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BORN & BUILT IN THE SOUTHEAST

Insurance partnership that drives measurable growth

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BORN & BUILT IN THE SOUTHEAST

Insurance partnership & infrastructure built to scale

BORN & BUILT IN THE SOUTHEAST

Insurance partnership focused on protecting your legacy

BORN & BUILT IN THE SOUTHEAST

Insurance partnership that drives measurable growth

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BORN & BUILT IN THE SOUTHEAST

Insurance partnership that drives measurable growth

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WHO WE ARE

A Tennessee-based insurance platform with a proven growth playbook.

CoverageStack is an insurance platform built by Greater Sum Ventures, a Knoxville-based investment firm with a decade-long track record of building market-leading businesses.

We’re not traditional private equity, and we’re not insurance roll-up operators. Our approach is grounded in a simple idea: strong local businesses, led by strong operators, compound when paired with the right infrastructure, alignment, and long-term partner.

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About us

Relationship-First, Southeast-Focused.

Most firms calling on Southeast agency owners are dialing in from somewhere else. We’re not. CoverageStack is headquartered in Knoxville and is building across Tennessee and the broader Southeast—the markets we operate in, understand, and care about.

This isn’t a satellite footprint; it’s home. And in a region where independent agency culture is rooted in local relationships, that distinction matters.

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Our Partner Agencies
THE PLATFORM

What CoverageStack is building, and why it's different.

We’re building CoverageStack as a platform, not an exit strategy—designed to make every agency inside it more capable, more competitive, and more valuable over time. That means better carrier access, shared operational infrastructure, and technology that keeps pace with where the industry is going, without disrupting what already works.

PLATFORM BENEFITS
Carrier Access
Over time, the platform's collective premium will open carrier relationships that individual agencies struggle to access on their own. Better appointments, better commissions, and better contingency bonuses through shared scale.
Technology & AI
Insurance is going to look very different in five to ten years. Our internal AI team and software background exist to help every platform agency stay ahead of that change, not scramble to catch up after it's already arrived.
Back Office Support
Endorsements, renewals, billing, policy changes. Within a year of integration, we'll absorb the operational weight so that owners and producers can stay focused on clients and relationships.
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Headquartered in Tennessee
Operator-Led Partnership
Operator-First Philosophy
WHAT PARTNERSHIP LOOKS LIKE

What stays the same. What gets better.

We don't come in pretending to be insurance experts. We back strong operators, and we build around what actually works for them.
Stays The Same

Your Name & Brand

Nothing client-facing changes. Your agency name, your brand, your reputation in the community—it all stays intact. Clients experience exactly what they always have.

Gets Better

Carrier Relationships

Your collective premium inside the platform will unlock carrier appointments and bonus structures that aren't accessible as a standalone agency. More options for your clients; better economics for your book.

Stays The Same

Your Team

Your employees are part of what makes your business work. We're not coming in to restructure—we're coming in to support. The people who make your agency strong stay in place.

Gets Better

Your Time

Service work, endorsements, billing. Once stood up, our back office will handle the operational weight so that you and your producers can get back to what actually moves the needle: clients and new business.

Stays The Same

How You Run the Business

We aren't insurance experts—you are. We're not here to tell you how to run the agency you built. We lean on your expertise, and you have real say in how things evolve.

Gets Better

Your Equity Position

Owners who partner with CoverageStack have the opportunity to participate in the platform's upside as it grows—getting in as a co-owner while the platform is still being built, not after it's already been priced and scaled.

Name & Brand

Nothing client-facing changes. Your agency name, your brand, your reputation in the community—it all stays intact.

Your Team

Your employees are part of what makes your business work. We're not coming in to restructure— we're coming in to support.

Business Operations

We aren't insurance experts—you are. We're not here to tell you how to run the agency you built. We lean on your expertise, and you have real say in how things evolve.

Carrier Relationships

Your collective premium inside the platform unlocks carrier appointments and bonus structures that aren't accessible as a standalone agency.

Your Time

Service work, endorsements, billing—our back office handles the operational weight.

Your Equity Position

Owners have the opportunity to participate in the platform's upside as it grows—getting in as a co-owner while the platform is still being built.

