Texas Agencies Higginbotham and Borden Insurance Merge

Fort Worth, Texas-based Higginbotham and Borden Insurance, an independent insurance agency located in Corpus Christi, Texas, have joined forces.

Led by President and CEO David Erwin Borden, Borden Insurance was previously held by American Financial Insurance Services Inc., a subsidiary of American Bank Holding Company.

Both Higginbotham and Borden broker commercial and personal property/casualty insurance and employee benefits. The merger adds 34 professionals to Higginbotham’s existing practice in Corpus Christi for a combined 120 locally.

Higginbotham entered Corpus Christi in 2010 and is growing its coastal presence through strategic partnerships like that with Borden Insurance.

Higginbotham Coastal Region Managing Partner Rob Fraiche will oversee the office, operating as Borden Insurance, A Higginbotham Company.

Borden Insurance was founded in 1947 to provide commercial insurance in Corpus Christi. In its 73 years, Borden Insurance has grown to more than 40 professionals with nearly 1,000 years of combined industry experience.

Higginbotham was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, with more than 40 additional offices statewide and in Oklahoma, Georgia, New Mexico and California serving domestic and international customers.

Source: Higginbotham