Achievers & Accolades

Cumberland County agent honored by Farm Bureau Insurance Company

By Staff Report, posted 3 years ago
Associate State Sales Manager Les Renfrow congratulates Cook photo provided by: Farm Bureau Insurance Co. 

James Cook, a Cumberland County Agent for North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company was named among the Top 75 Agents for 2022, by Allen Houck, CPCU, Executive Vice President and General Manager.

Agent Cook was selected for this honor based on his outstanding sales and service record for multilines of insurance during 2022. North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Company has more than 850 agents across the state.

This announcement was made at the Annual Sales Conference of the Farm Bureau Insurance Companies held at the Sheraton Hotel Four Seasons/Joseph S. Koury Convention Center in Greensboro on Feb. 26 & 27.

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