[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 26, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E361]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             CELEBRATING GSM INSURORS 100-YEAR ANNIVERSARY

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                           HON. MICHAEL CLOUD

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 26, 2023

  Mr. CLOUD. Mr. Speaker, today, I wish to celebrate the 100th 
anniversary of GSM Insurors, an insurance agency that has been serving 
the growing needs of Rockport and the blossoming Texas coast for 
generations.
  GSM Insurors was founded in 1923 as the Rockport Insurance Agency by 
Theodore Johnson, a Rockport pioneer and then President of the First 
National Bank of Rockport. The agency was the first of its kind in the 
area, serving the interests of ship builders, ranchers, merchants, 
businesses, and newcomers to the blossoming Texas Coast.
  Five years later, A.C. Glass purchased the agency from the Johnsons 
and also became the President of the First National Bank. As the agency 
prospered throughout the following years, James H. Sorenson, Jr. 
acquired half ownership of the agency in 1946, changing its name to 
Glass & Sorenson.
  On May 1, 1953, the agency once again changed its name to Glass, 
Sorenson, & McDavid after John M. McDavid, Sr., the son-in-law of 
Theodore Johnson, purchased one-third of the agency and became the new 
general manager. In 1978, the present evolution was finished, and the 
agency was incorporated under the new Agency name, Glass, Sorenson, & 
McDavid Inc.
  In 1991, John M. McDavid, Jr., the grandson of Theodore Johnson and 
son of John M. McDavid, Sr., became the third generation to serve as 
CEO and still serves in that role today. In 1998, Glass, Sorenson, & 
McDavid Inc became a founding partner of The Insurors Group which is 
now ranked as one of Top 50 Brokers of U.S. Business Insurance by 
Business Insurance Magazine and one of the Top 20 Agency Partnerships 
in the Nation by Insurance Journal. To this day, GSM operates as a 4th 
generation family business continuing their track record of great 
success and service to the coastal Texas community.
  On behalf of the 118th Congress, I would like to extend my warmest 
congratulations to GSM Insurors for having reached their centennial 
anniversary. Having served the needs of Rockport and surrounding 
coastal communities in Texas, GSM Insurors is an American success story 
that is worth honoring on this historic milestone.

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