Insurance Decisions Deserve Guidance, Not Guesswork
The Allen Thomas Group is an independent insurance advisory firm that helps individuals and businesses make confident protection decisions through expert human guidance, strategic carrier access, and long-term advocacy. We are not a quote shop. We are your advisor. That is insurance the smart and easy way.
No pressure. No obligation. Just expert guidance.
“Insurance has become increasingly automated, transactional, and impersonal. We believe people deserve better. We believe protection decisions should be made with insight, expertise, and real human conversation. We believe insurance should be understood, not merely purchased.”
That’s why we take the time to listen, evaluate, explain, and guide. We identify risks before they become problems. We engineer protection strategies around real-world needs. We advocate for our clients long after a policy is issued.
Because when insurance is built correctly, people move forward with confidence. And confidence changes everything.
The Allen Thomas Group · Insurance The Smart and Easy Way
From Overwhelmed to Confident
Most people come to us frustrated with an industry that moves too fast and explains too little. Here’s how that changes.
Before ATG
- ✕ Confused by policy language and coverage options
- ✕ Frustrated by automated quote engines and call centers
- ✕ Overwhelmed by options, unsure what’s actually covered
- ✕ Unsure if coverage gaps exist until a claim is denied
- ✕ Exhausted from shopping with no clear path forward
After ATG
- ✓ Confident that your coverage is structured correctly
- ✓ Protected by a strategy built around your actual risks
- ✓ Informed you understand what you have and why
- ✓ Supported by an advisor who knows your situation
- ✓ Prepared for whatever comes next not just today
The Five Pillars of Our Advisory Approach
Every client relationship is built on these five commitments. They are not marketing language they are how we operate every day.
Human Guidance
You will always work with knowledgeable professionals who take time to understand your situation not an automated form or a call center script.
Real conversations. Real expertise. Real accountability.
Insurance Intelligence
Coverage should be understood before it is purchased. We bring deep carrier knowledge and risk-focused planning to every recommendation not generic quotes.
Strategic recommendations. Deep expertise.
Protection Engineering
We design coverage around your risks not around generic quotes. That means gap identification, exposure evaluation, and strategic carrier placement for your specific situation.
Customized strategies. Real-world risk analysis.
Radical Clarity
Insurance should make sense. We explain policies in plain English, walk you through every recommendation, and never assume you should just trust us we show you why.
Plain English. Transparent advice. Education first.
Lifetime Advocacy
Our relationship begins when your policy starts. We conduct annual reviews, remarket your account at renewal, handle mid-term changes, and help navigate claims. We stay with you.
Annual reviews. Renewal support. Long-term planning.
“We noticed that it was very easy to purchase a lot of products and services while purchasing customized insurance products was complicated. That’s why we’ve developed the smart and easy way of purchasing insurance that’s customized to your specific needs, whether they’re personal or commercial.”
: Joe Race, Founder & Principal Advisor, The Allen Thomas Group
Our Story
The Allen Thomas Group was founded by Joe Race in 2003. Mr. Race graduated from The University of Akron and began his career in the 1990s as an investment advisor. He quickly realized that his clients needed just as much help protecting their assets as growing them and that the insurance market was failing them.
The captive insurance model agents tied to a single carrier could not deliver the objective guidance his clients deserved. Their options were limited to what one company offered, regardless of fit. So Mr. Race built an independent advisory practice from the ground up: multiple carrier relationships, unbiased analysis, and coverage built around the client rather than a product catalog.
More than two decades later, that model has not changed. We are still independent. We still compare. We still put the client’s situation first. What has changed is scale we are now licensed in 27 states and represent a carefully selected panel of 15+ A-rated carriers across personal and commercial lines.
What “Independent” Actually Means for You
When you buy insurance through a captive agent, you are buying from someone whose job is to sell their company’s products not to find your best option. When you work with The Allen Thomas Group, you are working with advisors who represent you, not a carrier.
That independence has real, practical value. When one carrier raises rates or tightens underwriting, we have alternatives. When a contract requires higher limits than your current policy provides, we can respond. When your business grows into new markets, we are licensed to follow. When a policy has an exclusion that eliminates the coverage you actually need, we find it before a claim does.
We place coverage with carriers including Travelers, Liberty Mutual, Progressive, Cincinnati Financial, Auto-Owners, Hartford, Western Reserve Group, and AmTrust among others. We review endorsement pages, not just premium pages. That distinction matters most when something goes wrong.
15+ A-Rated Carriers. One Advisor Working for You.
We have established relationships with the carriers best suited to your risk profile so we place coverage where it belongs, not where it’s easiest.
Travelers
Liberty Mutual
Progressive
Cincinnati Financial
Auto-Owners
The Hartford
Western Reserve
AmTrust
+ More Carriers
All carriers are A-rated (Excellent) or better by AM Best. Carrier availability varies by state and coverage type.
Personal & Commercial Insurance
We serve individuals, families, and businesses across a wide range of insurance needs with the same advisory approach for every client.
Commercial Insurance
We protect businesses across industries from contractors and restaurants to healthcare providers and professional services firms.
- ✓ General Liability
- ✓ Workers’ Comp
- ✓ Commercial Auto
- ✓ Business Owner’s Policy
- ✓ Professional Liability
- ✓ Commercial Umbrella
- ✓ Contractor Programs
- ✓ Industry Specialties
Personal Insurance
We help individuals and families secure coverage that actually fits comparing across carriers so you are not locked into one company’s rates or limits.
- ✓ Home Insurance
- ✓ Auto Insurance
- ✓ Life Insurance
- ✓ Renters Insurance
- ✓ Personal Umbrella
- ✓ Specialty Coverage
- ✓ High-Value Homes
- ✓ Multi-Policy Review
What Our Clients Say
A+ BBB Rated • Independent Advisory Since 2003 • Licensed in 27 States
What We Believe
These are not taglines. They are the principles behind every recommendation we make.
Insurance should be personal. Your situation is not generic. Your coverage should not be either.
Coverage should be understood before it is purchased. A policy you do not understand is a policy that will surprise you at the worst moment.
Every client deserves a trusted advisor. Not a quote engine, not a call center, not an agent with a quota. A real advisor who knows your name.
Risk should be identified before it becomes a problem. The purpose of a coverage review is to find gaps before a claim reveals them.
Long-term relationships produce better outcomes. The longer we know your situation, the better we protect it. We are not optimizing for the first transaction.
Confidence comes from understanding. When you understand your coverage, you can make good decisions. That understanding is our job to deliver.
Ready to Make a Confident Insurance Decision?
Insurance isn’t about finding a policy. It’s about making the right protection decision. That’s where we help. The Allen Thomas Group compares proposals from 15+ A-rated carriers personal and commercial licensed in 27 states. No pressure. No guesswork. Just guidance.
Free consultation • No obligation • Same-day certificates of insurance