Cookman Insurance Group

Petersburg, Grant County, WV

Independent agency

ReputationNot yet researched

Agency Match uses public information and a proprietary scoring model to identify possible business opportunities. Ratings indicate potential, not confirmed interest, unless explicitly noted.

Opportunity Analysis

Looking to Buy · Low

Locations: 2 documented office cities

Summary: Public information supports a Low Looking to Buy rating. More than one office is not, by itself, a sign the agency is buying.

Confidence: Low

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Public 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: 15/100 · Low confidence: few public facts

Why: Two or more documented offices

Two or more documented offices · 2 Alt Ave Petersburg, WV 26847-1758“Contact Us 2 Alt Ave Petersburg, WV 26847-1758”cookmaninsurance.com verified

What this rating was based on (1 factor)

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
- 2 Alt Ave Petersburg, WV 26847-1758cookmaninsurance.com
- 96 E Main St Romney, WV 26757cookmaninsurance.com

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

Confidence (separate from the rating): Low confidence: few public facts · 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 · Insufficient Evidence

Acquisition Research Fit

Summary: Public evidence is insufficient for an Open to Selling rating.

Sale interest: Unknown

Confidence: Low

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Public signs an ownership change could be on the table: a declared sale or merger, an owner retirement or an announced succession plan. A founder still leading after 30+ years is only a weak research clue, not a sign the agency wants to sell. Past sales, restructurings and the agency's own acquisitions do not count here.

Why: No Acquisition Research Fit rating. Years in operation alone, or size alone, is not a rating.

Two documented office cities. Market segment A is descriptive context. Verified · +2 pts“Contact Us 2 Alt Ave Petersburg, WV 26847-1758”cookmaninsurance.com verified

No Acquisition Research Fit rating. Years in operation alone, or size alone, is not a rating.

Confidence: low. Separate from the rating.

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

Not known publicly: Whether the owner would consider a sale; Succession plans and timing; Book size and retention.

Mentorship & Peer Connections · Insufficient Evidence

Summary: Public evidence is insufficient for Mentorship & Peer Connections.

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

Why: Not enough public information for this assessment.

What this rating was based on (0 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.

No factor in this rubric was found in public information.

Total: 0 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 · 0 facts from 0 websites.

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

Business Partnerships · Medium

Specialty: a niche line is documented
Carriers: three or more are named
Lines: several lines of business are documented
Locations: 2 documented office cities

Summary: Public information shows lines of business or named carriers, which supports this Business Partnerships rating. More than one office is not, by itself, a sign of growth.

Confidence: High

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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: 50/100 · High confidence: 5+ public facts from 2+ sources

Why: Niche specialty line documented; three or more carriers named; several documented lines of business

Niche specialty line documented · Life and health insurance, Business liability insurance, Personal umbrella insurance, Dental and vision insurance, Home insurance, Renter insurance, Senior life“Some first-rate policies we offer include: Life and health insurance Business liability insurance Personal umbrella insurance Dental and vision insurance Home insurance Renter insurance Senior life insurance Medicare insurance and more”cookmaninsurance.com verified
Three or more carriers named · Carrier listing: Cookman Insurance Agency | Local agents in Petersburg, WV | Liberty Mutual“Cookman Insurance Agency | Local agents in Petersburg, WV | Liberty Mutual”agents.libertymutual.com verified
Several documented lines of business · Life and health insurance, Business liability insurance, Personal umbrella insurance, Dental and vision insurance, Home insurance, Renter insurance, Senior life“Our premium insurance plans include: Life and health insurance Business liability insurance Personal umbrella insurance Dental and vision insurance Home insurance Renter insurance Senior life insurance Medicare insurance And more”cookmaninsurance.com verified
Two or more documented offices · 2 Alt Ave Petersburg, WV 26847-1758“Contact Us 2 Alt Ave Petersburg, WV 26847-1758”cookmaninsurance.com verified

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
- Life and health insurance, Business liability insurance, Personal umbrella insurance, Dental and vision insurance, Home cookmaninsurance.com
Three or more carriers named+15 pts
- Carrier listing: Cookman Insurance Agency | Local agents in Petersburg, WV | Liberty Mutualagents.libertymutual.com
- Strong affiliations with reputable insurance carrierscookmaninsurance.com
- Impressive carrier network providing full scope of different productscookmaninsurance.com
Several documented lines of business (supporting)+10 pts
- Life and health insurance, Business liability insurance, Personal umbrella insurance, Dental and vision insurance, Home cookmaninsurance.com
- Business Owner Insurance, Farm Owner’s Insurance, Business Liability Insurance, Commercial Auto Insurance, Commercial Incookmaninsurance.com
- Lines of business: Comprehensive Insurance for Business Ownerscookmaninsurance.com
- Lines of business: Cyber Risk and Data Breach Coveragecookmaninsurance.com
- Lines of business: Cookman Insurance Group’s Commercial Auto Insurance Consultationscookmaninsurance.com
Two or more documented offices (supporting)+5 pts
- 2 Alt Ave Petersburg, WV 26847-1758cookmaninsurance.com
- 96 E Main St Romney, WV 26757cookmaninsurance.com

Total: 50 points → Agency Match score 50/100, rated Medium (High at 60+, Medium at 35+).

Confidence (separate from the rating): High confidence: 5+ public facts from 2+ sources · 11 facts from 2 websites.

Not known publicly: Which partnerships the agency would welcome; Carrier appointments not published online.

What we know

Public record1
Agency-published20

Not known yet

Ownership (not confirmed)
Founding year or history
Leadership

Record & channel

License recordPublicly sourced

West Virginia resident business-entity license #100114094 (NPN 8283309), licensed at Petersburg, WV

sbs.naic.org

ChannelPublicly sourced

Independent agency

“Our strong affiliations with reputable insurance carriers enable us to offer a full range of value-driven products”

Opportunity Analysis

Looking to Buy · Low

Open to Selling · Insufficient Evidence

Mentorship & Peer Connections · Insufficient Evidence

Business Partnerships · Medium

Ownership history

Locations & footprint

Highlights

Names & entities

Facts from published sources (20 verified)