Higginbotham Named One of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies by Inc.

Inc. magazine has named Higginbotham to the 2025 Inc. 5000 list, recognizing the firm’s 101% growth over the past three years. The achievement underscores the success of Higginbotham’s employee-owned model and its blend of organic and partner-driven expansion.

Higginbotham Ranks No. 3735 on the 2025 Inc. 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies

101 Percent Growth Over Three Years Underscores Strength of Higginbotham’s Dual-Growth Strategy and Service-Driven Culture

NEW YORK, August 12, 2025 – Inc., the leading media brand and playbook for the entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future, today announced that Higginbotham is No. 3735 on the annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list provides a data-driven snapshot of the most successful companies within the economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent, entrepreneurial businesses. Past honorees include companies such as Microsoft, Meta, Chobani, Under Armour, Timberland, Oracle, and Patagonia. 

Rusty Reid, Higginbotham Chairman and CEO

“Sustained growth doesn’t happen by accident,” said Higginbotham Chairman and CEO Rusty Reid. “It takes a clear vision, a strong culture, and a team that delivers for clients every single day. Making the Inc. 5000 is a great recognition of the way our people show up and the trust our clients place in us, year after year.”

This year’s Inc. 5000 honorees have demonstrated exceptional growth while navigating economic uncertainty, inflationary pressure, and a fluctuating labor market. Among the top 500 companies on the list, the median three-year revenue growth rate reached 1,552 percent, and those companies have collectively added more than 48,678 jobs to the U.S. economy over the past three years. 

For the full list, company profiles, and a searchable database by industry and location, visit: www.inc.com/inc5000. 

“Making the Inc. 5000 is always a remarkable achievement, but earning a spot this year speaks volumes about a company’s tenacity and clarity of vision,” says Mike Hofman, editor-in-chief of Inc. “These businesses have thrived amid rising costs, shifting global dynamics, and constant change. They didn’t just weather the storm—they grew through it, and their stories are a powerful reminder that the entrepreneurial spirit is the engine of the U.S. economy.”

Inc. will celebrate the honorees at the 2025 Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala, taking place October 22–24 in Phoenix, and the top 500 will be listed in the Fall issue of Inc. magazine.

Founded in 1948 and headquartered in Fort Worth, Higginbotham has grown to become one of the nation’s largest independent insurance brokerages by blending strategic partnerships with agencies across the country with exceptional organic growth. Over the past decade, the employee-owned firm has welcomed dozens of partner agencies into its family—then invested in helping them grow faster through Higginbotham’s expanded resources, national reach and Day Two Services® support model, which provides proactive customer support and risk management services throughout the life of each policy. Ranked No. 18 by revenue in The Hales Report, Higginbotham continues to expand its footprint while strengthening its culture, innovating its service delivery, and deepening its relationships with clients and carriers across the country.

Methodology 

Companies on the 2025 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2021 to 2024. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2021. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2024. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2021 is $100,000; the minimum for 2024 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. 

 About Inc. 

Inc. is the leading media brand and playbook for the entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future. Through its journalism, Inc. aims to inform, educate, and elevate the profile of its community: the risk-takers, the innovators, and the ultra-driven go-getters who are creating the future of business. Inc. is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, along with fellow leading business publication Fast Company.

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About Higginbotham

Higginbotham is a single source solution for insurance, financial and HR/employee benefits services. The employee-owned firm was established in 1948 and today ranks as the nation’s 18th largest independent insurance brokerage by revenue, according to The Hales Report by Dowling Hales, a leading authority in insurance M&A. Based in Fort Worth, Texas, Higginbotham serves businesses and individuals through locations across the country. The firm specializes in tailoring programs to meet each client’s unique needs and stands by those programs with their Day Two Services®, which provide proactive customer support through the life of each policy.

Higginbotham is a values-driven firm that strives to be family to employees, accountable to clients, teammates to carriers, and generous to communities. 

Visit higginbotham.com for more information.

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