Higginbotham
Tyler, TX
After working in transportation management for almost a decade, James Zales decided to go into insurance, joining a Dallas-based direct writer in 1979. He went on to become part of a high-profile oil & gas insurance firm in Denver before returning to Texas and setting up his own branch of the company in 1989. Eventually his agency merged with another company, then sold to Willis and fi nally to Higginbotham, where he now serves as managing director.
As a producer, Zales offers a wide range of expertise, covering the oil & gas, heavy contracting, transportation and environmental industries. In addition to insurance analysis and programs, his expertise includes risk management and client education, coupled with industry application.
