Chancellor Insurance Agcy, INC
Based on public information · Profile not yet claimedLicensed agency · channel not confirmed
Offices: Parkersburg · West VirginiaOwnership history
- Ownership change documented · 1982 · Jim Shriver purchased agency in 1982
Historical event. Not a sale signal, and it does not rule out future candidacy if new evidence supports it.
Chancellor Insurance Agcy, INC is a licensed insurance agency licensed in Parkersburg, WV. Lines listed: General Liability, Commercial Automobile, Personal Automobile, Homeowners, Property, Inland Marine, Workers Compensation. Founding or history: 1862. Agency Match assessments based on public information: Business Partnerships medium. 13 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.
- Looking to Buy: not enough public facts for a score.
- 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
1 documented offices
Ownership events
1
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: Serves more than one state or a wide region; public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry
- Serves more than one state or a wide region · West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvaniachancellorins.com
- Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry · 1862chancellorins.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.
- Serves more than one state or a wide region (supporting)+10 pts
- West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvaniachancellorins.com
- Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry (supporting)+5 pts
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 · 2 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 1862 is on a verified record (164 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 1862 is on a verified record (164 years in operation). Verified · +8 ptschancellorins.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
- Public history of 15+ years in business or in the industry · 1862chancellorins.com
- Public history of 30+ years in business or in the industry · 1862chancellorins.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.
- 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
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 · 2 facts from 1 website.
Not known publicly: Whether the principals want to mentor or be mentored.
Business Partnerships
Medium · 40Public 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: 40/100 · 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 · General Liability, Commercial Automobile, Personal Automobile, Homeowners, Property, Inland Marine, Workers Cochancellorins.com
- Serves more than one state or a wide region · West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvaniachancellorins.com
- Several documented lines of business · General Liability, Commercial Automobile, Personal Automobile, Homeowners, Property, Inland Marine, Workers Cochancellorins.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
- General Liability, Commercial Automobile, Personal Automobile, Homeowners, Property, Inland Marine, Workers Compensationchancellorins.com
- Serves more than one state or a wide region+10 pts
- West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvaniachancellorins.com
- Several documented lines of business (supporting)+10 pts
- General Liability, Commercial Automobile, Personal Automobile, Homeowners, Property, Inland Marine, Workers Compensationchancellorins.com
- Lines of business: Customizable and Transferrable Commercial Property Insurancechancellorins.com
- Lines of business: Exceptional Auto Insurance for the Oil and Gas Industrychancellorins.com
Total: 40 points → Agency Match score 40/100, rated Medium (High at 60+, Medium at 35+).
Confidence (separate from the rating): Medium confidence: 3+ public facts · 5 facts from 1 website.
Not known publicly: Which partnerships the agency would welcome; Carrier appointments not published online.
Record & channel
West Virginia resident business-entity license #100113943 (NPN 7268501), licensed at Parkersburg, WV
sbs.naic.orgLicensed 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: chancellorins.com
Locations & footprint
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Operating office · Mid-Ohio Valley
Documented offices are not necessarily the full service area. Acquisitions do not establish additional offices.
Highlights
Story so far
- 1982
Jim Shriver purchased agency in 1982
Published
Names & entities
Legal name on license record
Facts from published sources (13 verified)
613 Market Street, Parkersburg, WV 26101
“613 Market Street Parkersburg, WV 26101”chancellorins.com
General Liability, Commercial Automobile, Personal Automobile, Homeowners, Property, Inland Marine, Workers Compensation, Oil & Gas
“We offer a complete line of business insurance coverage to protect your business, including: Oil & Gas Insurance Workers’ Compensation Commercial Property General Liability Insurance Commercial Auto Insurance Property Coverage Inland Marine Coverage”chancellorins.com
West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania
“Chancellor Insurance Agency, Inc. has been the trusted commercial insurance company for businesses throughout all of West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania for over 150 years.”chancellorins.com
Parkersburg, WV
“Chancellor Insurance Agency, Inc. is a trusted insurance agency in Parkersburg, WV.”chancellorins.com
Office location: 613 Market Street, Parkersburg, West Virginia 26101
“613 Market Street, Parkersburg, West Virginia 26101”chancellorins.com
1862
“The year was 1862. Chancellor’s Fire Insurance business was the first company in the little Ohio River Village of Parkersburg to offer this invaluable coverage for residents.”chancellorins.com
Jim Shriver purchased agency in 1982
“Jim Shriver became owner of Chancellor Insurance Agency, Inc. in 1982.”chancellorins.com
General Liability, Commercial Automobile, Personal Automobile, Homeowners, Property, Inland Marine, Workers Compensation
“INSURANCE COVERAGE General Liability Commercial Automobile Coverage Personal Automobile Coverage Homeowners Insurance Property Coverage Inland Marine Coverage Workers Compensation”chancellorins.com
Oil and Gas Industry
“Chancellor Insurance Agency, Inc. is dedicated to serving the needs of all oil and gas industry-related businesses.”chancellorins.com
West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania
“Our primary service areas include all of West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.”chancellorins.com
Lines of business: Customizable and Transferrable Commercial Property Insurance
“Customizable and Transferrable Commercial Property Insurance”chancellorins.com
Lines of business: Exceptional Auto Insurance for the Oil and Gas Industry
“Exceptional Auto Insurance for the Oil and Gas Industry”chancellorins.com