H. J. Knight International Insurance Agency (http://knightint.com), a leading full service brokerage firm specializing in insurance and risk management solutions, has been named to the prestigious Inc. 5000 list for 2017.

For the last 36 years, Inc. has recognized the fastest-growing private companies in America, and this year’s companies on the list have on average grown sixfold since 2013. According to Eric Schurenberg, President and Editor in Chief of Inc. Media, “During a stretch when the economy grew just 6.7 percent, that’s a result most businesses could only dream of.”

In being named to this list, H.J. Knight International joins businesses including Bitly, Zappos, Intuit, Under Armour, Microsoft, GoPro, and Oracle, among others. Honorees were recognized at the Inc. 5000 Gala held in Palm Desert, California, this past fall.

H.J. Knight’s recognition by Inc. magazine comes on the heels of a similar award, the Boston Business Journal’s “Fast 50” list for 2017. The list designates the region’s 50 fastest-growing privately held businesses, based on the growth of companies over the last four years. This was the third year that the Braintree-based company, has been selected.

“What an honor to be named to the2017 Inc. 5000,” said Matt Lanza, Executive Vice President. “We take great pride in our growth over the past several years and attribute it to a talented and dedicated staff and a steadily increasing client base who appreciates the services and creative risk management solutions we offer.”

About Knight International Insurance Agency

For more than 25 years, Knight International has been an industry leader in the commercial insurance and risk management industry. The agency designs and services a wide variety of coverage programs for mid- to large-sized companies in all industries, nationally and internationally. Services and products include traditional insurance, captives and alternative products, health benefits, life and disability insurance, personal lines, retirement funding, and wealth and estate planning for employers and their employees. The management team has on average more than 25 years’ of industry experience each. Knight International has been certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) by the Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office. Jeannette Lanza serves as the company’s President. Knight International is located at 30 Braintree Hill Office Park, Suite 203, Braintree, MA 02184. For additional information, please call (781) 966-3700 or visit www.knightint.com.