About Heffernan
Heffernan Insurance Brokers, formed in 1988, is one of the largest independent insurance brokerage firms in the United States. Heffernan provides comprehensive insurance and financial services products to a wide range of businesses and individuals. Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Heffernan has additional offices in San Francisco, Petaluma, Palo Alto, Los Angeles, and Orange, California; Portland, Oregon, and Chesterfield, Missouri,
Heffernan is an industry leader, ranking high for its presence in the insurance industry, and for its commitment to philanthropy in the communities it serves.
Heffernan built its reputation and success as a leader in niche practice business, with a foundation in nonprofits, technology, healthcare, hospitality, construction, and property owners. Now, with 9 branch offices and approximately 400 staff, Heffernan's reach spans almost every industry.
National Industry Accolades
Heffernan Insurance Brokers
- Heffernan Insurance Brokers was ranked 32nd Largest Broker of US Business by Business Insurance Magazine in 2011
Heffernan Insurance Brokers was ranked 14th Largest Independent Agency by Insurance Journal Magazine in 2011 - Heffernan Insurance Brokers was named a Top 50 Commercial Lines Leader by Insurance Journal Magazine in 2011
- Heffernan Insurance Brokers was named the Best Mid-Sized Broker to Work for in the US by Business Insurance Magazine in 2009
- Heffernan Insurance Brokers was named the Best Independent Agency to Work for in the West by Insurance Journal Magazine in 2009
- Heffernan Insurance Brokers has been named a Top Corporate Philanthropist (#32 in the Bay Area) by the San Francisco Business Times since 2003
- Heffernan Insurance Brokers was named a top Bay Area Employee Benefits Consulting Firm by the San Francisco Business Times in 2010
- Heffernan Insurance Brokers was named 2011 Corporation of the Year by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Contra Costa County, CA
- Heffernan Insurance Brokers was named 2nd Best Place to Work in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times, the San Jose Business Journal, and the East Bay Business Times in 2009. They have been ranked a Best Place to Work for 6 consecutive years.
- Heffernan Insurance Brokers was named Top 50 Best Companies to Work For by the Oregon Business Magazine in 2008
- Heffernan Insurance Brokers was named Agency of the Year by Rough Notes Magazine in 2003
Mike Heffernan
- Mike Heffernan was named a ‘Most Admired CEO’ (private company with under 500 employees) by the San Francisco Business Times in 2011
- Mike Heffernan was named to the Top Business 100 by Irish America Magazine in 2011
Heffernan North Bay
- Heffernan Insurance Brokers was ranked 9th Employee Benefits Insurance Agency by the North Bay Business Journal in 2011
- Heffernan Insurance Brokers was ranked 7th Independent Property/Casualty Insurance Agency by the North Bay Business Journal in 2011
- Heffernan Insurance Brokers was named a Best Place to Work by the North Bay Business Journal in 2011
Heffernan Portland
- Heffernan Insurance Brokers was ranked 18th Top Commercial Insurance Agency by the Portland Business Journal in 2011
Heffernan St. Louis
- Heffernan Insurance Brokers named a finalist in the St. Louis Business Journal’s Healthiest Employers for 2011
Heffernan Financial Services
- Heffernan Financial Services was named one of the Top 100 Retirement Plan Advisors by PLANADVISOR Magazine in 2011
- Heffernan Financial Services was named one of the Top Wealth Managers in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times in 2011
Heffernan Financial Services
- Heffernan Insurance Brokers won a national marketing award from the 2011 American Business Awards (a.k.a. Stevie™ Awards) for Best Annual Report – Print for 2010
- Heffernan Insurance Brokers was named a finalist by the 2011 American Business Awards (a.k.a. Stevie™ Awards) for Best Marketing or Sales Brochure for 2010
