Fortified is dedicated to keeping the independent insurance agency system competitive and prosperous for years to come. Combined our member agencies write just over $3 billion in insurance premiums for more than 225,000 clients throughout Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, & West Virginia, and that’s only continuing to grow. Independent agents and agencies are unlike the bank-owned or single carrier insurance companies, we truly have the best interests of our clients at hand – when you succeed, we succeed.
Our Team
Joe Craven, CIC
Chief Executive Officer
Kendal Russell-Hamed, CBIA
Agency Operations Manager
Contact me for: Questions about agency operations, partnership opportunities, personal insurance needs, policy changes, or account support.
Carrie Rinehart
Commercial Lines Account Manager
Contact me for: Quotes on new commercial policies and commercial marketing collaborations.
Stephanie Teague
Commercial Lines Reneweals Coordinator + Account Manager
Contact me for: Policy renewals, coverage reviews, and questions about maintaining your existing insurance protection.
Our Board Members
JD Buffalo
Buffalo Insurance Agency
Brandt Galloway
Galloway Chandler McKinney
Jon Jensen
Correll Insurance Group
Shaw Johnson III
SouthGroup Insurance Services
Tyson Johnson
Henniger, Johnson, Layton Insurance
Scott Lemon
Lemon Mohler
Lou Moran III
Inter-Agency Insurance Services, Inc.
Donald Ray Pennington
Tigrett & Pennington Insurance
Jay Reynolds
Marengo Insurance
Denny Sanford
SanBuck Agency
Jason Smith
American Safeguard
Insurance Group, Inc.
Kevin White
Star City Insurance Agency
Terry “T” Thompson
INS Select Partners, LLC dba INSight
Jesse Konold
Key Insurance, LLC
Jared Blackwood
Bridgemark Insurance Solutions, LLC
