ARLINGTON/ROE & CO.
Headquarters: Indianapolis, IN
Number of offices: 7
Number of employees: 180
Leadership: Jim Roe, president
Rated as one of IBA’s Five-Star MGAs earlier this year, Arlington/Roe has made the cut again as a top-performing wholesale E&S broker, which confirms that they are, as their company motto attests, “doing the right thing since 1964.” A family-owned-and-operated wholesale brokerage since its formation, Arlington/Roe has several key specialty areas, including aviation, bonds, commercial brokerage and binding, farm, medical professionals, professional liability, transportation, and workers’ compensation, catering to states in the Midwest with seven offices and 180 associates working across 200 markets.
The company celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2014; president and owner Jim Roe recalls how his father “started out selling mobile home insurance to independent insurance agents who couldn’t get a contract directly with a company.” In 1972, Arlington/Roe launched its commercial operations in surplus lines, and the business has grown since – its wholesale business this year has already surpassed last year’s mid-year volume.
