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Our Company | Our Mission | Our Principals | Our People
Our Principals
Scarbrough, Medlin & Associates, Inc. was founded in 1981, specializing in the handling of medium-to-large commercial clients. The principals of the firm are Don R. Medlin and Rodney D. Medlin.
Don Medlin is President & CEO of Scarbrough-Medlin Associates, a regional independent insurance agency located in Plano, Texas. Don started his career with the Gulf Insurance Group in Dallas and quickly established himself as an Underwriter’s underwriter in a home office product management capacity. He later joined Excalibur Insurance Company where he specialized in alternative risk financing programs for a complete risk management view of the Property & Casualty Insurance market.
In 1982 Don formed Scarbrough, Medlin & Associates, Inc with a well recognized Alexander & Alexander broker, Paul Scarbrough, in Dallas Texas. Today, Scarbrough Medlin is one of the largest independent insurance agencies within the South Central U.S.
Medlin has volunteered his time to a number of Insurance Industry, civic, and community organizations and has served on Texas Mutual, Lone Star, Service Lloyds, Amerisure, Fireman’s Fund and America First Insurance Company advisory boards. He is a former President of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas and a two-term director of the Independent Agents of Dallas, where he also served as President from 1995-96.
His commitment to the Dallas/Ft.Worth community extends to his involvement with the Dallas Ecological Foundation, Texas Civil Justice League, Game Conservation Foundation, American Red Cross, Sportsmen’s Club of Dallas, Center for Non-Profit Management, Dallas Safari Club, Dallas Victims Outreach, Marcus High School Golf Boosters Club, Director, Equitable Bank, and Northwood Country Club.
Medlin received his BBA degree from the University of North Texas and his MBA degree from the University of Dallas. He is also Chairman of the Glen Taylor Endowed Chair Committee for the University of North Texas, which is responsible for fundraising and outreach to the Insurance Community. He spends time in the classroom and serves as a resource to students interested in careers in the Insurance Industry. Medlin also has received a Distinguished Alumni Award by the University of North Texas School of Business. He is also a member of the Presidents Council, Advisory Board for School of Business and Honored as a Distinguished Lecturer.
Rod Medlin has 30 years insurance experience. He received a Bachelor's Degree in Management from Southeastern Oklahoma State University and an Accredited Advisor in Insurance designation from the Insurance Institute of America. He has four years experience with a major commercial property and casualty insurer with emphasis in heavy industry, construction and energy-related risk. Rod has served as Administrator of a self-insured program for a large commercial risk, and immediately before joining Scarbrough, Medlin & Associates, he was Account Executive for the largest commercial insurance agency in Oklahoma. Rod has taught Licensing Courses for the Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma at Oklahoma University and The University of Tulsa.
Rod served as Founding Chairman of the Amerisure Insurance Companies Agents Advisory Board and on the advisory boards of both The Texas Mutual Insurance Company and Liberty National Insurance Company. He has served as the Crime and Fidelity Risk Management Consultant to the Institute of Real Estate Management/National Board of Realtors in Chicago, Illinois, where he structured and instituted IREM's National Crime & Fidelity Program for Accredited Management Organization (AMO) designated firms. Rod has also served on the Board of the Independent Insurance Agents Association of Dallas and as Regional Vice President for Political Action for the Independent Insurance Association of Texas. Additionally, he served as Vice President for the Stonebridge Ranch Community Association and as Director for a large non-profit game conservation organization. He is currently serving as a member of the FM Global National Advisory Council as well as in a similar capacity for America First Insurance Companies. In the past he has acted as a Director of the Board on the Lone Star Insurance Company. He currently serves as a Partner in Texas Construction Partners, LLC and as President of the Texas Construction Insurance Risk Retention Group.
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