Integrity’s Extensive Platform Positions Family-Based Agency for Future Growth Opportunities While Securing its Legacy of Six Decades of Exceptional Service and Support
DALLAS, November 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Integrity Marketing Group, LLC (“Integrity”), a leading distributor of life and health insurance and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire The Milner Agency, a general brokerage agency (BGA) located in Athens, Georgia. As part of the acquisition, The Milner Agency Chairman of the Board, Seixas G. “Chip” Milner, Jr., and Executive Vice President, Whitner R. Milner, will become Partners in Integrity. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Milner Agency Joins Integrity to Use Insurtech Resources End-to-End and Serve More Americans
“The Milner family are legendary in the insurance industry and we are very honored to welcome them to Integrity,” shared Bryan W. Adams, co-founder and CEO of Integrity. “Today they have taken an exciting step towards even greater success and continued growth for generations to come. As part of the Integrity family, The Milner Agency now has access to the best resources, technologies and shared services designed to take already successful agencies to the next level of production and service. The Milner family and their team of experts have worked tirelessly to create an incredible company that provides unwavering support for the agents and advisors they serve. Now, I can’t wait to see what we’ll create together!”
The Milner agency spans four generations of family management, beginning in 1958 with the founder Willis J. Milner, Jr. Today, The Milner Agency is a national, full-service brokerage agency that connects agents and advisors with insurers to meet the unique goals and needs of thousands of clients. The group offers life insurance, annuity, long-term care and disability insurance products, guaranteeing more than $170 million as an annual premium paid. With over 60 years of combined underwriting experience, The Milner Agency brings distinctive competence in impaired risk analysis, ensuring that every solution is superiorly designed to protect clients and their families. The Milner Agency also provides extensive marketing support and back-office assistance to agents and advisors, creating more bandwidth to cultivate and strengthen client relationships.
“For more than 60 years, The Milner Agency has served its clients with urgency, integrity, approachability and accountability,” said Seixas G. “Chip” Milner, Jr., Chairman of The Milner Agency’s Board of Directors. “Integrity aligns perfectly with our values and our vision for the future. We want to continue to build relationships with our growers, so they know we support their success every step of the way in the insurance process. As an Integrity partner, we can now offer growers the strongest resources and most advanced technology in the industry. It’s incredibly exciting to be a part of what Integrity is building, and we see only good things to come for The Milner Agency.
Milner Agency’s extensive industry experience and underwriting skills make it a valuable addition to Integrity’s network of pioneering partners. This powerful collective of industry leaders and icons helps prepare Americans for the good days ahead by sharing best practices, refining strategies, and improving insurance and financial services processes. The group’s ongoing collaboration generates cutting-edge solutions that better protect the lives, health and wealth of all Americans.
“Our family has a tremendous legacy in the insurance industry and we are very excited to extend that legacy to the next generation with Integrity,” said Seixas “Chad” Milner III, President and CEO of The Milner. Agency. “The Milner agency excels at relationships – we put our clients above all else. We now have a partner who can help us be just as strong on the technology side. Integrity’s products and resources are superior to everyone else in the industry. Shared services, technology platforms and marketing guidance will help us continue to excel for years to come.”
Already a long-term success, The Milner Agency can achieve its future goals and extend its legacy using Integrity’s end-to-end insurtech platform. Integrity’s business service offerings allow partners to shift time-consuming tasks to a centralized organization. These areas include people and culture, technology and innovation, accounting, legal and compliance. The Integrity Platform offers partners the industry’s most holistic resource system for agents, including instant online quoting and enrollment capabilities, the exclusive MedicareCENTER and mobile app, and assets and world-class marketing and advertising leadership.
“Our customer is the agent, so we knew we wanted a partner who could help us reach more agents, better and more efficiently than ever before,” explained Whitner R. Milner, executive vice president of the Milner agency. “This partnership extends our reach and helps us respond to specific agent needs faster and at a more advanced level. Integrity will also strengthen our back-office support and improve our technology resources, allowing us to focus on what we are doing. partnering with Integrity seems like a natural fit at the right time for The Milner Agency. We are excited to steer our business to even greater achievements as an Integrity partner and look forward to continued growth. remarkable in our future.
Enhancing all of these benefits is an exciting opportunity for The Milner Agency to provide employees with meaningful ownership through the Integrity employee share ownership plan.
For more information on The Milner Agency’s partnership with Integrity, watch a video at www.integritymarketing.com/Milner.
About Integrity
Integrity, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a leader in the distribution of personal insurance and a provider of innovative solutions for wealth management and retirement planning. Through its network of partners, Integrity helps millions of Americans protect their lives, health and wealth by committing to meet with them wherever they are – in person, by phone and online. Integrity’s advanced technology helps streamline the insurance and financial planning experience for all stakeholders. Additionally, Integrity develops products with carrier partners and markets them through its national distribution network. Integrity’s approximately 6,000 employees work with approximately 500,000 agents and advisors who serve more than 11 million clients each year. In 2022, Integrity will help carriers place nearly $20 billion new sales and oversee more than $30 billion in assets under management and advice via its RIA and brokerage platforms. For more information, visit www.integritymarketing.com.
About the Milner Agency
The Milner Agency was founded over 60 years ago while working with life insurance companies to help customers get the best coverage possible, regardless of their medical history. Over the years, the influential firm has helped develop traditional insurer underwriting practices and helped design the first-ever multi-company claims processing system. It was also the first agency to pilot imaging and downloading systems for three of the nation’s largest life insurance companies. As a BGA with extensive underwriting capabilities and experience, The Milner Agency connects agents and advisors with the best insurers and products that meet each client’s specific needs and objectives. Producers can spend more time cultivating and building relationships with customers. For more information, visit www.milnergroup.com.
SOURCE Integrity Marketing Group, LLC
