Higginbotham and Butler Carson Tate Insurance have merged operations in Lubbock, Texas.
This is Higginbotham’s second office in Lubbock, having entered the market in 2015 when it merged with another locally managed independent insurance agency. The two offices and their combined 18 insurance and financial services professionals will work in unison to deliver a single source solution to west Texas businesses and families.
Butler Carson Tate Insurance will expand services to include group life, health and disability plans by collaborating with employee benefits broker and managing director Jeff Fowler at Higginbotham in Lubbock.
James Tate, president, will continue supervising Butler Carson Tate Insurance as managing director, with John Carson as vice president.
Butler Carson Tate opened in 1973 to broker business and personal property/casualty insurance in Lubbock, Texas.
Higginbotham is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, and operates 29 offices in Texas and Oklahoma City, most of which were established agencies that joined the firm to draw on their collective strength to service customers.
Source: Higginbotham
Topics Texas
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