Allan Davis

Hot Rockin' Underwriter Extraordinaire

Allan is a rock musician by night and a commercial insurance broker/underwriter by day. He plays in a Scorpions and Judas Priest tribute bands. When not writing insurance or playing guitar, you might find him on a golf course, having a drink with friends or hanging with his super cool wife and dogs. He's been in the insurance industry for 30 years and he's excited to bring his knowledge and skills to Scottish American.

B. Louis Frenkel

The Cash Register Guy

"Teamwork. I do a lot of teamwork." Not only a notable quotable of the one and only Fred Jones of Mystery Incorporated but also the personal mantra of B. Louis Frenkel MBA, CPA and all around swell guy. When he is not making sure the beans are behaving as they do get out of sorts now and again he can be found reading a book, on the Long Beach boardwalk, rooting on his beloved Illini, or at the dojo... WAAAAA

Brent Wright

Producer

I was born into insurance. My mom has been in the industry for over 25 years on the retail side so naturally I would fall into the trap at some point. I began my insurance journey on the retail side right out of college and after 2 long years decided the wholesale side might be more suited for me. I have been on the MGA side since 2006. I once was pretty active, but now I spend all my free time attending/coaching my 3 kids in their various endeavors.

Carl Thompson

Unagi Master

Carl joined us in early 2017 after spending 6 years in the industry focusing mainly on contractors and real estate. He loves to build new relationships with agents, golfing with agents and showing them what reliability is about. Carl is a big Dallas Cowboy and San Antonio Spurs fan. He also hates that Dallas does not show many Spurs games, but you can't win them all...but the Spurs can :). Carl has two young kids, boy and girl, that keep him on his toes. He coaches his son's soccer team and tries to prevent his daughter from shopping like her mother. Carl and his family are excited to join the Scottish American family, but even more excited to work with all of his agents again.

Chase Foster

Operations Associate

With a strong background in insurance across all lines of business, project management, quality analytics, and procedural innovation, I enjoy applying my previous experience and intuitive mindset to drive results in whatever task I take on. Outside of work, I enjoy cooking, gardening, and spending time with my friends and fur children.

Chris Egoavil

The Numbers Guy - Senior Financial Analyst

Chris brings 8+ years of management, consulting and finance experience to the team. He was born in Iceland, raised in a military household and holds a Bachelor of Business Degree in Management Information Systems. When he is not crunching numbers or digging through data, he is spending time with his wife, newborn son and dog Lucy. Completed bucket list items include traveling to Japan and skydiving; He also enjoys the outdoors, reading and working on his golf game.

Grant Read

Mission Control

I am origanally from Michigan and grew up on a small island about 20 miles south of Detroit. In my free time I enjoy boating, hunting and Snowboarding. (which is not easy to do in Texas) haha. I am exited to start my career in the insurance world, a day doesnt go by that I dont learn something new!

Jaime Galvez

Underwriting Assistant

New addition to the Scottish (Mexican) American Family. Jaime is an adventurous dude who enjoys the outdoors. A Die Hard Angels and Cowboys Fan! Loves to pop'off a few rounds at the shooting range. Ready to take on any challenge! Loves the phrase "I'd rather be fishing".

James Brown

The Voice

James got involved with Scottish American in 2011, following his retirement from professional rugby and coaching in the UK. Residing in Dallas he often has to repeat himself due to speaking in a strange accent, so he mainly deals with Lloyds to feel at home. A born again Dallas Cowboys, queso, and Tex-Mex fan.

Jessica Lira

Mission Control - Accounting

Jessie Mejia

Mission Control - Accounting

Jessie has been a part of the Yates team for over 7 years. She enjoys working in our accounting department. Apparently on her free time she loves to clean her home (really?)& enjoy eating frozen yogurt!! Spending as much time with my family is really important…..as pretty soon I will be having my own little bundle of joy (looks less ‘little’ and more full sized bowling bowl to us)!

