LIVING THE DREAM

McKeel Hagerty has built a multi-billion-dollar business around classic car insurance. To unwind he likes nothing better than driving his DB4

RICHARD MEADEN

You may not have heard of McKeel Hagerty, but if you own a classic car the chances are you’ll be familiar with the business that bears his family name. Founded almost four decades ago by his parents in Traverse City, Michigan, Hagerty Insurance has grown under McKeel’s leadership from a provincial insurance provider offering specialist cover to Michigan’s boating community into the world’s largest insurer of classic vehicles. Hagerty’s ascendance from humble beginnings to insurance powerhouse is straight from the American Dream, and an example of how hard work and smart moves can create multi-billion-dollar business success. The really interesting thing, at least if care about your cars, is that the business is founded on a deep and genuine love of cars and driving. A love that starts with the…

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