88R28612 CJM-D
By: Morrison H.R. No. 1585
R E S O L U T I O N
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.