WELLESLEY HILLS, MA, 8/6/2025 – Deland, Gibson Insurance Associates, Inc. has been named a 2025 Best Practices Agency, a prestigious recognition awarded to top-performing independent insurance agencies across the country. This marks the eighth time the Agency has earned this honor.
The Best Practices Agency designation is awarded to participants in the Best Practices Study, which analyzes and documents the business practices of the highest-performing insurance agencies in the industry.
This year, 1,146 independent agencies throughout the U.S. were nominated to compete for this coveted designation and only 348 agencies scored high enough to qualify as a Best Practices Agency.
“Earning the Best Practices designation once again is a true testament to the strength of our team and the trust of our clients,” said Chip Gibson, CEO of Deland, Gibson. “As we celebrate 125 years in business, this recognition underscores our unwavering commitment to excellence, innovation, and the values that have guided our agency for over a century.”
Since 1993, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) and Reagan Consulting, an Atlanta-based management consulting firm, have joined forces to study the country’s leading agencies in seven revenue categories.
Best Practices Agencies are selected every three years through a rigorous nomination and qualifying process. Each agency must be among the 35-45 top-performing agencies in its revenue category to be awarded Best Practices status.
Best Practices Agencies retain their status annually during the three-year cycle by submitting extensive financial and operational data for review. 2025 is the first year of the current three-year study cycle.
About Deland, Gibson Insurance: Established in 1900, Deland, Gibson is a Massachusetts-based insurance agency that has thrived working as a trusted advisor for its client base. It has long been the goal and desire to maintain Deland, Gibson as a family-run business. Owners Chip Gibson and Ted Gibson are fourth-generation leaders of the agency. Deland, Gibson has offices in Wellesley, Franklin, Dennis Port, Duxbury, Westwood, and Worcester, Massachusetts.
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.