History
of
Scriber Insurance Agency
The
original agency was formed on June 1, 1969, and was named the Cuave
& Johnston Insurance Agency. Owners Neville L. Cuave and Charles Ray
Johnston saw the agency begin a steady growth with hard work. In 1970 the
Stout and Spann Insurance Agency was purchased and merged with Cuave and
Johnston Insurance Agency.
On
July 1, 1992, Cuave & Johnston Insurance Agency was sold to
Gerald Scriber, an agency employee of fifteen years. The name of the agency
was changed to Gerald Scriber Insurance and moved to a location in Winnsboro.
At the time of the sale, the agency was underwriting $4 million in annual
premium.
The
years following this acquisition saw rapid growth aided by the purchase and
integration of several independent agencies. A branch office was opened in
Madison Parish during the fall of 1998, with the purchase and combination of
two Tallulah agencies.
The
dawn of the new millennium provided the light to see that the agency had
tripled the $4 million annual premium since 1992.
In 2005, another branch was opened with the purchase of a West Monroe
agency. This purchase along with the agency growth pushed the agency
size to 15 million in annual premium.
On January 1, 2007, the Tallulah branch was acquired by Tensas State Bank,
dba Cottonland Insurance Agency. The offer was to good to pass up,
however agency income was reduced which led to many changes. With the
Tallulah branch gone, the agency turned attention to the West Monroe
location which has seen a tremendous increase in production in 2007.