A-MAX Insurance announced it has acquired Best Buy Insurance, a well-established Arizona-based agency founded in 1996. The transaction marks A-MAX’s first physical expansion into the Arizona market and represents a milestone in the company’s broader national growth strategy.
Headquartered in Dallas, A-MAX had already been serving Arizona customers through its digital platform for the past two years, using online distribution to establish brand awareness and test market demand. By adding Best Buy Insurance, the company is pairing that digital presence with a local brick-and-mortar operation to accelerate its regional expansion.
Arizona represents a fast-growing insurance market, and A-MAX said its strategy involves first establishing a digital footprint before building physical density and strengthening local brand presence through acquisitions and agency partnerships.
The integration of Best Buy Insurance will allow A-MAX to apply its centralized operating model to the acquired agency. This includes leveraging its carrier partnerships, technology infrastructure, and performance-driven sales organization to improve productivity, expand customer access, and grow market share.
Founded in 2002, A-MAX has expanded from a small local agency into a national insurance distribution platform with more than 300 office locations and over 1,000 employees. The company partners with more than 35 insurance carriers, enabling customers to compare policies across non-standard and standard auto, renters, homeowners, and commercial insurance lines.
A-MAX said the acquisition strengthens its presence in the Southwest while supporting its long-term strategy of disciplined geographic expansion and broader customer access to insurance services delivered online, by phone, and through local agencies.
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“Our focus is building a highly efficient distribution platform that scales. We are disciplined about how we enter markets, how we deploy technology, and how we optimize our processes. This acquisition allows us to apply our operating model to an established agency, streamline workflows, expand carrier access, and improve speed to quote and bind. Efficiency is not just internal leverage for us; it translates directly into better service and competitive pricing for customers.”
Ashley Phillips, Senior Vice President of Operations And M&A At A-MAX Insurance
