A: Cotton States Insurance is an affiliated company of Country Insurance and Financial Services of Bloomington, Il. Cotton States was founded in Atlanta in 1941 as an insurance company specializing in insurance for farmers in the Southeast. Country Insurance and Financial Services is a group of companies that have been in business since 1925 and currently holds the highest “A+” rating from A.M. Best insurance rating service.

Q: What makes insurance sales fun?

A: I really like helping people. It is a very rewarding career because we can do so much to help. I can help most people if they’ll just sit down and talk with me.

Q: Is out-living one’s retirement money a real fear to master with good planning, or a sales ploy aimed at expanding a portfolio?

A: I had an agent say one time that there are worse things than dying — like running out of money before you die. It’s a real problem today. But we can help.

Mashburn Insurance and Investments Inc.

Cotton States Insurance Inc.

Owner: Greg Mashburn

Address: 1204 Baytree Road