Higginbotham has moved for Thompson & Smith Insurance coverage, an impartial company primarily based in Jackson, Tennessee.

On the again of the corporate’s seventy fifth anniversary, Rusty Reid, chairman and CEO of Higginbotham, introduced the collaboration, which can broaden its footprint within the Southeast area.

“With Thompson & Smith, we’re getting a accomplice with nice geographic illustration, many years of expertise, and specialised data — significantly within the building area that’s so robust within the Southeast,” mentioned Reid. “However greater than that, we’re getting a accomplice that shares our mission and our method to doing enterprise.”

Why did Thompson & Smith be part of Higginbotham?

Chuck Thompson, CEO of Thompson & Smith Insurance coverage, highlighted the company’s deal with its shoppers with the transfer.

“Our primary aim is to care for every shopper, ensuring they’re insured appropriately,” Thompson mentioned. “Insurance coverage is an advanced trade, and our shoppers want somebody on their aspect to navigate the complexities. We’re proud to go above and past what an ordinary company would possibly do. In consequence, our prospects belief us, and we’ll do no matter we are able to to keep up that belief.”

Echoing Thompson’s sentiments, Roger Smith, president of Thompson & Smith Insurance coverage, emphasised the wants of shoppers.

“With Higginbotham’s assets, we are able to take these shoppers so far as they wish to go,” mentioned Smith. “I’m significantly excited to supply Higginbotham’s Day Two Companies®, that are value-added companies that transcend putting insurance coverage protection — that’s day one — and as an alternative assist that protection with threat administration companies that proceed proper on via the life of every coverage. Moreover, Thompson & Smith beneficial properties a full-scale worker advantages division via Higginbotham.”

Scaling companies and enhancing assist for workforce

Reflecting on the choice to hitch forces with Higginbotham, Thompson emphasised the significance of shared tradition and the added advantages for each shoppers and the company’s staff.

“Via [my father’s mentoring I learned that selling insurance was secondary to solving customers’ problems,” Thompson remarked. “With Higginbotham, we found a partner that shares our client-focused culture. When you put that together with the value-added services they offer and the support for our team from an employee-owned firm with fantastic benefits, it’s easy to see that we’re a great fit for them and they’re a great fit for us.”

Thompson & Smith Insurance is an independent property and casualty insurance agency serving both business and personal clients. It was established in 1998 through the merger of two independent insurance agencies.

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