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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Hochheim Prairie Insurance is celebrating its 125th |
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anniversary in 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1892, German settlers from the rural farmlands |
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known as the Hochheim Prairie community organized a mutual |
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insurance alliance, electing officers and initially insuring the |
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homes of 30 families; the company was subsequently chartered as the |
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Hochheim Prairie Mutual Fire and Storm Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Renamed the Hochheim Prairie Farm Mutual Insurance |
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Association in 1973, that firm has since been joined by several |
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subsidiaries; this group of companies, headquartered in Yoakum, is |
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today represented by more than 200 independent agents who serve |
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over 90,000 members across the state; Hochheim Prairie now provides |
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insurance coverage for homes, farms, ranches, manufactured homes, |
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personal property, automobiles, small businesses, and liability, |
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with written premiums exceeding $125 million; and |
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WHEREAS, The association is currently led by president Linda |
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Schmidt, its first female president and one of the few women to |
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direct a Texas insurance company; Lynn Brewer, Pam Lahodny, Tim |
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McCoy, and David Weber serve as officers, while the board of |
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directors is composed of David Ross, Wayne Scholtz, Tommy Barre, |
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Steve Klovensky, David Mueller, David French, Brian Gibson, Randy |
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Leifeste, and Randal Hamilton; and |
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WHEREAS, For well over a century, Hochheim Prairie Insurance |
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has offered security to its members, protecting them from |
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catastrophic financial loss, and it is indeed fitting that it be |
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recognized on the occasion of this notable milestone in its |
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history; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Hochheim Prairie Insurance on its |
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125th anniversary and extend to all those associated with the |
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business sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for the |
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company as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of |
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Representatives. |
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Schubert |
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Morrison |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 523 was adopted by the House on |
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February 21, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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