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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, GSM Insurors is celebrating its centennial in 2023, |
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and this occasion offers a welcome opportunity to recognize the |
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history and accomplishments of this venerable enterprise; and |
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WHEREAS, GSM Insurors was founded by Theodore Johnson, the |
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president of the First National Bank of Rockport, as the Rockport |
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Insurance Agency; the first company of its kind in the area, the |
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agency served the interests of shipbuilders, ranchers, merchants, |
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and businesses on the Texas coast; Mr. Johnson's son-in-law John |
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McDavid Sr. joined the agency in 1953; in 1991, his grandson John |
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McDavid Jr. took over the company, and he continues to serve as CEO |
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today; in recent years, his sons Travis, Blake, and Patrick McDavid |
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became the fourth generation in the family to serve the agency in |
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leadership roles; and |
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WHEREAS, Incorporated as Glass Sorenson & McDavid Inc., the |
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company was a founding partner of The Insurors Group, which has |
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operated under the name GSM Insurors since the late 1990s; |
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headquartered in Rockport, this independent agency operates |
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offices across the Lone Star State, and it partners with national |
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and regional insurance companies to offer a range of personal and |
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business insurance services; GSM Insurors has been recognized as |
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one of the Top 50 Brokers of U.S. Business Insurance by Business |
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Insurance magazine and as one of the Top 20 Agency Partnerships in |
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the nation by Insurance Journal; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the past century, GSM Insurors has provided |
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jobs and valuable services to Texas communities, and it stands as an |
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inspiring example of the success that can be realized by |
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hardworking entrepreneurs in the Lone Star State; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of GSM |
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Insurors and extend to all those associated with the agency sincere |
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best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the company as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |