Novak Insurance Agency INC
Based on public information · Profile not yet claimedLicensed agency · channel not confirmed
Offices: Cleveland & Cincinnati · OhioNovak Insurance Agency INC is a licensed insurance agency licensed in Solon, OH. Its website lists offices in Cleveland, Cincinnati. Lines listed: Personal, business, life & health. Founding or history: 1953. Agency Match assessments based on public information: Business Partnerships medium; Looking to Buy low. 45 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
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
Low · 30Public 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: 30/100 · Medium confidence: 3+ public facts
Why: Two or more documented offices; three or more named leaders; public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry
- Two or more documented offices · Cleveland, OHnovakinsurance.com
- Three or more named leaders · Ryan Novak is Presidentnovakinsurance.com
- Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry · 1953novakinsurance.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.
- Two or more documented offices+15 pts
- Cleveland, OHnovakinsurance.com
- Cincinnati, OHnovakinsurance.com
- Three or more named leaders (supporting)+10 pts
- Ryan Novak is Presidentnovakinsurance.com
- Joseph Daniels is Presidentnovakinsurance.com
- Tommy Walland is VP, Operationsnovakinsurance.com
- Ira Novak is Foundernovakinsurance.com
- Robert Daniels is Foundernovakinsurance.com
- Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry (supporting)+5 pts
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 · 8 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 1953 is on a verified record (73 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 1953 is on a verified record (73 years in operation). Verified · +8 ptsnovakinsurance.com
- Two documented office cities. Market segment A is descriptive context. Verified · +2 ptsnovakinsurance.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 · 1953novakinsurance.com
- Public history of 30+ years in business or in the industry · 1953novakinsurance.com
- Three or more named leaders · Ryan Novak is Presidentnovakinsurance.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
- Public history of 30+ years in business or in the industry (supporting)+5 pts
- Three or more named leaders (supporting)+5 pts
- Ryan Novak is Presidentnovakinsurance.com
- Joseph Daniels is Presidentnovakinsurance.com
- Tommy Walland is VP, Operationsnovakinsurance.com
- Ira Novak is Foundernovakinsurance.com
- Robert Daniels is Foundernovakinsurance.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
Medium · 50Public 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: 50/100 · Medium confidence: 3+ public facts
Why: Niche specialty line documented; three or more carriers named; several documented lines of business
- Niche specialty line documented · Lines of business: Hospitality & Restaurantsnovakinsurance.com
- Three or more carriers named · Cincinnati Insurancenovakinsurance.com
- Several documented lines of business · Personal, business, life & healthnovakinsurance.com
- Two or more documented offices · Cleveland, OHnovakinsurance.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.
- Niche specialty line documented+20 pts
- Lines of business: Hospitality & Restaurantsnovakinsurance.com
- Three or more carriers named+15 pts
- Cincinnati Insurancenovakinsurance.com
- Chubbnovakinsurance.com
- Westfieldnovakinsurance.com
- Liberty Mutualnovakinsurance.com
- Travelersnovakinsurance.com
- Acuitynovakinsurance.com
- Hartfordnovakinsurance.com
- Zurichnovakinsurance.com
- West Bendnovakinsurance.com
- Grangenovakinsurance.com
- Selectivenovakinsurance.com
- Hanovernovakinsurance.com
- Several documented lines of business (supporting)+10 pts
- Personal, business, life & healthnovakinsurance.com
- Private Client Insurancenovakinsurance.com
- Personal, business, life & healthnovakinsurance.com
- Lines of business: Novak Platinum 1 Coverage Servicesnovakinsurance.com
- Lines of business: Umbrellanovakinsurance.com
- Two or more documented offices (supporting)+5 pts
- Cleveland, OHnovakinsurance.com
- Cincinnati, OHnovakinsurance.com
Total: 50 points → Agency Match score 50/100, rated Medium (High at 60+, Medium at 35+).
Confidence (separate from the rating): Medium confidence: 3+ public facts · 20 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 2262996), licensed at Solon, 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: novakinsurance.com
Locations & footprint
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating office
Cincinnati, Ohio
Operating office
Solon, Ohio
Licensed in state
Documented offices are not necessarily the full service area. Acquisitions do not establish additional offices.
Highlights
People & affiliations
RN Ryan Novak President
JD Joseph Daniels President
NP1 TW Tommy Walland VP, Operations
IN Ira Novak Founder
RD Robert Daniels Founder
Names & entities
Legal name on license record
Facts from published sources (45 verified, 3 unverified)
Cleveland, OH
“Ohio · HQ Cleveland The home office, serving families since 1953.”novakinsurance.com
Cincinnati, OH
“Midwest Cincinnati Across Ohio and the greater Midwest.”novakinsurance.com
Naples, FL
“Southeast Naples Coastal and second‑home coverage in Florida.”novakinsurance.com
Los Angeles, CA
“West Coast Los Angeles National Private Client Insurance Group”novakinsurance.com
1953
“Here since 1953 Three generations of families have trusted us with what matters.”novakinsurance.com
Families, businesses, high-net-worth clients
“Novak is a national independent agency for families, businesses, and high‑net‑worth clients.”novakinsurance.com
1953
“Founded in 1953, Novak Insurance has grown from a local agency into one of the country’s larger independent, family‑owned brokerages”novakinsurance.com
Cleveland, OH
“Ohio · HQ Cleveland The home office, serving families since 1953.”novakinsurance.com
Cincinnati, OH
“Midwest Cincinnati Across Ohio and the greater Midwest.”novakinsurance.com
Naples, FL
“Southeast Naples Coastal and second‑home coverage in Florida.”novakinsurance.com
Los Angeles, CA
“West Coast Los Angeles National Private Client Insurance Group”novakinsurance.com
Personal, business, life & health
“Personal, business, life & health — and private client through Novak Platinum 1.”novakinsurance.com
Private Client Insurance
“Private Client For high‑net‑worth families, there’s Novak Platinum 1. A dedicated private‑client practice for significant homes, collections, and personal liability”novakinsurance.com
Joseph Daniels is President
“JD Joseph Daniels President”novakinsurance.com
Tommy Walland is VP, Operations
“NP1 TW Tommy Walland VP, Operations”novakinsurance.com
Personal, business, life & health
“Personal, business, life & health — and private client through Novak Platinum 1.”novakinsurance.com
Lines of business: Novak Platinum 1 Coverage Services
“Novak Platinum 1 Coverage Services”novakinsurance.com
Lines of business: Hospitality & Restaurants
“Hospitality & Restaurants”novakinsurance.com
Berkshire Hathaway GUARD
“Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies”novakinsurance.com
Show 3 unverified facts (did not pass QA)
Independent since 1953
“Independent since 1953 · Cleveland · Cincinnati · Naples · Los Angeles”
QA note: Unverified: challenge rejected. Shown for transparency; not treated as a fact.
novakinsurance.comIndependent & family-owned
“Novak has the scale and carrier relationships of a national brokerage — yet we’re 100% family‑owned and family‑run. We’ve never sold to private equity or any other insurance broker.”
QA note: Unverified: value not supported by quote. Shown for transparency; not treated as a fact.
novakinsurance.comIndependent insurance
“Independent insurance since 1953.”
QA note: Unverified: challenge rejected. Shown for transparency; not treated as a fact.
novakinsurance.com