COZAD INSURANCE - Key Persons
Amanda is an East Texas native. She has two children Ava and Robert. In her free time, she enjoys being outside, especially on the water, traveling and spending time with friends and family. She has been in the insurance industry for 2 years and has a strong passion and takes pride in the service she provides her clients. She enjoys working with our commercial clients and provide solutions to their insurance needs.
Cayla is a mother to 2 very active and adorable boys, Maverick who is 6 and Ranger who is 3. Cayla and her husband Garrett live on a cattle ranch in Van Zandt County.
Cayla has experience in the banking and oilfield industry as well. In her spare time she likes to spend time with her kids and family.
Claire Cozad, co-owner and married to Jeremy, focuses on the Cozad Insurance Group marketing, advertising and community events. Claire graduated from TCU with a marketing and management, then later got her teaching certification from LeTourneau. She taught for 3 years, teaching 1st grade in Tyler ISD. Since then, she has helped in the family businesses. Claire works from home, enabling her to spend more time with their children.
Claire grew up in Athens and made the daily commute to attend All Saints, along with 2 suburban loads of other commuting students. Claire and Jeremy now live in Tyler with their two girls, Lucy and Rosie. The Cozad's attend Marvin United Methodist and volunteer there by teaching Bible Study, as well as serving on multiple committees. During Claire's free time, she enjoys playing tennis, volunteering at her girls school, gardening and being with family.
Job Titles:
- Lindale Office Manager, Personal Lines Department Manager, Marketing
Deanna came into the insurance industry in 2005. After being a stay at home mom for 11 years, she decided to enter the work force. Aspiring to utilize her outgoing personality and need to assist individuals, it didn't take long to realize that this was the field for her.
Having a passion for helping clients and being part of a unique team where service to clients is top priority, Cozad Insurance Group was the place for her. Deanna is the Lindale location manager, personal lines department manager, along with dabbling in some of the marketing. In 2019 Deanna received the Agents Distinction Award from Safeco (Liberty Mutual). This award is given to the top 150 producers in the world.
Although Deanna grew up in the big city of Ft. Worth, she enjoys residing in the small town of Van, TX. Where she raised her 3 children MaCayla, Jasiee, and Alexzader. She now enjoys focusing on and facetiming with her 2 daughter and Grandsons Maverick and Ranger as they reside in Montana. She looks forward to her summer visits there as she doesn't do the snow.
Hannah was born and raised in East Texas where she now raises her two children, Elizabeth Grace and Stella May. In 2016, she stumbled into the insurance world and hit the ground running finding a love and passion for all things Personal Lines. Hannah's goal is to ensure that her clients are receiving top notch customer service while receiving a policy that best fits their family's needs. In her free time she enjoys spending time with my family, little ones, and friends.
Jeremy entered into the insurance industry in 2005; following the footsteps of his Mother who has worked in the industry for over 30 years. His love of working with people and finding solutions to problems first peaked his interest at a young age. After earning a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Kansas State University and Letourneau University, Jeremy entered the industry he knew he was always destined for. Over the last 10 years, Jeremy worked for Hilb Rogal and Hobbs where he developed his insurance knowledge placing insurance for commercial accounts ranging from small business owners to national and international accounts. HRH was later acquired in 2008 by the 3rd largest insurance broker in the world, Willis. Jeremy continued working for Willis until finally realizing his lifelong dream of purchasing his own agency early in 2014. Today, he focuses on all lines of insurance that the agency offers. His favorite part of the day is visiting with his team and clients that walk through the door.
When not procuring insurance, Jeremy enjoys spending time with his wife, Claire, and their young daughters Lucy and Rosie. Cooking, working on projects around the house, and enjoying time with friends and family are also very important. He is actively involved in the community by serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the East Texas Crisis Center, Board Member for Ubank which is a large community bank, as well as attending Marvin Methodist Church in Tyler. With any free time, Jeremy is continually thinking of ways to improve the agency for his clients and make it the best place to work with his team.
Josh has called Tyler, TX home base for the last 12 years, although some years spent traveling, doing ministry and living in other places. He moved here to attend college at TJC and UT Tyler, where he received a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology. Since graduating college, Josh lived in Nashville, TN where he worked for CMT as a project manager, and eventually made his way back to Tyler to be closer to family, lay roots and start a family of his own. He now is married to his wife Hannah, and is a proud girl dad to two beautiful girls Annakate and Maggie. He has served as the Worship Leader at Marvin United Methodist Church since 2018, and continues in bi-vocational ministry. Josh loves people and building relationships and is extremely driven to use his gifts to bring value to the insurance industry.
Keaton Grew up in Houston until his family decide to relocate to the East Texas area in 2014. In 2018 Keaton stepped into the Insurance industry with Liberty Mutual and discovered his passion for providing insight to his clients on how their coverages work. Keaton can advise you on home, auto, life, health insurance, and will help ensure you have no gaps in your coverage. In his free time, he enjoys playing the Guitar, Mandolin, Bass Guitar, Ukulele, Piano, and Trombone. He also makes time to be with his friends and family.
Job Titles:
- Commercial Insurance Agent
- Member of First Baptist Church Tyler and Is a Facilitator for Generous Church
Keith has been a commercial insurance agent since Jan 2003 and has a passion for helping business owners as a trusted advisor for all of their insurance needs.
Keith graduated college from Stephen F Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas with a degree in Business Administration. In 2009 Keith earned his Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) Designation. CIC's are recognized in the insurance industry for their expertise and commitment to their profession.
Keith moved to Tyler in 2014. Keith enjoys cooking, traveling and serving in ministry. Keith is a member of First Baptist Church Tyler and is a facilitator for Generous Church in Tyler.
Born and raised in Lubbock, then lived in the Midland Odessa area for 27 years. In 1997 ventured into the insurance world. Moved to East Texas in 2004, she now resides in Hideaway Tx. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her 3 sons and daughter, along with cooking, dancing, and traveling.
Scott graduated with a B.S. in History from the University of Texas at Tyler. Scott has deep ties to East Texas as he is originally from Troup where he still enjoys time with family and friends. He is married to his beautiful wife, Jean, and they welcomed their first child, Drew in July of 2019. They are very active in the community and can find them either attending or volunteering in various local events. When not at work he enjoys spending time outdoors hunting or working his BBQ Pit/Grill, but you can mostly find him on the golf course.