Recognition Affirms the Agency’s Stability and Longstanding Commitment to Clients, Staff, and Community
Branford, CT – November 7, 2025 – V.F. McNeil Insurance has earned the prestigious 2025 Best Practices Agency designation, joining an elite group of independent insurance agencies from across the United States.
The Best Practices Agency distinction is awarded to participants in the national Best Practices Study, which analyzes and documents the business practices of the industry’s highest-performing independent agencies.
This year, 1,146 agencies across the country were nominated to compete for this recognition, and only 348 agencies scored high enough to qualify.
A Message from V.F. McNeil Insurance Leadership
“Our inclusion as a Best Practices Agency is both humbling and affirming,” said Daniel McNamara, CIC, President of V.F. McNeil Insurance. “Independent agencies have faced increasing consolidation in recent years, especially here in the Northeast. This recognition confirms that we’re on stable ground — and that our independent model continues to thrive. It’s a reassuring signal to our clients and our staff that we’ll keep doing what we’ve done for nearly 140 years: serving our community with integrity, expertise, and personal attention.”
About the Best Practices Study
Since 1993, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) and Reagan Consulting, an Atlanta-based management consulting firm, have partnered to study the country’s leading agencies in seven key performance categories.
Best Practices Agencies are selected every three years through a rigorous nomination and qualification process. Each must rank among the top 35–45 agencies in its revenue category to achieve this distinction.
To retain Best Practices status, agencies must submit detailed financial and operational data for review each year during the three-year cycle. 2025 marks the first year of the current cycle.
About V.F. McNeil Insurance
Founded in 1886, V.F. McNeil Insurance is an independent insurance agency proudly serving individuals, families, and businesses across Connecticut and beyond. The agency represents a number of top-rated insurance companies including Chubb Insurance, Hanover Insurance, Travelers Insurance, Berkley One Insurance, AmTrust, and more. A full list of carrier partners and services can be found at www.vfmcneil.com.
Founded in 1993, Reagan Consulting provides M&A advisory, capital raising, valuation, growth consulting, perpetuation planning, and industry research to the nation’s leading insurance brokerages.
Founded in 1896, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) is the nation’s oldest and largest national association of independent insurance agents and brokers, representing over 25,000 agency locations united under the Trusted Choice brand. Trusted Choice independent agents offer consumers all types of insurance—property, casualty, life, health, employee benefit plans, and retirement products—from various insurance companies.
