TITLE: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of GSM Insurors.

SUMMARY: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of GSM Insurors.

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WHEREAS, GSM Insurors is celebrating its centennial in 2023, and this occasion offers a welcome opportunity to recognize the history and accomplishments of this venerable enterprise; and WHEREAS, GSM Insurors was founded by Theodore Johnson, the president of the First National Bank of Rockport, as the Rockport Insurance Agency; the first company of its kind in the area, the agency served the interests of shipbuilders, ranchers, merchants, and businesses on the Texas coast; Mr. Johnson's son-in-law John McDavid Sr. joined the agency in 1953; in 1991, his grandson John McDavid Jr. took over the company, and he continues to serve as CEO today; in recent years, his sons Travis, Blake, and Patrick McDavid became the fourth generation in the family to serve the agency in leadership roles; and WHEREAS, Incorporated as Glass Sorenson & McDavid Inc., the company was a founding partner of The Insurors Group, which has operated under the name GSM Insurors since the late 1990s; headquartered in Rockport, this independent agency operates offices across the Lone Star State, and it partners with national and regional insurance companies to offer a range of personal and business insurance services; GSM Insurors has been recognized as one of the Top 50 Brokers of U.S. Business Insurance by Business Insurance magazine and as one of the Top 20 Agency Partnerships in the nation by Insurance Journal;and WHEREAS, Over the past century, GSM Insurors has provided jobs and valuable services to Texas communities, and it stands as an inspiring example of the success that can be realized by hardworking entrepreneurs in the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas Legislature hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of GSM Insurors and extend to all those associated with the agency sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the company as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Morrison Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1585 was adopted by the House on May 19, 2023, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House