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FOR OVER 80 YEARS

COMPLETE INSURANCE SERVICE

 SINCE 1944

The Crawford Skinner Agency is listed by Best Practices as one of the Top Insurance Agencies in the Nation.

For over 80 years, the Crawford Skinner Agency has been helping protect Business Owners, Families, and Individuals. Our Staff can provide benefits not offered by most insurance agencies - and we do it with genuine concern which often brings the compliment: "You really do care about us." Crawford Skinner Agency is committed to protecting your financial well-being… today and tomorrow.
  After you help us carefully evaluate your needs, we will use our knowledge and years of experience to design a plan of insurance, especially for you.
 The better your communication with us, the better we can design your insurance program.
 We want to serve you now and for years to come. We will offer to review your coverages with you annually for the purpose of keeping your insurance balanced with changing conditions.
 Many of our insureds have purchased insurance with us for over 25 years.
Even the finest protection programs need service, and we're here when you need us.
We're proud of our service; Our Performance reflects our genuine concern for you. We deliver by providing you with the insurance protection you need, handling your claims with speed and fairness, and in helping solve the insurance problems you may have.

We place great importance on Honesty and Open Relations - in an atmosphere of Helpfulness and Courtesy. Though our methods are as modern as our state-of-the-art automation our manner of dealing with our policyholders is old fashioned.

Company Timeline

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1944

The Crawford Agency Ltd was founded by Clare Crawford on April 1, 1944, and was originally located in the City Federal Building of downtown Birmingham, Alabama.

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1973

After Clare’s retirement in 1973, Charles assumed the agency and continued its success.

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1998

Charles retired in 1998 at which time Brian acquired the agency and continued its operations out of the downtown Birmingham location

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2019

In January 2019, Brian’s daughter Alyssa Skinner of the 4th generation joined the agency. Continuing its family legacy, she is now a partial owner with the expectation of continuing to purchase the business upon her father’s retirement.

1953

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His son-in-law Charles Skinner joined the agency in 1953, and soon thereafter, the company was rebranded to The Crawford Skinner Agency, Inc. The independent insurance agency has specialized in commercial property and liability insurance since that time.

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1984

Charles’ son Brian Skinner joined the family agency in 1984 and furthered the agency’s spectrum of services by writing all lines of insurance.

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2004

until 2004, at which time Brian relocated to the Main Street district of historic downtown Springville, Alabama, from where the agency continues to thrive today.

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OUR TEAM

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Alyssa C. Skinner (Commercial)

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ADDRESS: 6412 US HIGHWAY 11 SPRINGVILLE, AL 35146

TEL: 205-467-6777  | FAX: 205-467-6717

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