[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 35 (Monday, February 23, 2026)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E151]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





    RECOGNIZING THE 170TH ANNIVERSARY OF TALLADEGA INSURANCE COMPANY

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 23, 2026

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
170th anniversary of Talladega Insurance Agency in Talladega, Alabama. 
Talladega Insurance is currently under the leadership of Boyd McGehee.
  Talladega Insurance Company was incorporated in 1856 making it the 
oldest insurance agency in the State of Alabama and the second oldest 
in the United States.
  The company attributes its longevity to its superior staffing. The 
Talladega Insurance Agency is built on family, as it is a family-owned 
and operated business and has had four generations leading the way. In 
the 1920s, Turner Joel Jones acquired the Talladega Insurance Company 
renaming it Talladega Insurance Agency and his brother, George, soon 
joined him in the business.
  In 1950, William Boyd McGehee, Jr. (Billy) left his family's pharmacy 
in Montgomery, Alabama, seeking new directions. He and his wife moved 
to Talladega to join her father in the insurance business.
  In 1974, Billy's son, William Boyd McGehee, III (Bill), returned with 
his wife, Evelyn, to Talladega to work at Talladega Insurance after 
leaving Atlanta, where he worked for the Great American Insurance 
Company. In 2004, Bill's son, Boyd, joined the agency.
  Today, Boyd runs the agency. He is an alumnus of The University of 
Alabama and The National Alliance's Producer School. In 2008, he was 
named Alabama's Young Agent of the Year by the Alabama Independent 
Insurance Agent Association. Boyd has carried on the family tradition 
and has made Talladega Insurance Agency not only successful in 
business, but a community partner as he continues to invest in the City 
of Talladega.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in wishing my friend, Boyd, and his team 
at Talladega Insurance Agency a happy 170th anniversary.

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