Payne & Brown Insurance Agency INC
Based on public information · Profile not yet claimedIndependent agency
Offices: Sunbury · OhioPayne & Brown Insurance Agency INC is an independent insurance agency licensed in Sunbury, OH. Lines listed: Personal and Business Insurance. Founding or history: 1965. 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: Three or more named leaders; public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry
- Three or more named leaders · Stephen Brown - Principalpaynebrown.com
- Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry · 1965paynebrown.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
- Stephen Brown - Principalpaynebrown.com
- Deb Payne - Agentpaynebrown.com
- Robert Thompson - Partner – Agentpaynebrown.com
- Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry (supporting)+5 pts
- 1965paynebrown.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 · 8Acquisition Research Fit is low. Formation year 1965 is on a verified record (61 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 1965 is on a verified record (61 years in operation). Verified · +8 ptspaynebrown.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: Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry; insurance industry or carrier recognition; public history of 30+ years in business or in the industry
- Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry · 1965paynebrown.com
- Insurance industry or carrier recognition · Leadership Circle Agency with Grange Insurancepaynebrown.com
- Public history of 30+ years in business or in the industry · 1965paynebrown.com
- Three or more named leaders · Stephen Brown - Principalpaynebrown.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
- 1965paynebrown.com
- Insurance industry or carrier recognition+10 pts
- Leadership Circle Agency with Grange Insurancepaynebrown.com
- Public history of 30+ years in business or in the industry (supporting)+5 pts
- 1965paynebrown.com
- Three or more named leaders (supporting)+5 pts
- Stephen Brown - Principalpaynebrown.com
- Deb Payne - Agentpaynebrown.com
- Robert Thompson - Partner – Agentpaynebrown.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 · 6 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 · Business Owners Insurance, General Liability Insurance, Commercial Umbrella Insurance, Commercial Property Inspaynebrown.com
- Three or more carriers named · Ohio Mutual leading agencypaynebrown.com
- Several documented lines of business · Personal and Business Insurancepaynebrown.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 Owners Insurance, General Liability Insurance, Commercial Umbrella Insurance, Commercial Property Insurance, Fapaynebrown.com
- Three or more carriers named+15 pts
- Ohio Mutual leading agencypaynebrown.com
- Westfield Insurancepaynebrown.com
- Grange Insurancepaynebrown.com
- Several documented lines of business (supporting)+10 pts
- Personal and Business Insurancepaynebrown.com
- Personal and Business Insurancepaynebrown.com
- Personal Home Insurance, Auto Insurance, Motorcycle Insurance, Condo Insurance, Flood Insurancepaynebrown.com
- Lines of business: Life Insurancepaynebrown.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 · 8 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 2441385), licensed at Sunbury, OH
gateway.insurance.ohio.govIndependent agency
“We are your trusted independent insurance agency.”paynebrown.com
Not confirmed. Names on a website or license are not treated as proof of who owns the agency.
Website: paynebrown.com
Locations & footprint
Sunbury, Ohio
Operating office
Documented offices are not necessarily the full service area. Acquisitions do not establish additional offices.
Highlights
People & affiliations
Payne & Brown – Sunbury Stephen Brown Principal
Payne & Brown – Danville Deb Payne Agent
B & T Insurance – Johnstown Robert Thompson Partner – Agent
After his retirement in 1992, Steve Brown took over the agency coming from an underwriting position of five years at a regional insurance carrier.
Names & entities
Legal name on license record
Facts from published sources (23 verified, 2 unverified)
1965
“Payne & Brown Insurance has been fostering valued relationships with clients since 1965 from their hometown Sunbury office.”paynebrown.com
Sunbury, OH
“Sunbury, OH , Johnstown, OH , Marengo, OH , Danville, OH , Delaware, OH , Upper Sandusky, OH , and Newark, OH .”paynebrown.com
Personal and Business Insurance
“Payne & Brown Insurance offers personal insurance and business insurance.”paynebrown.com
Ohio
“We write policies in the entire state of Ohio, including but not limited to Franklin, Delaware, Knox, Morrow, Licking, Wyandot, Fairfield, Madison, Fayette and Union Counties.”paynebrown.com
Ohio Mutual leading agency
“Ohio Mutual leading agency and largest farm writers in Ohio”paynebrown.com
Westfield Insurance
“Recipient of the 25 years “Old Man on the Fence” award from Westfield Insurance”paynebrown.com
Grange Insurance
“Named a Leadership Circle Agency with Grange Insurance”paynebrown.com
25 years “Old Man on the Fence” award from Westfield Insurance
“Recipient of the 25 years “Old Man on the Fence” award from Westfield Insurance”paynebrown.com
Leadership Circle Agency with Grange Insurance
“Named a Leadership Circle Agency with Grange Insurance”paynebrown.com
1965
“Payne & Brown Insurance Agency launched in 1965 in Jerry Payne’s Sunbury, OH home”paynebrown.com
Sunbury, OH
“seven independent office locations throughout Ohio, including Sunbury, OH”paynebrown.com
Independent Insurance Agency
“We are your trusted independent insurance agency.”paynebrown.com
Personal and Business Insurance
“writing over 80 different personal and business insurance coverages”paynebrown.com
Independent insurance agency
“Payne & Brown Insurance is an independent insurance agency made up of exceptional, passionate people focused on protecting you from the unexpected.”paynebrown.com
Stephen Brown - Principal
“Payne & Brown – Sunbury Stephen Brown Principal”paynebrown.com
Robert Thompson - Partner – Agent
“B & T Insurance – Johnstown Robert Thompson Partner – Agent”paynebrown.com
Personal Home Insurance, Auto Insurance, Motorcycle Insurance, Condo Insurance, Flood Insurance
“Personal Home Insurance Auto Insurance Motorcycle Insurance Condo Insurance Flood Insurance”paynebrown.com
Business Owners Insurance, General Liability Insurance, Commercial Umbrella Insurance, Commercial Property Insurance, Farm Insurance
“Business Owners Insurance General Liability Insurance Commercial Umbrella Insurance Commercial Property Insurance Farm Insurance”paynebrown.com
Entire state of Ohio
“We write policies in the entire state of Ohio, including but not limited to Franklin, Delaware, Knox, Morrow, Licking, Wyandot, Fairfield, Madison, Fayette and Union Counties.”paynebrown.com
Sunbury, Danville, Upper Sandusky, Marengo, Johnstown, Delaware, Newark
“Payne & Brown Insurance Sunbury Danville Upper Sandusky Premier Risk Insurance B & T Insurance Hilborn Insurance Reinhard Insurance”paynebrown.com
Show 2 unverified facts (did not pass QA)
Independent Insurance Agency
“We are a multi-carrier, client-focused agency, providing personal and business insurance solutions to individuals and businesses.”
QA note: Unverified: independence wording absent, value not supported by quote. Shown for transparency; not treated as a fact.
paynebrown.comSteve Brown (Owner/Manager)
“After his retirement in 1992, Steve Brown took over the agency coming from an underwriting position of five years at a regional insurance carrier.”
QA note: Unverified: challenge rejected. Shown for transparency; not treated as a fact.
paynebrown.com