Independent insurance brokerage with employee benefits and risk management focus
Higginbotham is a 1,000+ person, employee-owned insurance brokerage founded in 1948, ranked as the 18th largest independent broker in the U.S. The tech stack is office-centric (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Salesforce, Zoho) with recent adoption of project-management and design tools (Asana, Monday.com, Figma), reflecting a sales-led organization scaling enrollment and carrier-transition operations. Hiring is heavily weighted toward sales (81 roles) and support (25 roles), with active projects centered on compliance, online enrollment systems, and wellness program launches — signals of managing regulatory complexity while pushing client adoption.
Notable leadership hires: Chief of Operations
Higginbotham serves mid-market and enterprise clients across business insurance, employee benefits, retirement plans, and HR services. The firm operates as an employee-owned partnership with national reach and local market presence, backed by a values-driven culture and proprietary Day Two Services® for ongoing policy support. Current operational focus spans open-enrollment cycles, carrier transition management, compliance with federal and state regulations, and expansion of wellness and retirement program offerings. The organization is scaling sales capacity and support infrastructure to handle growing client complexity and regulatory oversight.
Core tools: Salesforce, Zoho, Power BI, Asana, Monday.com, Epic Systems, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint. Also uses Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and Canva for marketing and communications materials.
Fort Worth, Texas. The firm was founded in 1948 and currently employs 1,001–5,000 people across the United States.
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