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Burgess Insurance Services: Matching Clients to Companies by Jodi Varnado
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A Family Affair n 2010, Brad Burgess built his current 5th avenue office in the heart of Rome, Georgia. However, the Burgess name has circulated throughout Floyd and Polk County
for over thirty years. Frank Burgess, Brad Burgess’s father, opened Frank Burgess Insurance Agency in 1983. Brad began working with his father in 1993 while attending college. One year later, Brad graduated and moved to Rome to partner with his father full-time. Frank Burgess purchased Shelley Insurance in 1997 and led their office in Cedartown, GA, while Brad ran their second location in Rome. Today, Brad and his team of agents continue the legacy Frank Burgess established all those years ago, providing exceptional, personal insurance services to clients throughout Northwest Georgia. Get To Know Your Local Independent Agent Burgess Insurance Services provides clients with every type of insurance from Home, Life, Business, Auto,
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Motorcycle, RV, and more! Brad has earned the highest rankings from Auto-Owners Insurance Company President’s Club since 2017. The President’s Club honors the top 25 Life, Health, and Annuity agents nationwide in a calendar year. This Fortune 500 company has over 24,000 authorized agents in over 30 states. This accolade aside, Burgess Insurance Services’ success is rooted in their partnerships with several carriers and relationships with clients near and far. Brad and his team of five agents can quote and write