Higginbotham expands in Southeast with Cassidy & Firm partnership

Texas-based brokerage Higginbotham has introduced a partnership with Cassidy & Firm, a Tampa, Fla.-based specialty life insurance coverage planning agency.

Higginbotham famous that the transfer goals to boost its specialty life insurance coverage experience and supply extra assist to its associate workplaces in Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi, and different areas.

Higginbotham chairman and CEO Rusty Reid outlined the agency’s technique for progress in focused areas, significantly the Southeast. With established associate workplaces in Memphis, Tenn., Tampa, and Brookhaven, Miss., Higginbotham is trying to additional bolster its regional presence.

Reid referenced a earlier enlargement effort to the West, the place Higginbotham partnered with Paradigm Gilbert, a specialty monetary companies agency in Los Angeles, to boost life insurance coverage planning companies for shoppers.

Primarily based on the success of that partnership, Reid turned to Paradigm Gilbert for a suggestion as Higginbotham sought to increase within the Southeast. Cassidy & Firm emerged as the best candidate.

William A. Cassidy (pictured above), president of Cassidy & Firm, additionally acknowledged the longstanding relationship with Paradigm Gilbert by way of their mutual involvement in Lion Road, a nationwide community of impartial life insurance coverage and wealth planning corporations.

Cassidy emphasised the agency’s expertise in life insurance coverage and monetary planning for enterprise homeowners and high-net-worth people, and expressed enthusiasm about becoming a member of Higginbotham to carry that experience to the Southeast.

Cassidy mentioned that the partnership with Higginbotham would enable Cassidy & Firm to increase its market share and introduce new companies inside the life insurance coverage area.

Earlier this month, Higginbotham additionally introduced a partnership with Turner & Associates Insurance coverage of Brunswick, Ga.

Turner & Associates is licensed in 42 states. The insurer additionally has accounts and specialty practices for nonprofits, development, and hospitality.

“Turner has a terrific staff that all the time places service first and can exit of their method to assist each buyer,” mentioned Reid.

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