Josh Taylor

Underwriting Jedi

Josh entered the insurance industry in 2003 and worked every position from receptionist to vice president. Although he says “dude” more than any one person should, don’t be deceived about his approach or ability to craft a policy to meet a client’s needs. He is an insurance nerd, often found late at night to be reviewing insurance forms, regulations, and quotes only to be awakened at 3am by nightmares about deductibles and exclusions. Underwriting and providing superior service are things he is passionate about. So is finding deals on Amazon. And the Dallas Cowboys. His family even has a dog named Romo. But what he lives for is spending time with his awesome family. Josh’s idea of a perfect day would consist of waking up to a sweet bind order, hours of fishing with his wife and 4 boys, and then a Dallas Cowboys win which would give him an excuse to make a celebratory Amazon purchase. Oh, and his wife is an insurance nerd too, so don’t make dinner plans with them unless you are either an insurance nerd as well or want to be extremely bored by the table talk.

Mark Irish

Head of Premium Finance

Mark has been a financial planning and analysis professional for over 20 years within multiple industries and companies which includes health insurance and an MGA. Mark embraces collaboration, new challenges, and hard work. In his free time, Mark enjoys traveling, swimming, watching his 2 boys play baseball, and playing fantasy football. Mark joined the Scottish American family in April 2020 and is very excited to be here.

Nikki Taylor

Chief Operations Exorcist / Risk Slayer

Nikki has been working in the insurance industry since 2005, joining the Scottish American team in late 2017. She lives with her husband and their four awesome boys in the DFW area; yes, they are all diehard Cowboys fans. In addition to her obvious love of insurance and problem solving, Nikki enjoys wine, horror movies, and spending time with her amazing family.

Paul Thomson

Chief Gopher

Paul represents Scottish American Capital which was founded in 2009 in order to purchase an insurance business. He’s from Scotland, which means he speaks with an odd accent and tells bad jokes. He works about 20 hours a day and spends his free time doing extreme events (like all the Tough Mudders) and hangs out with the kids at United Cerebral Palsy. He has an MBA from Harvard Business School, is a Chartered Accountant and endlessly asks obvious questions.

Rachel Taylor

Risk Rocker

Rachel has worked for over 8 years on the agency and carrier sides of the business but has found her home in the wholesale space. When she isn't working- you can find her spending time with her husband and 4 kids, growing her photography portfolio or going to see her favorite bands in concert. Her ideal day would be sitting poolside listening to some great music and, of course, a margarita in her hand .

Stephenie Birmingham

Steven A. Cook, CPA

Chief Financial Officer - The Money Guy

Steve has been a Chief Financial Officer for 35+ years and has had various assignments in that capacity with carriers (15 years) and agencies (20 years). Steve also owned and managed his own practice (CPA, Consulting CFO, and I/T support) for 15 years. Steve is an active CPA in the state of Texas. Steve’s personal commitment is to provide good service to his colleagues … but still have some fun doing it.

Suzanne G. Israel

Accounts Receivable Liaison

Suzanne first started her carrier in claims for personal lines in 2011. She assisted 50+ claimed adjusters in BI/PD for U/M & Liab across multiple states and moved on to claims adjusting. She now enjoys her current role as the Accounts Receivable Liason for West Coast policies at Scottish American. She enjoys witty conversations and helping people.

Vicky Fonseca

I have been in the business so long I know how it is to build a property rate and argue it's correctness with TICO. I have no doubt this first sentence will lose over half of the readers of this bio! Be glad, It means you are still a youngster! I have spent most of my career in the E & S side and have always enjoyed my job as an underwriter and being a hero to my customers (and anyone else I can "wow" really). I once said I couldn't think of another industry I would be better suited for, then thought about it again and realized I forgot about "princess" but unfortunately was not born to the role. Insurance is a super close second and it has been good to me so no crying from me. I also enjoy gardening, travel, decorating, crafts, anything that sparkles my Chihuahua Chiquita. Life is good.

William Bryant

The Binding Brit

William moved from the UK to the US in 2019, with plans of staying no more than a couple of months. Two years later he finds himself deeply trapped in the insurance industry, slowly becoming a ''Tenglishman'' Texan englishman. Will has a real passion for four things, Insurance, Football (soccer), Golf and Watches.....These easily occupy all 7 days of his week!