At ALKEME, we do things a little bit differently.
Welcome to a group of insurance people that are doing things a little bit differently. In an industry saturated with conventional approaches, we stand out as the disruptors, the innovators and the architects of change.
We are owners/operators to the core and will never change the way we approach managing our business, working with our customers or interacting with our team.
We’re not just doing things differently, we’re defining a new standard for insurance.
2020
It all started with 7.
In 2018, six well established brokerages based throughout Southern California decided to leave a cluster arrangement they were members in to create a new affiliate group later to be named ALKEME. In early 2020 the Founders of ALKEME decided to merge together with a wealth management firm in Arizona and seek a capital partner to scale the operations. ALKEME partnered with GCP Capital, who has deep experience in the insurance space and allows ALKEME to provide a growth platform and capital for our partners to further grow their brokerages and achieve new levels of success.
2021
Early growth and expansion
ALKEME spent much of 2021 identifying additional agencies that would mesh well with our initial culture as well as building up new offerings and markets. Our acquisitions were highlighted by adding one of the largest agencies in San Diego as well as an automated B2C insuretech platform.
2022
Systems, processes and identity
An aggressive acquisition plan brings a lot of challenges in managing the integration of different processes, systems, support, etc. ALKEME spent a lot of time in 2022 building out the infrastructure to enable smooth transitions and an easy path to growth for all acquisitions. All of this was done while bringing in more California agencies as well as fortifying our financial group. We saw a jump in our Insurance Journal ranking by over 20 spots with our accelerated revenue growth.
2023
The great US expansion
ALKEME closed 13 deals in 2023, almost doubling our headcount and adding offices Florida, Hawaii, Texas, Idaho, Utah, Ohio and New York. Not only did we have a great geographic expansion, but we added a lot of specialty business including a PEO, one of Hawaii’s largest agencies as well as NAPA Insurance Agency, specializing in serving the needs of the entire NAPA auto network. ALKEME was excited to crack the top-40 in Insurance Journal rankings in such a short amount of time.
