Heffernan Insurance Brokers vs Marsh McLennan Agency

Heffernan is a broker that shops insurers, presents options and arranges coverage; the policy’s insurer, not Heffernan, issues it and handles covered claims. ^6,9,5,1Company-reported. Company-described broking role. Do not infer underwriting authority for all products from the marine-cargo program’s in-house authority language.

Confirm the exact producer on your agreement and policy: Heffernan’s pages use that business name and display California license 0564249 but no longer corporate suffix. ^1,24,2Company-reported. Brand and license-number display only. Not independent license verification or a complete legal-entity chart.

Heffernan describes itself as employee-owned and independent since 1988; a 2019 investor release described a minority investment, but current ownership percentages are not public. ^1,2,25Company-reported. Company and investor announcements. Not a current cap-table verification.

If you need California technology insurance, verify which related Heffernan entity will serve as producer; its network, London, and benefits entities do not identify the entity for your policy. ^21,22,11,3Company-reported. Official related-entity descriptions. Costero’s FCA status and Heffernan’s exact current ownership of Costero were not independently verified.

As of 2026-09-28, Marsh’s US legal-entity page lists Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC as the current entity name for Marsh Agency (formerly MMA) and Marsh Agency LLC as proposed, with displayed state completion statuses marked TBD. Louisiana’s regulator lists Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC as a producer agency with active casualty, accident and health or sickness, life, property, and surplus-lines authorities through 2028-03-31. This is Louisiana-specific producer evidence, not evidence of an insurer role or nationwide licensing. ^36,27Verified. Current entity name and proposed legal-name transition as listed on Marsh’s US legal-entity page, plus producer-authority evidence for Louisiana only, accessed 2026-09-28. No other state licensing was audited; this record does not establish an insurer or underwriting role.

Marsh McLennan Agency describes itself as a business of Marsh and lists business insurance, employee health and benefits, retirement and wealth, and private-client insurance services across the United States and Canada. ²⁸Company-reported. Current MMA company description. Does not establish corporate ownership structure, the legal entity for a particular placement, or an insurer role.

Technology companies in mid-to-late stages, including venture-funded and pre-IPO firms, can work with Heffernan’s specialty practice; its small-business team serves sole proprietors through fast-growing firms. ^1,7,8,2Company-reported. Current official positioning. Not a minimum-size, funding-stage, or eligibility determination for any applicant.

MMA describes Marsh Agency as a separate business unit serving as an advocate and broker for the middle market. ³⁹Company-reported. Company-stated role and customer focus for the future Marsh Agency operating brand; not a revenue, size, or eligibility threshold.

MMA’s US industry directory includes pages for construction, financial institutions, healthcare, manufacturing, real estate, and transportation and trucking. These are examples of stated sector focus, not a complete appetite or eligibility list. ³⁴Company-reported. Examples from MMA’s national US industry directory; the directory is evidence of stated sector focus, not a complete appetite or eligibility list.

You can start with an inquiry form asking for contact details, insurance needs and an operations description; the form was not submitted, so quote results and binding steps were not established. ¹²Verified. Chrome inspection of the unsubmitted Contact Form 7 on heffins.com/contact-us/. No fields completed and no submission. Downstream underwriting and post-submission behavior not tested. The wording was checked against the stored inspection record on 24 September 2026; the website was not revisited.

Technology buyers work with a specialist broker who gathers insurer quotes and helps choose coverage; Heffernan does not promise a universal quote or binding time for growth-stage programs. Quick Insure is a separate path for selected personal and short-term business products. ^7,9,13,12Company-reported. Service descriptions. Technology-page FAQ “how do I get” language is educational process copy, not a measured SLA.

MMA’s US small-business page lists general liability, commercial property, workers’ compensation, professional liability, commercial auto, and cyber liability, and invites buyers to call 833-256-4266 for a personalized quote. The page also contains a small-business specialist form, but its function and any online application, purchase, or binding route are not established by the page reviewed. ⁴¹Company-reported. US small-business landing page only. The phone invitation does not establish quote speed, eligibility, online purchase or binding; the embedded specialist form's function was not established.

Heffernan says clients receive claims, loss-control, HR and risk-management support, with digital access to documents and certificates; confirm which tools and services your engagement includes. ^6,23,10Company-reported. Official feature descriptions only; no authenticated client account or measured service levels.

MMA says the Marsh Agency brand transition will not change clients’ account manager, team, or point of contact, and will not affect existing policies or programs; clients may see the legal-name change during renewals. This describes the rebrand transition, not MMA’s general renewal process. ³⁹Company-reported. Only the announced Marsh Agency rebrand and its stated effect on existing clients; this does not document MMA’s general renewal workflow, renewal service level, or policy terms.

MMA’s Tampa office page lists InsurLink for policy and endorsement access, CSR24 for certificates, carrier contact information for commercial and personal-lines claims, and a local-consultant contact route. ⁴³Company-reported. Services and client tools listed on the Tampa, Florida office page only. The claims listing provides carrier contact information and does not establish that MMA adjusts claims.

Heffernan describes claims consulting from intake through resolution, including carrier liaison and medical triage; its marine-cargo program separately claims authority to adjust, settle and pay. These are service claims, not a promise that your loss is covered. ^10,16Company-reported. Company descriptions of advocacy and a specialty cargo claims unit. Speed, “$1 billion managed,” and “up to 75% faster” figures are not adopted as verified performance.

On its business-interruption page, MMA says it will advocate with insurers for clients if complex claim issues arise. This is a company-reported service statement; it does not establish claim outcomes or an adjusting/payment role. ²⁹Company-reported. Company-described support for complex claims in the business-income and contingent-business-interruption page context; not a promise of claim outcomes or evidence that MMA adjusts or pays claims.