The HIG BG office is comprised of BG VMI and the original Center of Insurance. COI began in 1950, and VMI was established in 1977, and the two are now combined to make the Van Meter Bowling Green P&C division. VMI moved to Fairway Street...
In 1992, Van Meter Insurance Group extended their southeastern footprint by opening a branch in Middle Tennessee. The office is now located in the Cool Springs area of Franklin, TN, just 15 minutes from the heart of the Music City, Nashville, Tennessee. In October of 2016,...
The Owensboro office opened in 1994 when Van Meter purchased the agency from Vittitow & Queensberry. The office moved from downtown to the current location on Frederica Street. Keith Hopgood was lead producer over the location. (Fun Fact: Keith Hopgood is the longest-employed Producer within Van...
Houchens Benefits is one of the fastest growing divisions of Houchens Insurance Group. We currently have 55 employees and are still looking for new good talent for our team. We exceeded our prior year sales budget of $14.3 million to end the fiscal year with a...
Employers Risk Services is a third party administrator providing claims handling, medical bill repricing, medical management, loss control, reinsurance marketing, cobra administration, and disease management. Employers Risk Services was established in 1993 working under the ownership of Van Meter Insurance, established in 1977. In 2006, Houchens Industries...
Joe Bauer joined the VMI Nashville team in October 2018 to lead the new business marketing efforts for the P&C producers. Joe has over 30 years' experience in the property & casualty arena with time spent on both the underwriting side and agency marketing for brokers...
Paula is very instrumental in the satisfaction of our larger clients as an Account Manager. Her "taking care of the people" personality is perfect for the role that she has at Houchens Benefits and we could not survive without her. She started working at Van Meter/Houchens Benefits...
Loretta began her insurance career in 1986 after graduating from Pulaski County High School. Her decision was made quickly; that the ever-changing world of insurance would be her career choice. Since joining the Curneal Hignite team in 2011, Loretta has shown that "Nobody Works Harder" by...
Britney Golsch joined Roeding Insurance in 1994 as a Personal Lines salesperson and has come to own that position over the past five years. Britney had a background in banking prior to insurance and those connections are the foundation of how she approaches sales in personal...
Adam joined Van Meter Insurance in 2011 as a member of the Bowling Green P&C team. Originally when hired, he was to focus on tasks in which direct contact with the client would be at a minimum. As the years progressed, so did Adam. From industry knowledge...