The Fulwider Insurance Agency has been servicing the insurance needs of the West Branch area for over 50 years. Jack Fulwider founded the agency in 1966, after spending many years farming northeast of Springdale. Jack’s son, Bob, left a career as a public school teacher to work in the family business in 1970. Bob and wife Jan have been actively involved in the insurance business, as well as the West Branch and West Liberty communities.
As an Independent Insurance Agency, the Fulwider Agency is able to represent multiple insurance companies, which allows us to find the products that most appropriately meet the needs of our clients. The agency is very selective of the companies we work with, looking for the best coverage at a fair price. We also aim to educate our clients about insurance, looking at available coverages, limits, and pricing.
Bob and Jan live in West Liberty, and split time between the Fulwider Agency, and our West Liberty companion agency, the Wuestenberg Agency. Gloria Zamora also lives and works in West Liberty as a licensed agent. Sheryl Bull markets Life and Health products for our subsidiary, Bob Fulwider & Associates, and Jarod Williams assists in a variety of ways in both locations.
Bob’s sister, JJ Fulwider, works in the West Branch office, along with Karen Thurness, as customer service representatives. Steven Grace is a licensed agent who lives and works in West Branch. In addition to his time at Fulwider, Steven and his wife Jessica own and operate Main Street Sweets (since 2010) in downtown West Branch. Also, Konnor Myrvik is helping with underwriting and life insurance out of the West Branch office. Steven and Konnor are working to take over the duties of long-time agent Bruce Jeffries, who retired in 2014 after many years helping his neighbors find the plans they need.
The Fulwider Agency offers personal lines coverage—homeowners, auto, RV, renters, boat; Farm coverage, including crop insurance; Business; Life; and Health; as well as various other speciality coverages. We are proud to be rooted in both West Branch and West Liberty, and strive to find the best coverages for each, individual case, which is why “Your insurance is our Assurance.”