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Our Story

Built on care.
Driven by principle.

Barkman Financial Group was not built to be a company. It was built because families deserve honest guidance — and because the people who founded it had seen firsthand what happens when they don’t get it.

Barkman Financial Group
2026Founded
Who We Are

An independent brokerage that answers to you

Barkman Financial Group is an independent insurance holding company based in Phoenix, Arizona. We are not a captive agency. We are not tied to any single carrier, quota, or product line. We exist to help families, retirees, and businesses find the right coverage — and we define right by the client’s needs, not by what pays us the most.

Through five specialized divisions, we serve individuals and businesses across more than twenty states. Each division operates with focused expertise and its own dedicated team. All five are held to the same non-negotiable standard.

We shop our carrier network and recommend what genuinely fits — even when that means the simplest, least expensive option on the table. Our only obligation is to the people we serve.

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From the Founder

I did not build Barkman Financial Group to have a company. I built it because I spent years as an EMT, as a caregiver, as a university counselor — sitting with people at the hardest moments of their lives. I have held the hands of people who had nothing. I have watched families scramble to cover funeral costs for someone they loved because nobody had planned ahead.

That is why this company exists. Not to sell policies. To protect families. Those are not the same thing, and most people in this industry have forgotten the difference.

If a policy is not right for someone, we do not sell it. If it comes down to a commission or a client’s financial security, there is no decision to make. We build this business on what happens after the policy is placed — on whether the people we worked with are genuinely better protected. That is the only measure of success I care about.

Barkman Financial Group
Founded 2026  ·  Phoenix, Arizona
Our Values

The principles that guide
every decision we make

01 — Integrity

We tell the truth, always

Even when it costs us. If a policy is not right for a client, we say so and walk away. Our reputation is built on what happens after the sale — not on the sale itself.

02 — Independence

We answer to clients, not carriers

Because we work with multiple carriers, we compare objectively and advocate genuinely. No quota, no preferred carrier influences a recommendation.

03 — Care

We actually listen

Before we mention a single product, we understand the person — their family, their finances, their goals. The people we serve are not policy numbers.

04 — Commitment

Our word is our identity

If we say we will call someone back, we call them back. Annual reviews, claim questions, coverage changes — our relationship continues long after enrollment.

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