GCP Capital Partners backs ALKEME Insurance

ALKEME announced the creation of a national retail insurance platform sponsored by equity investor GCP Capital Partners. ALKEME has developed a model which connects agency partners with ‘innovative’ solutions to accelerate growth. ALKEME’s agency partners maximize growth by focusing on sales, support and client service while leveraging the fully integrated technology and operations platform.

Founded by a group of agency partners, ALKEME is led by CEO Curtis Barton, a 23-year insurance industry veteran.

“We have recognized for years that our industry is shifting due to rapid changes in the marketplace, and we saw an opportunity to create a new, fresh, and innovative company. Our goal is to build a culture that emphasizes technology, facilitates collaboration, and accelerates growth. We’ve created a company based on the simple idea of allowing our agency partners to benefit from scale while maintaining their freedom and identity to confidently grow their business, streamline their operations, enhance their profitability, and create long-term wealth.” – Curtis Barton, Founder and CEO of ALKEME.

“We have made a large number of investments in the insurance industry over the years and have known the ALKEME team for over five years. We have watched ALKEME steadily gain market share, particularly on the West Coast, through organic growth and as additional agencies joined its network. We believe ALKEME, with management’s long history as owner/operators, offers a more attractive operating model for other agency owners. We look forward to supporting the ALKEME team as they significantly grow the business.” – Boris Gutin, Managing Director at GCP Capital Partners.

In addition to Curtis Barton, ALKEME has built a leadership team which includes Anton Rosandic, Chief Operating Officer, Steve Mathews, Chief Financial officer, Jinger Liner, Human Resources Director, and Jen Titus, Director of Agency Support.