Redmon Insurance Agency is a family-owned, independent insurance agency based in the Illinois Metro East. We have been advising families and businesses here since 1945, through four generations of the Redmon family, from offices in Collinsville and Edwardsville.
Four generations in the Metro East
The agency began in 1945 with Gant Redmon. After working at the East Saint Louis stockyards, he started selling insurance in the evenings from his home in Collinsville, and built the business on long hours and an honest, direct approach to clients.
In 1965, his son Bogie Redmon — a University of Illinois graduate and celebrated athlete — joined him. Bogie was known throughout the community as someone who made everyone feel welcomed, and that reputation is still what most clients describe when they talk about the agency.
Today the agency is led by third-generation owner Kai Redmon, who joined in 2005 bringing a bachelor’s degree in business, master’s degrees in both safety and health and business administration, and more than fifteen years of senior-level management experience. Lawson Redmon has since joined as the fourth generation.
Across all four generations the agency has worked to one stated foundation: Honesty, Integrity & Service. You can read the longer version on our history page, or meet the team.
What being independent actually means
A captive agent works for one insurance company and can only sell you that company’s products. If that carrier raises your rate or stops writing your kind of risk, your options are to accept it or start over with a new agency.
We are 100% independent. We represent 13 insurance carriers — including Erie, Travelers, Progressive, The Hartford, Auto-Owners and Pekin — so when your renewal arrives we can re-shop your coverage across all of them without you having to re-explain your life to someone new. Proper protection comes first, then competitive pricing.
Where to find us
We work with clients across Collinsville, Edwardsville, Godfrey and the wider Metro East in Madison County, Illinois, from two offices:
- Collinsville — 405 St. Louis Rd, Collinsville, IL 62234 · (618) 344-0381 · Mon–Fri 8:30am–5:00pm
- Edwardsville — 106 S. Main St, Edwardsville, IL 62025 · (618) 659-0381 · Mon–Fri 8:30am–5:00pm
We write personal insurance — home, auto, life, umbrella and more — and business insurance for Metro East employers. To compare your options, start a quote or call either office. Existing client? The Client Service Center handles policy changes, ID cards, certificates and payments.
