Mckeel hagerty biography

McKeel Hagerty (born December 9, 1967) is an American entrepreneur, business personality and the CEO of Hagerty, an automotive lifestyle brand and specialty collectible insurance company headquartered in Traverse City, Michigan.^[1][2]

Early life

In 1984, Hagerty's parents, Frank and Louise Hagerty, started Hagerty Insurance Agency in Traverse City, Michigan, with a focus on collector wooden boats.^[3] That same year, Hagerty finished a three-year restoration of his first car with his father – a 1967 Porsche 911S.^[4] Hagerty started the restoration at the age of 13 with $500 in lawn mowing money that he had saved.^[5]

At the age of 18, Hagerty earned his insurance license and was selling marine craft policies.^[6] He had not planned on going into the family insurance business, studying philosophy and Russian Orthodox theology in the seminary.^[7] Hagerty holds a BA in English and Philosop