Co-founders and co-chairs
BRIGHTWAY INSURANCE
In 2008, brothers David and Michael Miller joined together to establish Brightway Insurance with the goal of changing “what consumers could expect from the independent insurance agency model in the US and build a company dedicated to helping everyone associated with it reach his or her personal potential.” Together, they set up an operating mandate of ‘win-win-win’ – for the agents, the customers and the employees. They also established the agency’s core values of smart, accountable and trustworthy, which are used in decision-making by everyone in the Brightway system to ensure win-win-win outcomes.
With more than $430 million in annual written premium, Brightway has grown over the past eight years to encompass 770 employees in 12 states, serving customers across the country. In 2015, Forbes recognized Brightway as America’s number-one “Franchise to Buy.” The company was also named a top franchise three years in a row by Entrepreneur magazine and one of the fastest-growing private companies in America for nine consecutive years by Inc. 5000.
Apart from their insurance agency business, the Miller brothers are involved with United Way of Northeast Florida. David is the immediate past president of the Stein Fellowship Program and is currently a mentor, while Michael has focused his attention on developing a mentoring program that provides positive role models for the Jacksonville LGBT community.
