The Southern-Insurance Services Team
Chris Lewis - Owner/Commercial Agent
Chris began his carrier at Fisher Brown Insurance back in 2006. There he worked in each of 5 different departments within the agency. Eventually he began selling commercial insurance where he quickly began assisting local contractors and property owners with all of their commercial insurance needs. In 2014 he made the decision to open Southern Insurance Services with the goal of growing the agency one client at a time. Today Southern Insurance Services provides both Commercial and Personal Lines Insurance for greater Northwest Florida in addition to having numerous Commercial clients throughout the Gulf Coast Region. Southern Insurance is licensed in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Maine, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, California and Texas.
Josh Kissel - Personal Lines Manager
Josh's background of 26 years in Management and Sales for Fortune 500 companies has fostered a superior work ethic and a positive attitude. He continuously goes above and beyond, whether it’s educating you on your policy or working with inspectors, Josh is always there for you. Josh heads up our Personal Lines Department and is NFIP certified for Flood Insurance. He is licensed in Florida and Alabama and is very active in the local realtor arena specializing at finding workable solutions for stringent closings and complex situations.
Holly Adams - Commercial Customer Service Manager
Holly joins the team at Southern-Insurance Services with over 16 years of experience where she's worked as a marketing rep., account manager and manager. Here at Southern-Insurance Holly oversees the Customer Service Department where she handles all customer service-oriented tasks. Holly is actively licensed in Florida and is an integral part of our office and the overall office dynamics at Southern Insurance Services.
Derek Williams - Commercial Lines & Group Health Agent
Derek joined the team at Southern-Insurance Services 8 years ago and specializes in writing group health insurance plans as well as assisting business owners with all of their insurance needs. He works closely with Aetna, United, and BCBS on the Health Insurance front along with working with dozens of commercial insurance providers providing customized plans that meet the needs of his clients. He is licensed in Florida, Alabama, & Mississippi. Please join us in congratulating Derek on winning the biggest loser competition at Southern Insurance where he recently lost 26.4lbs.
Denise Long - Personal Lines Customer Service Manager
Personal Lines Customer Service Manager - with over 18 years of administrative and customer service experience working at various Pensacola businesses. She oversees all Personal Lines service needs for both new and existing clients. Being a Pensacola native and mother, she works well under pressure and managing multiple tasks at once!
Trey Newell - Personal Lines Agent
Trey joined our team with over 18 years customer service and sales experience, plus was a licensed agent in life and health for 10 years. Having a call center background Trey has the ability to help understand the needs of each individual client, and deliver personalized insurance options for home, auto and more!
Clayton Treis - Commercial Lines Agent
Clayton joined our team over a year ago after being a manager at one of the premier Pensacola Beach restaurants for over 10 years. Clayton is licensed in Florida to transact Commercial Property and Casualty Insurance as well as being licensed in Group Health and Supplemental Benefits. He is eager to assist local business owners with any and all insurance needs they might have.
Southern-Insurance Services office
321 North Davis Hwy
Pensacola, FL 32501