[6] He had not planned on going into the family insurance business, studying philosophy and Russian Orthodox theology in the seminary.
[19] In 2023, the Cobra Experience Museum named him as its first “Global Icon Award” winner in recognition of his many contributions to the joys of motoring.
[20] In 2016, Hagerty was elected to serve as global board chairman for Young Presidents' Organization (YPO)[21] – the world’s largest CEO organization with more than 30,000 chief executives in 130 countries whose members run companies that employ 22 million people and generate $10 trillion in annual revenues.
[24] Under Hagerty, the company began a series of acquisitions to strategically build itself into an automotive lifestyle brand.
In 2022, Hagerty appeared in the video game Gran Turismo 7 as himself, describing classic cars available for the player to purchase.