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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the President and
4 staff of J.L. Hubbard Insurance and Bonds of Decatur as they
5 celebrate the company's 50th anniversary; and
 
6     WHEREAS, James L. Hubbard founded the company as a full
7 service insurance agency in 1957; he recruited Kevin Breheny
8 and Ron Koopman in 1978 and in 1979 recruited Randy Cannady and
9 Tim Patton; and
 
10     WHEREAS, In 1981 Kevin Breheny became President of the
11 company with Randy Cannady serving as First Vice President, Tim
12 Patton serving as Vice President, Ron Koopman serving as
13 Treasurer, and Linda Hopkins serving as Corporate Secretary;
14 and
 
15     WHEREAS, Today they have grown to a staff of over 30
16 employees, offering all lines of insurance products to
17 customers throughout a 150 mile radius and representing over 50
18 insurance companies; J. L. Hubbard Insurance and Bonds sells
19 commercial insurance, personal insurance, surety bonds, and
20 employee benefits to over 3,500 clients throughout Central
21 Illinois; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, With premium income of over $53 million they have
2 been named one of the top 30 agencies in the nation by IIAA's
3 Best Practices Study Group; and
 
4     WHEREAS, J. L. Hubbard Insurance and Bonds joined Soy
5 Capital Bank and Trust Company in 2002; the agency is now able
6 to offer integrated financial services to all their customers,
7 including insurance, banking, investing, and trust products;
8 and
 
9     WHEREAS, The employees of J. L. Hubbard Insurance and Bonds
10 are grateful for their loyal customers and are looking forward
11 to serving them and all of Central Illinois for the next fifty
12 years; therefore, be it
 
13     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
15 congratulate the President and staff of J. L. Hubbard Insurance
16 and Bonds on this milestone anniversary; and be it further
 
17     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18 presented to the staff of J. L. Hubbard Insurance and Bonds as
19 a symbol of our respect.