Brightway, Ponte Vedra Beach Named Insurance Journal’s 2025 Best Agency to Work For

Ponte Vedra Beach has been named Insurance Journal’s 2025 Best Agency to Work For – Southeast, Gold Award Winner, marking the second consecutive year the agency has received this distinguished recognition. The honor recognizes independent insurance agencies across the U.S. that excel in workplace culture, employee satisfaction, and client care—based entirely on anonymous employee feedback.

Led by Agency Owners Billy Wagner and Chris Huebener, the 15-person Ponte Vedra Beach team credits their success to a culture centered on listening, belonging, and growth. The agency emphasizes clear expectations, consistent recognition, and pathways for advancement so every team member can reach their full potential.

“Our office feels more like a family than a workplace,” said Huebener. “We truly believe that when our people feel supported and heard, great things happen—for our clients, our community, and each other.”

The award comes after the agency achieved its goal of 3,000 positive impacts in 2024—acts of service across clients, coworkers, and the local community. To celebrate, the team will embark on an all-expenses-paid company cruise this November, joined by their spouses and partners.

Employee engagement is reinforced through a rigorous 21-step hiring process, four-month onboarding program, and creative initiatives like the “Executive of Belonging,” a team member dedicated to planning surprise morale events and recognition moments.

“Brightway Ponte Vedra Beach continues to prove that when you invest in your people, you build a team that invests right back,” said Huebener. “This award validates what we’ve always known—our people are our greatest advantage.”

The agency also recently celebrated a major milestone, surpassing 1,000 Google reviews—an impressive 98% of which are 5-star ratings, reflecting the team’s unwavering commitment to client satisfaction and service excellence.

“Working with Brightway specially Chris and his team has been a complete stress free process which has made us moving easier. Chris and team have kept us up to date and taken the time to review everything with us so there are no surprises and know exactly what we are getting and paying. This has been a blessing in surprise and we are extremely grateful.”
—Brightway Ponte Vedra Beach customer Michael M.

“I was referred to Brightway over a decade ago and STILL use them. Chris and the Brightway Ponte Vedra Beach team make navigating the Florida home insurance market completely easy, a truly astounding feat. No idea how they do it! I am super thankful for all their help. Highly recommend!!”
—Brightway Ponte Vedra Beach customer Sarah W.

About Brightway Insurance

Founded in 2003, Brightway Insurance is a rapidly growing, technology-enabled insurance distribution platform with franchise agencies in 45 states and more than $1.7 billion in annual premium. Brightway's promise to the independent agents that join the platform is clear: Grow faster at Brightway than anywhere else. Agency owners leverage Fusion, Brightway’s proprietary AI-enabled technology platform, to deliver exceptional client experience and manage their agencies. In addition, Brightway provides comprehensive operational, strategic and marketing support – so that agency owners can focus on growing their businesses, while Brightway handles the rest.