Bates Roberts Fowlkes and Jackson Insurance Agency
Bubba Bates earned his Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) designation in 2000 and has served on the Executive and Commercial Lines Committees for the Birmingham Independent Insurance Agents Association. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland and is a Mountain Brook native and resident. Bubba’s areas of specialty include apartments, manufacturing risk, distributors, property management firms, restaurants, and high value homes.
Tommy Roberts previously served as President of Sevier, Fowlkes & Jackson Insurance (1984-2004). He is a graduate of the University of West Alabama and he earned his Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) designation in 1993. Tommy is a member of the Monday Morning Quarterback Club. He and his wife, Laura Susan, are active in their church, Saint Mary’s Episcopal. Tommy specializes in working with property management firms, manufacturers, churches, and affluent homeowners.
Prior to joining the agency, Stratton spent 19 years in banking, most recently serving as Senior Vice President of National Bank of Commerce’s Professional and Private Banking Department. He is a graduate of the University of Alabama and is a member of the Rotary Club of Birmingham, and MGMA Birmingham. Stratton is proficient in working with food distributors, condominium associations, property managers, and high net worth individuals and families.
After graduating from The University of the South (Sewanee), Ben Jackson went on to earn a Masters of Business Administration at the University of Alabama. He obtained his Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) designation in 1991, and the Certified Risk Manager (CRM) designation in 2013. Ben is one of only 6,000 CRMs nationwide. Since 1987, he has served clients with personal attention and is proficient in many lines of insurance: Property & Casualty (Business, Home, Auto, and related insurance), Life (both term and permanent), Disability, and Bonding.
Before launching his insurance career in 2010 as a broker, Lawrence specialized in commercial real estate brokerage and has held a real estate license since 1998. He is a University of Alabama graduate and a Mountain Brook native and resident. Lawrence and his wife, Callie, have three children. He has served as the Chairman of the Board for Girls Inc. of Central Alabama and is an active member of Canterbury United Methodist Church. Lawrence specializes in multi-family coverage, property management firms, commercial real estate, manufacturing, medical institutions, restaurants, and high-net-worth individuals.
David Bates served as the president and founder of Bates Insurance from 1963-2000. He is a graduate of the University of Alabama, served two years in the United States Navy, and is a Birmingham native and resident of Mountain Brook. David is a member of the Shades Valley Rotary club. He specializes in writing apartment complexes, personal and commercial insurance.