Board of Directors

Chris Mathison is a native of Mississippi. He attended Mississippi State University where he earned a BS in Business Administration in 1997. He later attended Millsaps College and earned a Master of Business Administration degree in 1998.

He began his insurance career in 1998 with the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies in Birmingham, AL as a Management Liability Production Underwriter. In 2005, Chris advanced and moved to Jackson, MS to open a Production Office. Chris managed Chubb Insurance Company’s Production Office for three years overseeing the Mississippi territory.

In 2009, Chris founded Mathison Insurance Partners, Inc., a wholesale distributor of insurance products in Jackson, MS. Chris was named President of the company in 2009 and holds that position today.

Chris and his wife Jennifer have two kids, Mae and Carter. They currently live in Ridgeland, MS and are active members in Christ United Methodist Church.

Matthew Koury CPCU, a native of Jackson, MS attended the University of Mississippi where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Risk Management and Insurance. Matthew later attended Millsaps College earning a Master of Business Administrations.

Matthew Koury CPCU, a native of Jackson, MS attended the University of Mississippi where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Risk Management and Insurance. Matthew later attended Millsaps College earning a Master of Business Administrations.

Serving on various boards and committees, Matthew has acted on the board of directors for the Mississippi Wind Pool Association. Past-President of the Mississippi Magnolia Chapter of Chartered Property and Causality Underwriters and member of the Insurance Risk Management Advisory Board for the University of Mississippi. He also serves as President for Ole Miss RMI Professional Society. Matthew represented FCCI on the Mississippi Rating Bureau Board and the Mississippi Workers Compensation Assigned Risk Pool.

Matthew and his wife Bethany have two children, Marion and Peter. They reside in Jackson, MS where they are active within their church, St. Richards Catholic Church.

Preston Gough III is a native of Jackson, MS. He attended Mississippi State University where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Risk Management & Insurance and a Master’s of Business Administration.

Preston began his career with Mississippi Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company in 2008. He joined FCCI Insurance Group in 2013 and currently serves as Director of Underwriting. Preston is a Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter and has served as President of the Mississippi Magnolia Chapter of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters.

Preston and his wife, Bethany, have two children, Preston IV and Ann Roark. They currently live in Madison, MS.

Roger Elfert is a native of Greenwood, MS. He attended the University of Mississippi where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Insurance and Risk Management.

Roger began his insurance career in 2003 and has served in various capacities with insurance companies such as FCCI Insurance Group (Mississippi Insurance Managers) and Companion Property and Casualty. In 2013, he joined Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance Inc. where he currently serves as Senior Vice President and Director of Marketing.

He currently holds the Construction Risk Insurance Specialist (CRIS) designation. He is an active supporter of the Ole Miss RMI program where he has served as President of the Ole Miss RMI Professional Society. He is also an active supporter of the Independent Insurance Agents of Mississippi where he currently serves as Vice Chair of the MS Big I Young Agents.

Roger and his wife Kelly have three kids, Katherine, Larkin and Harrison. They reside in Madison, MS where they currently attend Madison Heights Presbyterian Church and he serves as a deacon.

Mims McLennan is the Marketing Director for BXS Insurance in Jackson, Ms. A native Jacksonian, Mims is a graduate of the University of Mississippi where he obtained both his Bachelor and Masters of Accountancy. Upon completion of his Master’s degree, Mims began his career for KPMG, LLP in Birmingham, AL. During his time there, Mims specialized in the financial statement audits of several manufacturing, banking and retail companies in the Birmingham area.

Mims began his insurance career with BXS Insurance in the spring of 2015. As the Property and Casualty marketing director of the Jackson and Tupelo offices, Mims manages the day-to-day marketing and placement of all policies within BXS Insurance’s carrier footprint. Mims is also in charge of managing the carrier relationships for the Jackson and Tupelo offices.

Mims and his wife Kelsey currently reside in Jackson, Ms.

David Phillips is President of Southern General Agency in Jackson, Mississippi. He attended Millsaps College where he earned his Bachelor of Business Administration.

David is a United States Air Force veteran. He served several overseas deployments receiving the Air Force Commendation Medal and Air Force Achievement Medal. He also won Airmen of the Quarter and Airman of the Year.

David began his insurance career in 2000 upon returning from the United States Air Force as a commercial lines underwriter.

In 2003, David became the President of Dixie Specialty Insurance Inc. He remains the President to this day.

David and his wife Cassandra have 3 children and live in Brandon, MS.

Senior Vice President/ Professional Liability Broker
CRC Group
A third-generation insurance broker, Truitt is a Senior Professional Liability Broker, for CRC Group in Birmingham, AL and Jackson, MS, where he manages a team of other brokers and service professionals specializing in the placement of complex professional liability coverages for a variety of clients.

He has been awarded CRC’s “Rookie of the Year” Award recognizing the firms top producing first year broker, as well as the “Professional Liability Broker of the Year” Award recognizing the top broker from CRC’s Professional Liability Division.

He holds his Registered Professional Liability Underwriter (RPLU) designation. He has also been honored to serve on various Insurer Advisory Councils and Committees for industry organizations such as Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS).

He received his BBA in Risk Management, Insurance, and Financial Planning from Mississippi State University, where he was elected Treasurer of the student body and active in Gamma Iota Sigma Insurance Fraternity, among others. He went on to receive his MBA from University of Mississippi.

Truitt and his Shelley have three children, William, Mary Segrest, and Parker. They reside in Laurel, MS.

Mike Leach began his work in the insurance industry by working at the Mississippi State Rating Bureau for 12 years where he was also involved with the Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting Association and the Mississippi Residential Insurance Underwriting Association. He has also served as the Secretary/Treasurer for the Mississippi Fire Chiefs Association. He started with TPI in 2004 as a consultant and later hired full-time as the Vice President of Operations. In August of 2018 he was promoted to President of TPI. His duties at TPI include managing the day-to-day operations, developing work flows and procedures, budget planning, supervising IT projects, and product development.