Evans, Ewan & Brady Insurance Agency • Georgetown
Evans, Ewan & Brady Insurance Agency • Georgetown
Written by Teresa Pione Friday, 14 November 2008
Celebrating 80 years of business, Evans, Ewan & Brady Insurance Agency has undergone four ownerships, one cross-town move and a product redesign. In an effort to meet the changing needs of the community, the agency now offers many policies through various nationwide companies.
Yet the outlook was poor in 1979 when the agency had been losing money for three consecutive years. In search of new management, the owners at the time featured their agency in Rough Notes magazine, catching the attention of an Odessa oil industry manager. Shortly thereafter, Ken Ewan moved his family to Georgetown where he has owned and operated the agency for the past 29 years.
“We represent over 50 companies. We go through an orientation for every customer that we have, and we go through premiums; explore different options. No one does this like we do. We’re really proud of this,” Ewan said.
But the beginning years for Ewan were not easy.
“Mr. Evans [the former owner] was a wonderful, wonderful man and would extend his personal credit for people. [The challenge] was going to people and saying, ‘Hey, I can’t pay your bills for you; you got to pay your own bills,’ and then [getting] other people [who] could pay their own bills,” Ewan said.
After his initial purchase, Ewan worked for a year continuing to sell the agency’s life insurance policies. Then he began to realize that because life insurance was not state-mandated, people remained uninterested and even turned-off by the sales pitch. Life insurance had a negative connotation for some, he said.
With watchful eyes, Ewan picked up on another option. A pair of rotary club contacts introduced him to a more lucrative market — auto insurance. He then expanded the agency to include auto, home, health, boat, business and professional liability insurance in addition to life insurance.
Likewise challenging was the balance between work and family life.
“I remember going to a show with my wife and falling asleep in the show,” Ewan said. “She said, ‘You got two kids that are not going to know who you are if you continue to work like this’.”
Ewan agreed, and the time he dedicated with his young children paid off; Ewan’s son became a professional baseball player with the Atlanta Braves. He currently operates the Belton branch of Evans, Ewan & Brady. Ewan’s daughter, also an athlete, lettered at the University of Texas as a coxswain on the rowing team and now works in downtown Georgetown.
Today it is the agency staff and the insurance companies they write with that give Evans, Ewan & Brady an edge over other agencies, Ewan said. And because he is an independent agent, he can work with many companies to get the best rates and policies for clients.
Whether a person just wants to meet the state minimum for coverage or seeks greater solace in a higher coverage plan, the agents will tailor policies to fit individual needs. Services include a comparative cost analysis of companies and policies. From identity theft to equipment breakdown and mortgage company minimums, the agents provide sound policy explanations.
Evolution of the agency
- 1928- Clara Galloway opens The Galloway Insurance Agency on the square.
- 1957- Wallace Evans purchases the agency and renames it The Wallace Evans Agency.
- 1975- Evans sells the agency to an entrepreneurial group.
- 1979- Ken Ewan purchases the agency.
- 1983- Ewan purchases and incorporates the Sam Brady Agency, finalizing the agency name as “Evans, Ewan & Brady Insurance Agency.”
- 2008- Evans, Ewan & Brady celebrates its 80th anniversary, with 15 employees.
Evans Ewan & Brady Insurance Agency, 2404 Williams Drive, 869-1511 • www.eebins.com
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