegroup.com
Insurance industry or carrier recognition+10 pts
- 2026 Best Practices Agencyrueseinsurancegroup.com
Civic or community leadership role+10 pts
- Civic leadership: He serves as a member of Piqua Rotary, the Mainstreet Piqua Board, the Piqua Library Finance Committeerueseinsurancegroup.com
Three or more named leaders (supporting)+5 pts
- Chad Graeser is a Partnerrueseinsurancegroup.com
- Rudy Keister - Principalrueseinsurancegroup.com
- Matt Ratermann - Principalrueseinsurancegroup.com

Total: 35 points → Agency Match score 35/100, rated Medium (High at 60+, Medium at 35+).

Confidence (separate from the rating): Medium confidence: 3+ public facts · 6 facts from 1 website.

Not known publicly: Whether the principals want to mentor or be mentored.

Business Partnerships

Medium · 45

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: 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 · Business Insurance, Restaurant Insurance, Contractor Insurance, Manufacturing Insurance, Home Insurance, Auto rueseinsurancegroup.com
Three or more carriers named · Acuityrueseinsurancegroup.com
Several documented lines of business · Commercial, Automotive, Life, Professional, Business and Homeowners Insurancerueseinsurancegroup.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
- Business Insurance, Restaurant Insurance, Contractor Insurance, Manufacturing Insurance, Home Insurance, Auto Insurance,rueseinsurancegroup.com
Three or more carriers named+15 pts
- Acuityrueseinsurancegroup.com
- Celinarueseinsurancegroup.com
- Cincinnati Insurancerueseinsurancegroup.com
- Westfieldrueseinsurancegroup.com
- Auto-Ownersrueseinsurancegroup.com
- Liberty Mutualrueseinsurancegroup.com
- Safecorueseinsurancegroup.com
- Progressiverueseinsurancegroup.com
Several documented lines of business (supporting)+10 pts
- Commercial, Automotive, Life, Professional, Business and Homeowners Insurancerueseinsurancegroup.com
- Business Insurance, Restaurant Insurance, Contractor Insurance, Manufacturing Insurance, Home Insurance, Auto Insurance,rueseinsurancegroup.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 · 11 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 2827177), licensed at Sidney, 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: rueseinsurancegroup.com

Locations & footprint

Sidney, Ohio

Operating office

PublishedBrowse city

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

Highlights

Business Insurance, Restaurant Insurance, Contractor Insurance, Manufacturing Insurance, Home Insurance, Auto Insurance, Farm Insurance, Life InsuranceFounding: 1886

People & affiliations

Chad Graeser is a PartnerPublished

Ruese Insurance Group Welcomes Chad Graeser as a Partner

Rudy Keister - PrincipalPublished

Rudy Keister Principal

Matt Ratermann - PrincipalPublished

Matt Ratermann Principal

Industry associationsPublished

Ruese Insurance Group

Names & entities

RUESE INSURANCE AGENCY INCRecord

Legal name on license record

Facts from published sources (27 verified)

Office locationPublicly sourced

Office location: 100 S. Main Avenue, Suite 200 Sidney, Ohio 45365

“100 S. Main Avenue, Suite 200 Sidney, Ohio 45365”