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title: "Brightway Insurance Expands Into Iowa As It Opens Five New Franchises In September"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/d2f3c16a-d627-492f-8b42-d500fd84d5b2
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20210930_brightway_insurance_expands_into_iowa_as_it_opens_five_new_franchises_in_se.html
category: "Franchisors"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
segment: "Franchisors"
topics: ["Finance & M&A","Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2021-09-30T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:12:15.068Z
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# Brightway Insurance Expands Into Iowa As It Opens Five New Franchises In September

**TL;DR:** Brightway Insurance opened five new franchises in September, expanding into 26 states. The new franchises are located in California, Florida, Iowa, Oklahoma, and Texas.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-09-30. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20210930_brightway_insurance_expands_into_iowa_as_it_opens_five_new_franchises_in_se.html).*

## Story

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 30, 2021 // PRNewswire // - Brightway Insurance announced today more people are realizing their dreams of business ownership through Brightway with the opening of new franchise locations in California, Florida, Iowa, Oklahoma and Texas this month. The company's newest franchisees come from a variety of backgrounds, from real estate to nursing.

- **Kurt Lease and Gary Simatovich** opened Brightway, The River Bend Agency in Bettendorf, Iowa

- **Ernest S. Flores opened Brightway**, The Flores Agency in Tulare, Calif.

- **Miquel Siller and Ernie Siller** opened Brightway, The Siller Agency in Pasadena, Texas

- **George Collins** opened Brightway, The George Collins Agency in Muskogee, Okla.

- **Jasmine Pertile and Chris White** opened Brightway, The Jasmine Pertile Agency in Jacksonville, Fla.

"We are thrilled to expand and to welcome Kurt, Gary, Ernest, Miguel, Ernie, George, Jasmine and Chris to the Brightway family," said Brightway President and CEO, Michael Miller. "We look forward to seeing each of them thrive with Brightway."

Brightway's team of experts helps new franchise owners build their business from day one.

SOURCE Brightway Insurance

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise growth (topic)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- iowa (location)
- insurance industry (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20210930_brightway_insurance_expands_into_iowa_as_it_opens_five_new_franchises_in_se.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/d2f3c16a-d627-492f-8b42-d500fd84d5b2).