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Wilburn L. Ashmore Jr., CLU
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Elizabeth M. Ashmore
Secretary and co-owner
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Wilburn L. Ashmore Jr., CLU
President and co-owner of Ashmore & Associates Insurance Agency, LLC
Will began his insurance career serving business in the Southwest United States in 1982. Employees in covered groups are located in 17 states. He holds securities licenses, General Lines Property & Casualty license, and has his insurance counselor license. Will is a BlueCross BlueShield General Agent, and is one of the founding members of the BlueCross BlueShield Advisory Council. He also serves as President of Ashmore Agency & Associates. Will is a longstanding member of the Texas Tech Chancellor’s Council, and a graduate of the University of Oklahoma. |
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Elizabeth M. Ashmore
Secretary and co-owner of Ashmore & Associates Insurance Agency, LLC
Beth started her insurance career in employee benefits in 1979. She is co-founder, with Will, of Ashmore & Associates. She is past president of the Lubbock Chapter of Executive Forum, Past President of the Lubbock Area Association of Life Underwriters, and Past President of the Lubbock Area Association of Health Underwriters. During the development of Texas small group reform, Beth served two years as legislative chair on the legislative team for the Texas Association of Health Underwriters; the team accomplished all of the editing and final bill language. Beth has served as the national legislative director of this association and an additional five years on the committee. For the term of 2006 – 2007, Beth served as President-elect for the National Association of Health Underwriters and will serve as President for the term of 2007-2008. This unparalleled experience allows Beth to provide the Agency and its clients the most current information on legislative changes on both the State and National levels. She attended the University of Oklahoma. |
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David Brenholtz
Agency Manager
Property & Casualty Division
Since 1980, David has been helping people with all of their insurance needs. He attended the University of Texas and Texas Tech University majoring in Real Estate Finance. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army serving from 1971 through 1974. He is a long time member of the Lubbock Area Association of Health Underwriters and was the 2004-05 president of Independent Insurance Agents of Lubbock. David served on the advisory councils of Reliance Insurance and United Fire Group. In addition to his insurance work David served as President of Lubbock Monterey AMBUCS. He was Chief of his daughters Indian Campers Tribe and earned his Wood Badge while in the Boy Scouts of America with his son. Prior to joining Ashmore & Associates Insurance Agency, LLC, David was owner of David Brenholtz Insurance Agency, Inc. |
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Ladonna McKinley
Commercial Lines Marketing Manager
Commercial Lines CSR
Ladonna began her insurance career in 1970 with Gulf Insurance Company as a file clerk, but quickly advanced to assistant premium auditor and commercial rater. She spent the next 2 years at St. Paul Insurance Company as an assistant Commercial Casualty Underwriter. She then spent the next 21 years with a local independent agency, currently known as Wells Fargo-Acordia West Texas Agency. Ladonna then joined an international brokerage firm, Heath Insurance Brokers. After 5 years and with the closing of their local office she found a new home with David Brenholtz Insurance Agency, Inc., in 2001. When Ashmore and Brenholtz combined forces in 2004, Ladonna now functions as the Commercial Lines Marketing Manager for Ashmore & Associates Insurance Agency, LLC, P&C Division. Among the educational success during her insurance career, she can include IIA, CIC, Management/Supervision, Contract Law, Agent’s E&O/Risk Management and various underwriting courses. |
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Dee Dee Brinker
Agent – Bond Manager
Dee Dee began her insurance career as a student clerk for a local independent agency in 1981 while attending Texas Tech University. After graduation she began a full time career specializing in contract bonds. Six years ago she joined David Brenholtz Insurance, Inc. as their bond specialist. She continues in this capacity today at Ashmore Agency & Associates assisting everyone else in the agency with all of their customer’s bond needs as well as producing her own commercial contracting accounts. |
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Bill R. Grisham, CIC
Agent
Bill began his insurance career in 1973 as a claims manager with a national company. He has been in the agency business since 1980. Bill received the Certified Insurance Counselor designation in 1989 and in 1994 served as president of the Independent Agents Association of Lubbock. He served on the merger committee for the Independent Agents of Texas in 1995 to consolidate the Independent Agents Association with the Professional Agents Association. He has served in various capacities in the Lubbock community for the United Way, Board of Directors of the Lubbock Rotary Club and the American Wind Power Center. He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas. |
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Joe W. Stephenson
Agent
Joe started his insurance career in 2004 as a licensed General Lines Agent for Property & Casualty and Life & Health. For the previous 35 years, Joe has been active in the Lubbock community as an independent business owner coupled with business experience in wholesale, sales management and manufacturing. He has been active in many civic activities, including serving on the board of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce, the board of the Better Business Bureau, and president of the board of governors of LakeRidge Country Club. He served as president of the local chapter of PIA and on the state board of PIA of Texas. Joe is presently serving on the board of the Independent Insurance Agents of Lubbock. Joe is a graduate of Odessa Junior College and attended Texas Tech University. |
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Evelyn Warwick
Commercial Lines CSR
Evelyn has been active in all aspects of the Property & Casualty agency business since 1951 and brings invaluable experience to any agency. She currently is a processor for both personal and commercial lines. |
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Jim Bruton
Agent Pampa)
Jim joined the staff of professionals at the David Brenholtz Agency, Inc. in 2003 as a licensed General Lines Agent for Property and Casualty and Life & Health & HMO products including variable contracts. As a producer for Ashmore and Associates, Jim’s’ goal is to custom build each policy, be it personal or commercial, in a manner that bests fits his customers individual needs. Jim earned his degrees in Dallas and Austin, Texas. He brings with him 35 years of experience in Construction, Farm & Ranch, Oilfield, Restaurant, Self Employment and Customer Service. Jim competes and has been successful throughout Texas in BBQ cook-offs with his custom built 26 foot self contained pit, but spends more time cooking for charitable groups these days. He also operates his Custom Farm and Ranch Welding business and is a lifetime Director of Top of Texas Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association. Jim’s insurance clients are spread from the Gulf Coast to the Texas Panhandle but he spends most of his time in the West Texas and Panhandle areas. |
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