Achievers & Accolades

Farm Bureau Insurance companies honor local agent

By Staff Report, posted 1 year ago
Associate State Sales Manager Les Renfrow (left) congratulates Pope (right).
Photo provided by: Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company

Michele Pope, a Cumberland County Agent for North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company was named among the Top 75 Agents for 2024, by Allen Houck, CPCU, executive vice president and general manager.

Agent Pope was selected for this honor based on his outstanding sales and service record for multilines of insurance during 2024. North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Company has nearly 900 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 March 2 & 3.

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