Smeltzer Insurance Agency INC

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Licensed agency · channel not confirmed

Offices: Zanesville · Ohio

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Smeltzer Insurance Agency INC is a licensed insurance agency licensed in Zanesville, OH. Lines listed: Personal Insurance, Business Insurance. Founding or history: 1962. Agency Match assessments based on public information: Mentorship & Peer Connections low; Business Partnerships low. 24 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.
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

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 · Frederick L "Ted" Smeltzersmeltzerinsurance.com
Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry · 1962smeltzerinsurance.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
- Frederick L "Ted" Smeltzersmeltzerinsurance.com
- Robert Smeltzer, Presidentsmeltzerinsurance.com
- Kimberly Loeffler, Office/Accounts Managersmeltzerinsurance.com
- Alyssa Lyons, Licensed P&C Agentsmeltzerinsurance.com
- Alyssa Smeltzer, Licensed P&C Agent, Office Managersmeltzerinsurance.com
Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry (supporting)+5 pts
- 1962smeltzerinsurance.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 · 6 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 1962 is on a verified record (64 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 1962 is on a verified record (64 years in operation). Verified · +8 ptssmeltzerinsurance.com

Transition signals

This agency has bought another book or agency. That is buyer activity.

Countervailing evidence: This agency has bought another book or agency. That is buyer activity.

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 · 30

Public 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 · 1962smeltzerinsurance.com
Insurance industry or carrier recognition · Diocesan Service Awardsmeltzerinsurance.com
Public history of 30+ years in business or in the industry · 1962smeltzerinsurance.com
Three or more named leaders · Frederick L "Ted" Smeltzersmeltzerinsurance.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
- 1962smeltzerinsurance.com
Insurance industry or carrier recognition+10 pts
- Diocesan Service Awardsmeltzerinsurance.com
Public history of 30+ years in business or in the industry (supporting)+5 pts
- 1962smeltzerinsurance.com
Three or more named leaders (supporting)+5 pts
- Frederick L "Ted" Smeltzersmeltzerinsurance.com
- Robert Smeltzer, Presidentsmeltzerinsurance.com
- Kimberly Loeffler, Office/Accounts Managersmeltzerinsurance.com
- Alyssa Lyons, Licensed P&C Agentsmeltzerinsurance.com
- Alyssa Smeltzer, Licensed P&C Agent, Office Managersmeltzerinsurance.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 · 8 facts from 1 website.

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

Business Partnerships

Low · 30

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: 30/100 · Medium confidence: 3+ public facts

Why: Niche specialty line documented; several documented lines of business

Niche specialty line documented · Auto, home, business, life, health, special events, contractor bonds, truckers, bond, SR22smeltzerinsurance.com
Several documented lines of business · Personal Insurance, Business Insurancesmeltzerinsurance.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.

Niche specialty line documented+20 pts
- Auto, home, business, life, health, special events, contractor bonds, truckers, bond, SR22smeltzerinsurance.com
Several documented lines of business (supporting)+10 pts
- Personal Insurance, Business Insurancesmeltzerinsurance.com
- Personal Insurance, Business Insurancesmeltzerinsurance.com
- Lines of business: Farmsmeltzerinsurance.com
- Lines of business: Business Ownerssmeltzerinsurance.com
- Lines of business: Contractors/Constructionsmeltzerinsurance.com
- Lines of business: Commercial Autosmeltzerinsurance.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 · 7 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 2773656), licensed at Zanesville, 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: smeltzerinsurance.com

Locations & footprint

Zanesville, Ohio

Operating office

PublishedBrowse city

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

Highlights

Personal Insurance, Business InsuranceFounding: 1962

Story so far

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Purchased branch office from Rankin and Rankin Insurance Agency
Published
Historical event: not credited to this agency as a buyer. Origin of the rated agency.

People & affiliations

Frederick L "Ted" SmeltzerPublished

Originating from a small branch office of Rankin and Rankin Insurance Agency, the branch located in Frazeysburg, Ohio, was purchased by Frederick L "Ted" Smeltzer, thus Smeltzer Insurance Agency was created.

Robert Smeltzer, PresidentPublished

Robert Smeltzer Kimberly Loeffler Kimberly Loeffler President Dedicating several decades of service to Smeltzer Insurance Agency and now serving as its President.

Kimberly Loeffler, Office/Accounts ManagerPublished

Kimberly Loeffler Licensed P&C Agent Office/Accounts Manager I joined the Smeltzer Insurance Agency in 2006.

Alyssa Lyons, Licensed P&C AgentPublished

Alyssa Lyons ~Licensed P&C Agent I joined the Smeltzer Insurance Agency in March of 2022.

Alyssa Smeltzer, Licensed P&C Agent, Office ManagerPublished

Alyssa Smeltzer Licensed P&C Agent I started working at Smeltzer Insurance in 2017 after graduating college with degrees in Early Childhood Education and Theology from Zane State College and Muskingum University.

Names & entities

SMELTZER INSURANCE AGENCY INCRecord

Legal name on license record

Facts from published sources (24 verified)

FoundingPublicly sourced

1962

“Serving East Central Ohio since 1962”