| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 721 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | recognize James Langford on the occasion of his retirement from |
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| 4 | 4 | | the Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies in Waco as vice |
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| 5 | 5 | | president of compliance, regulatory and government affairs; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, He began his career with Texas Farm Bureau |
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| 7 | 7 | | Insurance Companies as a management trainee in its policy |
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| 8 | 8 | | services department and subsequently held a variety of |
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| 9 | 9 | | management positions; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Langford earned a bachelor of business |
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| 11 | 11 | | administration degree from Baylor University in 1968 with a |
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| 12 | 12 | | double major in management and marketing; he continued his |
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| 13 | 13 | | education by earning designation as a chartered property |
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| 14 | 14 | | casualty underwriter, an associate in management, an associate |
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| 15 | 15 | | in reinsurance, and a certificate of completion in insurance |
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| 16 | 16 | | regulation; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, He is chair of the Texas Windstorm Insurance |
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| 18 | 18 | | Association and the Texas Fair Plan Association; he previously |
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| 19 | 19 | | held executive positions with the Southwestern Insurance |
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| 20 | 20 | | Information Service, the Texas Property and Casualty Insurance |
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| 21 | 21 | | Guaranty Association, and the Insurance Council of Texas; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, He chaired the executive committee of the Texas |
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| 23 | 23 | | Market Assistance Program and served as president of the Heart of |
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| 24 | 24 | | Texas Chapter of the Society of Chartered Property and Casualty |
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| 25 | 25 | | Underwriters and the Association of Fire and Casualty Companies |
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| 26 | 26 | | in Texas; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, The recipient of the Raymond Mauk Leadership |
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| 28 | 28 | | Award, James Langford earned the admiration and respect of his |
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| 29 | 29 | | colleagues in the insurance industry and of all those with whom |
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| 30 | 30 | | he has worked; now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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| 32 | 32 | | Legislature, hereby commend James Langford for his leadership |
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| 33 | 33 | | and outstanding work in the insurance industry and extend to him |
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| 34 | 34 | | best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 36 | 36 | | him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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| 37 | 37 | | Averitt |
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| 38 | 38 | | ________________________________ |
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| 39 | 39 | | President of the Senate |
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| 40 | 40 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 41 | 41 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 42 | 42 | | the Senate on April 28, 2009. |
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| 43 | 43 | | ________________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 45 | 45 | | ________________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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