St. Petersburg insurance company partners with Texas firm

Stahl and Associates of St. Petersburg, a Florida insurance firm, has partnered with Higginbotham, the largest independent insurance, financial and human-resources service company headquartered in Texas, according to a news release from both companies.

The plan is to grow the combined business in the Sunshine State, the companies say. 

Higginbotham will celebrate its 75th anniversary this year, and the Texas company desires to "look to the future with a program of strategic growth, bringing on board agencies and teams that enjoy sterling reputations in their local markets and share the same energy, culture, values, and commitment to service as Higginbotham."