Relationships with independent insurance agencies are built on trust. Generations of families and businesses in Hagerstown and across western Maryland,West Virginia, and south central Pennsylvania have a unique relationship with one agency they’ve trusted since 1918: J. Edward Cochran & Company. 

J. Edward Cochran & Co. has thrived in the tri-state area for three reasons:

• We’ve provided sound advice and matched the needs of our customers with personalized insurance portfolios.
• We’ve kept the business in the family for three generations, assuring our customers a consistently high level of reliability and service.
• We’ve built new relationships from an ever-widening network of customer referrals.

Today, J. Edward Cochran & Co. offers a full line of home and auto and business insurance products from more than 17 leading-rated insurance carriers. We will always put your insurance interests, needs and concerns first in creating comprehensive coverage strategies. We help our customers determine the coverage they really need and match them with the insurance carrier that best meets their needs. 

Welcome to our website. We hope it will provide an introduction to J. Edward Cochran& Co., our products and the way we work. Feel free to contact us, either online, by phone, or in person to discuss your specific insurance needs.