Chaney-Buskirk Insurance

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Independent agency

Offices: Keyser & Ridgeley · West Virginia

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Chaney-Buskirk Insurance is an independent insurance agency licensed in Fort Ashby, WV. Its website lists offices in Keyser, Ridgeley. Lines listed: Personal Insurance, Commercial Insurance, Senior Healthcare Insurance, Maryland Insurance, Employee Benefits. Agency Match assessments based on public information: Business Partnerships medium; Looking to Buy low; Mentorship & Peer Connections low. 34 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: scored from documented acquisitions, growth and offices on the public record.
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

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 · 34

Public 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 · 1728 New Creek Hwy Keyser, WV 26726chaneybuskirk.com
Serves more than one state or a wide region · Wiley Ford, Fort Ashby, Cumberland, Ridgeley, Keyser, West Virginia, Marylandchaneybuskirk.com
Three or more named leaders · Rod Buskirk Presidentchaneybuskirk.com
Size-only cap (policy P-SIZE): no independent buyer signal

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.

Two or more documented offices+15 pts
- 1728 New Creek Hwy Keyser, WV 26726chaneybuskirk.com
- 21 Sold Team Wy, Ridgeley, WV 26753chaneybuskirk.com
Serves more than one state or a wide region (supporting)+10 pts
- Wiley Ford, Fort Ashby, Cumberland, Ridgeley, Keyser, West Virginia, Marylandchaneybuskirk.com
Three or more named leaders (supporting)+10 pts
- Rod Buskirk Presidentchaneybuskirk.com
- Larry Werner Wiley Ford Branch Managerchaneybuskirk.com
- Lisa Lambert Fort Ashby Branch Managerchaneybuskirk.com
Size-only cap (policy P-SIZE): no independent buyer signal (supporting)-1 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 · 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. A current principal's tenure is documented at 21 years, separate from the agency's age. Two documented office cities. Market segment A is descriptive context. This is not a statement that the agency wants to sell.

A current principal's tenure is documented at 21 years, separate from the agency's age. Verified · +6 ptschaneybuskirk.com
Two documented office cities. Market segment A is descriptive context. Verified · +2 ptschaneybuskirk.com

Confidence: low. Separate from the rating.

Not on file: Years in operation are not established; No internal succession document; Confirmed sale interest is unknown.

Confirmed sale interest: Unknown

Mentorship & Peer Connections

Low · 15

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

Agency Match score: 15/100 · Medium confidence: 3+ public facts

Why: Insurance industry or carrier recognition; three or more named leaders

Insurance industry or carrier recognition · Community recognition: earning multiple awards, including a place among the Erie Insurance Elite Top 10 and thchaneybuskirk.com
Three or more named leaders · Rod Buskirk Presidentchaneybuskirk.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.

Insurance industry or carrier recognition+10 pts
- Community recognition: earning multiple awards, including a place among the Erie Insurance Elite Top 10 and the company’chaneybuskirk.com
Three or more named leaders (supporting)+5 pts
- Rod Buskirk Presidentchaneybuskirk.com
- Larry Werner Wiley Ford Branch Managerchaneybuskirk.com
- Lisa Lambert Fort Ashby Branch Managerchaneybuskirk.com

Total: 15 points → Agency Match score 15/100, rated Low (High at 60+, Medium at 35+).

Confidence (separate from the rating): Medium confidence: 3+ public facts · 4 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; serves more than one state or a wide region; several documented lines of business

Niche specialty line documented · Lines of business: Contractors Insurancechaneybuskirk.com
Serves more than one state or a wide region · Wiley Ford, Fort Ashby, Cumberland, Ridgeley, Keyser, West Virginia, Marylandchaneybuskirk.com
Several documented lines of business · Personal Insurance, Commercial Insurance, Senior Healthcare Insurance, Maryland Insurance, Employee Benefitschaneybuskirk.com
Two or more documented offices · 1728 New Creek Hwy Keyser, WV 26726chaneybuskirk.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: Contractors Insurancechaneybuskirk.com
Serves more than one state or a wide region+10 pts
- Wiley Ford, Fort Ashby, Cumberland, Ridgeley, Keyser, West Virginia, Marylandchaneybuskirk.com
Several documented lines of business (supporting)+10 pts
- Personal Insurance, Commercial Insurance, Senior Healthcare Insurance, Maryland Insurance, Employee Benefitschaneybuskirk.com
- Personal Insurance, Commercial Insurance, Senior Healthcare Insurance, Maryland Insurance, Employee Benefitschaneybuskirk.com
- Personal Insurance, Commercial Insurance, Senior Healthcare Insurance, Maryland Insurance, Employee Benefitschaneybuskirk.com
- Lines of business: Commercial & Business Owners Insurancechaneybuskirk.com
- Lines of business: Professional Liabilitychaneybuskirk.com
- Lines of business: Workers Compensationchaneybuskirk.com
- Lines of business: Commercial Autochaneybuskirk.com
Two or more documented offices (supporting)+5 pts
- 1728 New Creek Hwy Keyser, WV 26726chaneybuskirk.com
- 21 Sold Team Wy, Ridgeley, WV 26753chaneybuskirk.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

West Virginia resident business-entity license #100113745 (NPN 8166065), licensed at Fort Ashby, WV

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ChannelPublicly sourced

Independent agency

“Under his leadership, the agency has become one of the region’s most respected independent insurance providers”

Chaney-Buskirk Insurance

Agency Match assessments

Looking to Buy

Open to Selling

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Facts from published sources (34 verified)