A Farmers® Insurance Agency · Cañon City, Colorado

Your trusted local agent.

Locally owned, truly local service. When you call, you reach us — a real person who knows your name, your family, and exactly what you're protecting.

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2026 PRIMEFarmers® Award-Winning Agency
5.021 Google reviews
12 YearsServing Cañon City
Local & Family-RunCañon City · Florence · Penrose
Our Story

Some agencies are built on transactions. Ours is built on relationships.

Mike Phillips has lived the kind of life that makes him genuinely good at this work. With 12 years of insurance experience, he built his career on a simple belief: the people sitting across from you aren't policyholders — they're neighbors.

A former Cañon City Chamber board member and past President of the Chamber Prospectors, Mike has deep roots in this community. He started this agency from scratch because he wanted to do it right. No corporate script. No runaround. Just a local agent who knows your name, picks up the phone, and is still here when something goes wrong.

A husband of 33 years, father of four daughters, and grandfather to five, Mike understands better than most what it means to protect a family — because he's spent his whole life doing exactly that.

Mike Phillips, Founder and Agency Owner
Mike Phillips — Founder & Agency Owner
Why Phillips Agency

You deserve more than a policy. You deserve a plan.

A lot of agencies take your information, run it through a system, and hand you whatever comes out. That's not how we work. We take the time to understand your life before we recommend anything for it. That's not a sales pitch — that's just the way it should be done.

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We tell you the truth — even when it's not what you expect.

If a coverage option isn't right for you, we'll say so. If you're underinsured in a way that could hurt your family, we'll tell you that too. Our job isn't to sell you something — it's to make sure what you have actually protects you.

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Our reputation isn't self-reported — it's in our reviews.

We don't ask you to take our word for it. We ask you to read what our clients say. Every Google review comes from a real person in this community who called us, trusted us, and felt the difference.

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Your coverage is built for your life — not copied from someone else's.

A young family with a new mortgage needs something very different from a retired couple who own their home outright. We understand your situation before we ever make a recommendation. Plug-and-play policies have their place. It just isn't here.

We're not the biggest agency in Colorado. We're the most invested one in Cañon City — and that's exactly the point. When you work with Phillips Agency, you're not a policy number. You're a neighbor.

Meet the Team

Two people who live here, shop here, and answer the phone here.

You're getting two real, local people who know your name — and who will still be here next year when you need to file a claim.

Mike Phillips

Mike Phillips

Agency Owner

Twelve years in insurance and a lifetime in this community. A former Chamber board member and past President of the Chamber Prospectors, Mike started this agency to do it right — no corporate script, no runaround. Husband of 33 years, father of four daughters, and grandfather to five. When you call, you get Mike.

Gage Sanford

Gage Sanford

Producer & Life Insurance Specialist

At 24, Gage is a husband and dad to a two-year-old daughter — he insures the same things you do. As the agency's life insurance specialist, he brings real, personal stakes to every conversation. When Gage talks life insurance, he's speaking from experience, not from a script.

Real Reviews

Don't take our word for it.

5.0★★★★★Rated 5.0 from 21 real Google reviews
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“Mike was very helpful with all of my questions and prompt, so I can make business decisions quickly.”

Jacob F.Google review
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“Gage is a wonderful agent — very helpful and ready to answer questions. He helped us save a ton of money every month.”

Lindy R.Google review
★★★★★

“Farmers Insurance in Cañon City was very professional, and the agent I dealt with was Gage Sanford.”

Mike B.Google review
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Recognition

Recognized for doing it right.

★ 2026 Farmers® PRIME Award-Winning Agency
PRIME
2026 Farmers® top-tier performance award
12 yrs
Insurance experience
Chamber
Former board member & past Prospectors President
Local
Royal Gorge Chamber Alliance member
Farmers PRIME 2026 award recipients
Mike Phillips — a 2026 Farmers® PRIME award recipient, among the district's top-performing agencies.
Farmers District Belt Champions featuring Mike Phillips
Recognized as a Farmers® District Belt Champion for production & results.
What We Cover

Coverage built around your life.

Auto

Coverage that fits how you actually drive — not a one-size-fits-all quote.

Home

Protect the place your family comes home to, with an agent who knows the neighborhood.

Life

Our specialty. Gage helps young families — and everyone else — protect what matters most.

Business

From the shop to the job site, coverage built around how your business really runs.

Renters

Affordable protection for everything inside the place you rent.

Umbrella & More

Extra liability, motorcycle, RV, boat and more — just ask.

Auto · Home · Life · Business · Renters · Umbrella · Motorcycle · RV & more
Out in the Community

You'll see us around town.

From local events to the farmers market, Mike and Gage show up for Cañon City — because this is home.

Mike Phillips and Gage Sanford at a Cañon City community event

Ready to find out what your coverage should actually look like?

Get a free, no-pressure quote from a real local agent — or just call and talk it through.

You're not a policy number. You're a neighbor.
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