| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Brian Smith |
Director of Information Systems | Security | Profile |
Southern Bancorp is a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and B-Corp based in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Established in 1986, it aims to strengthen underserved communities through financial services and development programs. The organization has grown significantly, now managing assets between $2.6 and $2.8 billion and serving around 65,000 customers in Arkansas and Mississippi. Southern Bancorp operates through three main entities: Southern Bancorp Bank, which provides traditional banking services; Southern Bancorp Community Partners, a nonprofit focused on financial education and support; and Southern Bancorp Incorporated, a holding company for strategic growth. The organization offers a range of services, including checking and savings accounts, loans, financial literacy workshops, and grants for community projects. With 56 locations and a commitment to equitable access, Southern Bancorp emphasizes long-term community impact, particularly in economically distressed areas.
Berkley Program Specialists is a leading insurance operation dedicated exclusively to program business. We provide access to national admitted and non-admitted A+ XV insurance carriers, program management expertise, and reinsurance support when required to program administrators in the U.S. We are a casualty driven company, although we have the ability to offer ancillary property and automobile products as well. Our Mission Berkley Program Specialists goal is to be the preferred insurance operation for program administrators who are experts in the industries they serve and are looking for a stable, secure, and proven company to support and help grow their casualty-driven homogeneous niche program with annual GWP of at least $5 million. Business We Seek Our preferred client is a highly respected program administrator or insurance specialist who possesses the ability to quote, underwrite, rate, bind and issue policies within a homogeneous industry field. They should have a strong sense of integrity, significant expertise in their chosen industries, a differentiated value proposition, and a solid distribution system. Our preferred program opportunities consist of annual premiums in excess of $5 million, complete with strong, documented premium and loss histories.
In 2015, an important group of investors alongside a group of experienced professionals in the Reinsurance industry, acquired a majority interest in MBI Americas. Now, XS Global, a well-known regional MGA and Coverholder at Lloyds. The groups footprint and ambitions now encompass the underwriting space, utilizing strong synergies that exist between the groups core business strategy. Our unique structure provides us opportunities to deploy targeted reinsurance capacity both directly to corporates and to retail brokers via expert and locally based underwriters. We are proud to say we invest in talent and our team has proven skills, excellent access, and a proven track record for underwriting profitable business in the Latin America region and beyond.