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Higginbotham is an independent insurance brokerage firm founded in 1948 that provides businesses and individuals with insurance, risk management and employee benefit services.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek )〕 In addition to its headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas, Higginbotham operates more than 20 offices across the state with approximately 650 employees. The firm ranks as the nation’s 32nd largest independent insurance brokerage firm based on 2014 revenue.〔(100 Largest Brokers of U.S. Business )〕 ==History== Paul C. Higginbotham founded his namesake agency in 1948 after returning from military service in World War II. It started as a small personal insurance brokerage firm in Paul’s Riverside neighborhood of Fort Worth, Texas. Paul’s nephew, Bill Stroud, purchased the agency in 1962 from his aunt who inherited it when Paul died. Between 1968 and 1983, the firm moved four times to more central locations in Fort Worth to attract an increasingly diverse clientele. In 1986, Bill hired Rusty Reid from American General Fire and Casualty Company to broker commercial insurance at Higginbotham. Three years later, Rusty became president and CEO at age 27. He implemented an employee ownership model to engage and reward employees in the company’s growth and recruited Managing Directors Michael Parks and Jim Hubbard to begin offering employee benefits. Higginbotham’s first geographic expansion occurred in 1998 with the opening of a second office in Dallas and was followed by several others in North and Central Texas. Then in 2007, the firm initiated an aggressive statewide growth strategy, merging with likeminded independent agencies that support its business model. Through mergers, Higginbotham has expanded its footprint to more than 20 offices spanning Texas.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Insurance Journal )〕 Of the 100 largest brokers of U.S. business, Higginbotham is the second largest in Texas by revenue.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Higginbotham Insurance & Financial Services」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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