Brightway Insurance expanded its national footprint this month with the opening of new stores in Florida, Michigan and Texas.

“We go to great lengths to find the right business partners to grow our brand nationally, and the franchise owners who’ve opened this month are top-notch,” said Talman Howard, president of Brightway.

The new franchise owners are:

• Dave Lego, who became the new owner of Brightway, Julington Creek in St. Johns, Fla.
• Ryan Loucks, who opened Brightway, The Ryan Loucks Agency, in Boca Raton, Fla.
• Maegan Lunte, who opened Brightway, The Lunte Family Agency, in Wylie, Texas
• Nguyen and Thy Phan, who opened Brightway, The Fan Agency, in Richardson, Texas
• Razur Rahman, who opened Brightway, The Raylight Agency, in Brighton, Mich.

Brightway began franchising operations in 2008. It has since grown to a network of more than 700 people in 19 states, and serves customers in all 50 states. Brightway is one of the country’s largest property and casualty agencies.