Verdant was included in this list in the March/April 202 edition of the Monitor Magazine.

Although Monitor’s Top Private Independents faced many challenges in 2020, the group managed collective volume growth of 9.1% amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite a tumultuous year for the global economy due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Monitor’s Top 25 Independents grew a collective 9.1% in 2020, increasing the group’s volume from $6,075.8 million in 2019 to $6,626.3 million by year-end 2020. Of the group, 15 companies combined to report net gains totaling $905.2 million, while 10 combined to post declines in new business volume equal to $354.8 million, resulting in the most sluggish growth year for the Top 25 Independents since 2010.

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