Higginbotham & Associates hired property and casualty broker C. Adam Smith, who relocated from Springfield, Mo., as a commercial account executive at the agency’s Austin, Texas, office.
With more than 12 years in sales, seven of which in insurance brokerage and risk management, Smith was most recently an account/sales executive at Empire Insurance in Springfield. He has also worked in sales at Rabsamen Insurance and Barker Phillips Jackson Insurance, both Springfield-based agencies.
At Higginbotham, Smith will build a commercial property and casualty book of business with a focus on construction and transportation accounts.
Smith received a bachelor’s degree in history from Northwest Missouri State University, and he earned Certified Insurance Service Representative (CISR) and General Insurance (INS) designations. He is currently completing coursework toward Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) designations.
Source: Higginbotham & Associates, www.higginbotham.net


Banks Still Face Legal Claims After $25 Billion Settlement
MF Global Judge to Examine Insurance Payments for Former Executives
Daredevil CEOs May Put Companies at Risk
California Independent Contractor Law May Be Liability for Agents, Brokers
North Carolina Continues Auto Regulation Debate As Rates Stay Same for 2012
Long-time California Lobbyist Looks to 2012 Legislation Affecting Insurance
Mine Safety Chief Seeks to End Complacency Over Safety
Virginia Court Grants Rehearing of Global Warming Claims Case


