For the first time ever, Entrepreneur magazine named Brightway Insurance one of the Fastest-Growing Franchises in the country. The national property/casualty insurance distribution company is the only insurance franchise to make the list, ranking #135.

"We're honored to make Entrepreneur's list of Fastest-Growing Franchises and expect we'll see unprecedented growth this year with new ways to achieve your dreams of business ownership through Brightway," said Brightway CEO, Michael Miller, who co-founded Brightway with his brother, David, in 2008.

"In 10 short years, we've grown the business into one of the largest Personal Lines agencies in the U.S., and the not-so-secret ingredient to our success is our alignment with our franchisees. Simply put, Brightway doesn't grow or profit unless our franchisees do. This makes our priorities very clear—do everything we can to help our franchisees be successful," he added.

Entrepreneur culled the list of fastest-growing franchises from its Franchise 500® list. Fastest-growing rankings are based on the number of new franchise units added in the United States and Canada from July 2017 to July 2018, as verified by Entrepreneur, with ties broken based on percentage growth. See Brightway's profile on Entrepreneur.com.

"Franchising trends are always changing, and our ranking of the fastest-growing franchises offers crisp insight into what's hot right now," says Jason Feifer, Entrepreneur's editor in chief. "And through this list, we're also able to see the strategies that help newer brands ramp up quickly and that enable older ones to maintain their momentum."

Brightway Agency Owners enjoy comprehensive business support including carrier relationships, marketing, accounting, management reporting and technology. And, Brightway handles after-the-sale service on behalf of its franchisees, empowering them to focus on new business sales. As a result, Brightway agencies consistently outsell other insurance agencies three-to-one.*

About Brightway Insurance

Brightway Insurance is a national property/casualty insurance distribution company with more than $570 million in annualized written premium, making it one of the largest Personal Lines agencies in the U.S.

Brightway's focus is on producing win-win-win outcomes for consumers by offering customized insurance solutions and for people wishing to sell insurance by providing business opportunities that span from single Agent to multi-unit enterprises. Regardless of the path taken, Brightway provides the support necessary to consistently outsell other insurance agents.

Brightway got its start in 2008 and has since grown to more than 800 people in 177 offices across 21 states serving customers in all 50 states.

Consumers seeking a better insurance buying experience may visit Brightway.com, and people wishing to learn more about franchise ownership with Brightway may visit BrightwayDifference.com.