View from the top: Matt Gardner, Patriot Growth Insurance Services

Matt Gardner established Patriot Growth Insurance Services LLC in 2017 and launched it with a bang at the beginning of 2019 with the purchase of 17 insurance agencies. A longtime brokerage executive who worked at AssuredPartners Inc., Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., Bollinger Inc. and Aon PLC before launching Patriot, Mr. Gardner says the firm, which is already the 53rd largest broker of U.S. business and raised more capital from its private-equity backer last month, will look to add about 10 to 15 agencies or brokerages a year. He recently spoke with Business Insurance Editor Gavin Souter about Patriot’s strategy and the brokerage mergers and acquisitions environment. Edited excerpts follow.

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