Arst Joins Higginbotham & Associates as Hospitality Specialist

Matt Arst has joined Higginbotham & Associates as a commercial account executive in the company’s Fort Worth headquarters. He brings to the agency niche expertise in hospitality industry exposures and related coverage to serve the hotel, restaurant, entertainment and special events market.

Arst worked in sales, marketing and management for his family-owned furniture company based in Wichita, Kan., until 2001 when he was promoted to president of its Kansas and Texas divisions. In 2003, he began working for IMA of Kansas Inc. as a licensed property/casualty and life/health insurance agent for the states of Kansas, Florida and Texas. While at IMA, Arst developed a program for the country’s fastest growing hotel franchise and signed 80 percent of the franchisees in its first three years. IMA named him “2006 Producer of the Year” in response.

Source: Higginbotham & Associates, www.higginbotham.net