Higginbotham expands with Thompson & Smith Insurance coverage deal

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 increase its footprint within the Southeast area.

“With Thompson & Smith, we’re getting a accomplice with nice geographic illustration, a long time of expertise, and specialised data — notably within the development area that’s so sturdy within the Southeast,” stated 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 a part of Higginbotham?

Chuck Thompson, CEO of Thompson & Smith Insurance coverage, highlighted the company’s concentrate on its purchasers with the transfer.

“Our primary purpose is to handle every shopper, ensuring they’re insured appropriately,” Thompson stated. “Insurance coverage is an advanced trade, and our purchasers want somebody on their aspect to navigate the complexities. We’re proud to go above and past what a normal company may do. Because of this, 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 purchasers.

“With Higginbotham’s assets, we are able to take these purchasers so far as they need to go,” stated Smith. “I’m notably excited to supply Higginbotham’s Day Two Companies®, that are value-added providers that transcend putting insurance coverage protection — that’s day one — and as a substitute help that protection with danger administration providers that proceed proper on by way of the life of every coverage. Moreover, Thompson & Smith beneficial properties a full-scale worker advantages division by way of Higginbotham.”

Scaling providers and enhancing help for workforce

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

“By way of [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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