Our story
We learned how coverage behaves when it’s tested.
We built Ventra to close the gap between established businesses and the protection they actually need.
Ventra was founded by people who spent years in one of the toughest corners of commercial insurance — protecting businesses most carriers would rather avoid. That work taught us how a policy actually performs when something goes wrong.
We kept seeing the same pattern: established mid-market businesses — the ones with real assets and real exposure — were handed off-the-shelf policies by agents who never took the time to understand them. So we built something better.
What makes us different
The difference is in how we work.
We understand your business first
No quote before we know how you operate.
We find the gaps others miss
Exposures a once-a-year agent overlooks.
Specialized depth by industry
Advisors who already speak your language.
A relationship, not a renewal
Coverage that evolves as your business grows.
48
States licensed
Hundreds
Of competitive programs
Decades
Of insurance experience
Meet the team
The people behind Ventra.
You work with people who understand how your business operates — not a call center. A team that stays with you as your business grows.
Derek Madon
Agency Principal
Andrew Sloan
Director of Commercial Lines
Adriana Sanchez
Marketing Manager
Our carrier partners
Access to hundreds of programs through top-rated carriers.
We place coverage across both standard and E&S markets — so your program is built around your business, not a single insurer’s appetite.
Standard markets
- Travelers
- The Hartford
- Chubb
- Nationwide
- AIG
- Progressive
- Zurich North America
- Great American
E&S / Specialty markets
- Markel
- Kinsale
- Lloyd's of London
- Arch Insurance
- Crum & Forster
- Tokio Marine HCC
- USLI / One80
- Lexington
- Prime Insurance
- Berkshire Hathaway