Leading impartial dealer Higginbotham has welcomed Connell Insurance as its Missouri accomplice, marking its first foray into the state and rising its 14-state footprint throughout the US.
Connell Insurance is a regionally owned and fast-growing property and casualty insurance coverage and worker advantages dealer in southwest Missouri, with concentrated expertise within the public entity, manufacturing, transportation, social companies, building, and hospitality sectors. A 38-employee-strong workforce operates Connell’s two places of work in Branson and Springfield, led by insurance coverage and worker advantages consultants Casey Chastain, Jay Hickman, Tom Jensen, and Chase Marable.
Higginbotham gave the title of managing director to all 4 Connell Insurance leaders, who will proceed guiding their staff.
“We see Higginbotham as a larger version of our firm,” Jensen mentioned. “We position ourselves as agents of change, adapting to new market trends and evolving our model as the business environment changes. To be a long-term partner for our clients, change is essential, and joining Higginbotham is part of that strategy.”
The deal added a 14th state to Higginbotham’s increasing presence solely just a few months after the employee-owned, nationwide agency ventured into Mississippi. Higginbotham has been strategically rising its attain and repair functionality via a strategy of selective partnerships, specializing in different impartial businesses with robust regional presence. It mentioned it selected Connell Insurance as its Missouri accomplice for its robust native fame and cultural match.
Our new partnership with Connell Insurance offers us our first company in Missouri. Connell Insurance is among the largest and fastest-growing locally-owned property/casualty insurance coverage and worker advantages brokers in southwest Missouri.
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“We have offices in the states that border south Missouri, so we had our sights set on finding the right partner to help establish our presence there,” mentioned Higginbotham chairman and CEO Rusty Reid. “Connell Insurance being one of the fastest-growing insurance agencies in the region is what prompted our interest, because obviously they’re doing something right. The decision to cement our partnership was driven by their alignment with our people-first culture and forward-thinking attitude.”