Higginbotham, an independent insurance and financial services firm, has partnered with Mike Knotts, an insurance agency owner and broker in Bossier City, Louisiana. Based in Texas, the partnership establishes Higginbotham first brick-and-mortar in the state of Louisiana. The partnership adds a ninth state to Higginbotham's footprint and gives the company specialty expertise in group captive insurance programmes focused primarily in the transportation industry. Knotts and his team will operate as Higginbotham and make the captive insurance service available companywide under the name Higginbotham Risk Strategies. Higginbotham named Knotts as managing director, and he will continue leading the Louisiana team. Commenting on the partnership, Knotts says: "We have built a reputation of innovation, aiming to educate our clients about alternative risk strategies in the insurance industry, and we saw a commitment from Higginbotham to build the practice into one of, if not the top, captive services in the nation.” Rusty Reid, Higginbotham president and CEO notes, "We value client service beyond premiums. Mike Knotts has a similar loyalty to clients, keeping them ahead of the curve by offering outside-the-box methods of mitigating risk that put the best interests of clients at the forefront. We're excited to make Higginbotham Risk Strategies available to all our clients."
