Serving New Mexico | texas | oklahoma
Finding the right insurance policy can be tough! We are here just for you in these specific ways:
Insurance is NOT a one-size-fits-all! Our staff of licensed agents are trained to uncover your specific insurance needs and guide you to the option that best fits your needs and budget.
We work with many different insurance providers to give you more options.
We are available in person, by phone, and online making it easier for us to help you with anything you need.
But, most importantly, we are family owned and understand that each time you come into our office, how we help you impacts you and your family. Our goal is to make your time with us as quick and painless as possible with agents who care for you!
Contact us today and let's get started or let's find out how we can help you save!
Clayton Office
Union County Insurance
14 Main St | Clayton NM
575-374-2536
Clovis Office
General Insurance Agency
500 Mitchell
575-763-8816
info@gia-clovis.com
History
Ferol Beckner was a multi-passionate businessman. When he came back home from the army, he went to work for his dad for a little while and then decided to build a drive-in malt shop called Frosty Bar in 1961, which he owned and operated until 1968 when he sold it. He then moved to Lubbock, Texas, got licensed as an insurance agent, and sold life insurance. Not long after, he was promoted and moved to Commerce, Texas. But things weren’t good, and after eating bean sandwiches for four months, he moved his family back to Lubbock and continued to sell life insurance until the May 11th, 1970 when an F5 tornado hit downtown Lubbock. His wife Mickey said enough, and back to Clayton, NM they went.
He went to work for Lynn Crosswait, the original owner of General Insurance Agency, which was started in Roy, New Mexico with the Clayton office being a branch office. The Clayton office soon became the main office with Roy changing to the branch office. In 1984, Ferol bought GIA and closed the Roy office. Mickey Beckner quit her job at the Jr. High and went to work as Ferol’s bookkeeper. In 1986, they hired Kyle Beckner, and General Insurance Agency become a family owned and operated business.
But how on earth did GIA become Union County Insurance? Well, it’s a long story. To keep it short…Ferol sold GIA in 1992 to Leroy Wood, who owned Union County Insurance. In the meantime, Kyle moved to Clovis in 1993 and went to work as a fireman and wrote some policies on the side. Business began to pick up here in Clovis, and he and his wife, Robin, opened GIA in Clovis, New Mexico November 7th, 1995. Then in 1997, Ferol bought the agency back from Leroy Wood and that’s how both agencies were formed. Kyle and brother Coby bought the agency in 2015.
We are still family owned and ran by Ferol and Mickey’s two sons, Kyle and Coby Beckner, and we here for you for the long haul!