Joiner Insurance, founded in 1954 by Robert E. “Bob” Joiner has undergone many changes during the last seventy one years. In 1954 Mr. Joiner was employed by his parents driving a laundry truck for their local dry cleaning business. He was not ashamed of the work but felt there was a higher calling for his life. In that same year Mr. Joiner began selling personal property policies at night when his daily duties to his parents were finished.
Waynesboro in 1954 was not what would be considered a “hotbed” of insurance business. Undaunted, Mr. Joiner pressed on, separated from his parents, hired Faye Davis as the Agency’s first full-time employee.
In 1985 Mr. Joiner’s son, Ernest “Ernie” W. Joiner, became President and Chief Executive Officer of the agency. Under his leadership, the agency has grown to the strength that it is today. The agency’s growth under Mr. Ernie’s supervision started in 1991 when a local agency in Laurel known as the Neal Agency was purchased by Joiner Insurance. The most notable addition of the Neal Agency purchase was Mr. Bruce Gavin coming on to the Joiner Insurance Team. Mr. Gavin was in the insurance industry since 1985. He was made a partner of the Joiner Agency in 1992 where he served as Vice President of Laurel Operations and served on the Board of Directors.
In 2000 Mr. Ernie made the decision to again expand the size of the agency when he acquired the Sigler-Bunch Agency in Waynesboro.
Mr. Bob had strong beliefs in leaving a legacy and he would be proud of the fact that we are in our third generation of leadership adding his grandson Clarke Joiner to the great team that we have at Joiner Insurance.
After 81 years on this earth and 58 years in the insurance business, Mr. Robert “Bob” E. Joiner passed on to be with the Lord in July of 2011. We cherish his time, memories, and direction he gave The Joiner Agency. We consider it our mission to hold his legacy high by providing our customers with the best attention, best service, and best price. We are proud of our past and are looking forward to our future.
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What is an Independent Insurance Agent?
When you decide to buy a car, you wouldn’t purchase the first one you see. What if one day the automobile industry decided to make only one type of car, one make and one model. You wouldn’t have a choice!
The same situation holds true for insurance. You need insurance to drive a car, to purchase a house, to protect your family’s financial future and to run a small business. But if there was only one insurance company that offered only one type of insurance, you wouldn’t have a choice. The only solution would be going to that one company.
With an independent insurance agent, you have choices. Independent agents are not tied to any one insurance company. One of the advantages of using an independent agent is that he or she works to satisfy your needs. You are using an expert for an important financial decision.
An independent agent has several companies that he or she can approach to get you the best coverage at the best price. And your independent agent will know the companies with the most efficient claims departments to recover your losses as quickly as possible.
When you buy insurance, you want an advocate who will properly assess the risks you face and give you an objective analysis of the marketplace, because it’s up to you to make the final choice.
