SHEPHERD INSURANCE
Location: Carmel, Ind.
Agency head: David Shepherd, CEO
Years in business: 38
Awards and accolades: 2014 Inc. 5000 List; 2014 Indianapolis Business Journal Fastest-Growing Company; 2014 Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana Agency of the Year
David Shepherd founded Shepherd Insurance in 1977, right after graduating from the University of Mississippi. Over the years, the company has grown into the largest personal lines insurer in Indiana, with more than 170 employees and nine offices across the state. Today the company handles the insurance needs of more than 15,000 individuals and companies across the country, coordinating more than $250 million in written premium. Last year, Shepherd Insurance was the only insurance company to be named one of the Indianapolis Business Journal’s Fastest-Growing Companies.
