Insurance brokers
Conner Strong & Buckelew
Conner Strong & Buckelew is an insurance brokerage, employee benefits, and risk management consulting firm working with organizations that carry complex risk. Its industry groups include real estate, construction, architects and engineers, health and human services, hospitality and gaming, life sciences, public entity, and professional and financial services.
On the property and casualty side it places controlled insurance programs, subcontractor default insurance, executive risk, global risk management, and property and casualty captives, and runs a claim advocacy and consulting practice. On the benefits side it handles employee benefit captives, pharmacy and PBM management, employee communications, wellness and population health, and health insurance and joint insurance funds for public entities. A private client group serves individuals.
The firm traces its roots to 1959 and is an autonomously operated member of the brokerage holding company BroadStreet Partners; together with BroadStreet it says it ranks among the top 13 brokerages in the United States. It is a founding member of BrokerTech Ventures, a program for investors and innovators building InsurTech solutions. Its New York office was opened with a focus on the construction and real estate development sectors.
The firm says it has clients in all 50 states, with its head office in Camden, New Jersey and other offices in Wayne, Parsippany, Toms River, New York, Boston, Dover, and Palm Beach. It reports a Net Promoter Score of 92 and an average client rating of 9.6 out of 10. Compensation is commission and fee based and is not published.
Best for
Developers, contractors, and institutional owners with complex or high-hazard exposures that need controlled insurance programs, captives, and claim advocacy rather than a policy simply placed. An owner of one or two small buildings will be over-served.
What they do
- Property and casualty placement
- Controlled insurance programs
- Subcontractor default insurance
- Executive risk insurance
- Property and casualty captives
- Claim advocacy and consulting
- Enterprise risk management
- Employee benefits consulting
- Employee benefit captives
- Joint insurance funds and health insurance funds
- Mergers and acquisitions risk due diligence
- Private client group coverage
Details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1959 |
| Ownership | Subsidiary |
| Other offices | Wayne, PA, Parsippany, NJ, Toms River, NJ, New York, NY, Boston, MA, Dover, DE, Palm Beach, FL |
What stands out
- Roots trace to 1959; the firm is an autonomously operated member of brokerage holding company BroadStreet Partners.
- Says that together with BroadStreet it ranks among the top 13 brokerages in the United States.
- Reports a Net Promoter Score of 92, with clients rating the firm 9.6 out of 10 on average.
- Founding member of BrokerTech Ventures, a program for investors and innovators building InsurTech solutions.
- Says it has clients in all 50 states, with offices in Camden, Wayne, Parsippany, Toms River, New York, Boston, Dover, and Palm Beach.