Insurance brokers
TrueNorth Companies
TrueNorth Companies is an independent insurance and risk management firm headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It was established in November 2001 through the merger of Davis Jones Lamb Insurance, Insurance Service Corporation, and Verhille & Associates, and its leadership says the firm remains privately held.
The firm is organised around practice groups rather than product lines. Business solutions cover benefits and financial strategies, risk and workforce solutions, construction, transportation, manufacturing and distribution, and the public sector and K-12, with a separate offering for individual truck drivers. A personal lines side covers home, health, and life for individuals and families.
Transportation is the deepest speciality. TrueNorth has been an American Trucking Associations member since 2010, contributes to ATRI advisory committees, holds a Truckload Carriers Association Ambassadors Club recognition for 25+ years of membership, and co-produces a trucking podcast with Scopelitis Transportation Consulting. It was named a 2025 Best Practices Agency by Reagan Consulting and the Big “I”, and ranks #47 on the Dowling Hales Report Top 100 — a ranking that includes First MainStreet Insurance and its strategic affiliates.
Offices are in Cedar Rapids at 500 1st St SE and in West Des Moines, which opened as a Central Iowa regional office in 2005. The site names no dedicated real estate practice, so owners of apartment, manufactured housing, or self-storage assets should ask which practice group would hold the account and what property and liability markets it can reach.
Best for
Midwest businesses in construction, trucking, manufacturing, or the public sector that want a broker with a dedicated practice team, plus individual truck drivers and personal lines clients. The site names no real estate practice.
What they do
- Commercial insurance and risk management
- Construction insurance programmes
- Transportation and trucking insurance
- Individual truck driver coverage
- Employee benefits and financial strategies
- Risk and workforce solutions
- Manufacturing and distribution programmes
- Public sector and K-12 coverage
- Personal insurance for individuals and families
Details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 |
| Ownership | Private |
| Other offices | West Des Moines, IA |
| Memberships | American Trucking Associations member since 2010, Truckload Carriers Association Ambassadors Club, 2025 Reagan Big “I” Best Practices Agency |
What stands out
- Established in November 2001 through the merger of three Eastern Iowa insurance firms.
- Ranks #47 on the Dowling Hales Report Top 100 of property and casualty brokers, including First MainStreet Insurance and its affiliates.
- Named a 2025 Best Practices Agency by Reagan Consulting and the Big “I”.
- American Trucking Associations member since 2010, with 25+ years in the TCA Ambassadors Club.