The industry is changing. The agencies that move early win.

WHY NOW

AI is reshaping what agencies look like.

The technology transforming other industries is arriving in insurance. Agencies that are part of a platform with real AI infrastructure will operate very differently than those navigating it alone. The gap between early movers and late adopters widens fast, and the time to be on the right side of that gap is now.
WHY NOW

Carrier expectations are rising.

Carriers are increasingly raising the bar for the agencies they want to work with—monthly production targets, underwriting standards, new business requirements. Platform agencies have the infrastructure and scale to meet those expectations while Independents often find themselves squeezed from both ends.
WHY NOW

Finding and keeping talent is getting harder.

The next generation of insurance professionals is a smaller cohort than the one exiting the industry. Attracting and developing good people takes resources and infrastructure that most independent agencies weren't built to provide. A platform changes that equation—shared recruiting, training, and development tools across every agency in the group.
WHY NOW

We're early—and that matters.

Southeast agencies are earlier in the consolidation wave than other regions which means the window to join a platform on favorable terms is still open. CoverageStack is actively building across the Southeast, and the owners who partner now are getting in as co-owners at the foundation stage.
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AI is reshaping what agencies look like.

Date:
25/04/2024
Client:
Novexa care
Industry:
Fashion retail
Days to solve:
28 days
WHY NOW

Finding & keeping talent is getting harder.

Date:
25/04/2024
Client:
Novexa care
Industry:
Fashion retail
Days to solve:
28 days
why now

Carrier expectations are rising.

Date:
25/04/2024
Client:
Novexa care
Industry:
Fashion retail
Days to solve:
28 days
WHY NOW

We're early—and that matters.

Date:
25/04/2024
Client:
Novexa care
Industry:
Fashion retail
Days to solve:
28 days
Insurance is at an inflection point.
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What Our PARTNERS Say

Trusted by owners and operators.

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I focus on what I enjoy–building relationships and growing our business. I spend less time on busy work and have a renewed purpose.

— Jessica Parrott
President, sbki

Our growth had plateaued, and we needed a fresh direction. Their team reworked our funnel and messaging, leading to a noticeable increase in qualified leads and overall revenue. The results exceeded our expectations.

— Jessica L.
Founder, eCommerce Brand

We struggled with scaling our campaigns profitably. Their data-driven strategy helped us reduce wasted spend and boost conversions. Within a short time, we saw steady and sustainable growth.

— Ashley J.
Brand Manager

"Our brand visibility was limited despite ongoing efforts. Their approach to performance marketing and audience targeting improved our reach and engagement dramatically. The impact on sales was immediate."

— Michael Thompson
Founder, eCommerce Brand

"We needed better performance from our ad spend. Their team identified key gaps and implemented changes that improved efficiency and doubled our return on investment over time. Truly reliable partners."

— Daniel R.
Co-Founder & Director
OUR PROCESS

Simple. Straightforward. On your timeline.

Initial Conversation

A 30-minute call to introduce ourselves and learn about your business. We're here to understand what you've built and where your head is at— nothing more.

We Review Together

We look at your book together, transparently. We're straightforward about what we see, and we don't push forward if the fit isn't right for both sides.

We Share Our Model

If there's alignment, we walk you through how CoverageStack works—the structure, the back-office support, carrier access, and what day-to-day partnership actually looks like.

Partnership, Your Way

How we structure things depends on what you're looking for. Some owners want to stay involved, keep building, and participate in the platform's upside. Others are ready to step back and enjoy the next chapter. We're genuinely flexible either way.

Initial Conversation

A 30-minute call to introduce ourselves and learn about your business.

We Share Our Model

If there's alignment, we walk you through how CoverageStack works, and what day-to-day partnership actually looks like.

We Review Together

We look at your book together,  transparently. We're straightforward about what we see, and we don't push forward if the fit isn't right for both sides.

Partnership, Your Way

How we structure things depends on what you're looking for.

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Let’s start the conversation

If you're a Southeast agency owner who's curious about what the next chapter looks like, we'd love to spend 30 minutes with you. Just a real conversation between people who care about the industry.

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