Brooke Insurance

Founded: 1986 Franchising since: 1988
Robert D. Orr founded Brooke Insurance & Financial Services in 1986 to pool the buying power of insurance agencies. In addition to providing insurance services, the company also offers loans where insurance can be used as collateral.

8500 College Blvd. Overland Park, Kansas 66210

Phone: (800)642-1872

Franchisor has 606 employee(s); 509 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2008	861	0	0	21
2007	814	0	0	12
2006	639	0	0	5
2005	444	0	0	1

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, North carolina, New mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Washington

Total investment: $170.7K-385.8K Franchise fee: $165K

Ongoing royalty fee: 10% Term of agreement: 5 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	Yes	No
Startup Costs	Yes	No
Equipment	Yes	No
Inventory	Yes	No
Accounts Receivable	Yes	No
Payroll	Yes	No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: Varies
Cash liquidity requirement: Varies
Business Experience:

• Industry experience
• General business experience

Operations

• 40% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 24 hours
• At franchisee's location: 30 hours

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• Regional advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#72 (2008); #37 (2007); #54 (2006); #72 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2008; 2007; 2006; 2005;

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#22 (2008); #17 (2007); #24 (2006); #45 (2005);