{"id":1494,"date":"2015-09-16T08:02:35","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T08:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/burst.mikado-themes.com\/burst3\/?page_id=1494"},"modified":"2024-04-17T19:00:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T23:00:30","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/firstnewnan.com\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; oblique_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; Overflow=&#8221;&#8221; triangle_shape=&#8221;no&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;91&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;91&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; overflow=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11250 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/firstnewnan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/logos-for-history-300x100.jpg\" alt=\"logos-for-history\" width=\"498\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstnewnan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/logos-for-history-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/firstnewnan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/logos-for-history.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;61&#8243; up_style=&#8221;px&#8221; down=&#8221;0&#8243; down_style=&#8221;px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Serving Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, and the Carolinas<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;small&#8221; position=&#8221;center&#8221; width=&#8221;58&#8243; up=&#8221;26&#8243; up_style=&#8221;px&#8221; down=&#8221;23&#8243; down_style=&#8221;px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Company History<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">First Newnan Insurance Group, an independent agency, was incorporated in 1989 by William (Bill) McCalla. Bill was a 2nd generation \u201cinsurance man\u201d who held a Master\u2019s degree in Insurance from Georgia State University and had spent the prior decade (1979 \u2013 1989) working in the insurance field for Great American Insurance Company, State Farm, and Alexander &amp; Alexander, the national insurance brokerage firm. While he gathered experience from these companies, he had a vision for his own independent agency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The doors to his independent agency opened on January 1st, 1990. After five years of rapid growth, his current location was not sufficient to service the volume of his expanded customer base.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">1995:\u00a0 Property was acquired in Thomas Crossroads, Newnan, Georgia where a new building was constructed to accommodate the growing agency. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">2014:\u00a0 An historic building was purchased and renovated on the square in downtown Newnan to become First Newnan&#8217;s new agency home.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">2006:\u00a0 A branch office was opened in Cornelia, Georgia to service the needs of the north Georgia community. The North Georgia branch operates as \u201cThe Insurance Group.\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">2021:\u00a0 Commercial property was purchased in Cornelia, Georgia for the expanding agency.\u00a0 A new 2,000 sf office was constructed, providing a beautiful workspace for staff and a welcoming environment for customers.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Since 1990, First Newnan Insurance Group has acquired other independent agencies, adding companies and customers to its stable base of business. Now in its +32nd year of operation, First Newnan is proud to represent some of the strongest companies in the industry, with an excellent staff to service the comprehensive insurance needs of its 5000+ account holders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Our staff is very involved in the community. From involvement on insurance advisory boards, to youth recreation, churches, and non-profit agencies, representatives from both branches \u201cgive back\u201d to the communities they serve by donating time and talent to various entities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Accounting-Legal<\/h3>\n<p>814 Baldwin Rd.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;10&#8243; up_style=&#8221;px&#8221; down=&#8221;0&#8243; down_style=&#8221;px&#8221;][vc_column_text] Cornelia, Georgia 30531 [\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;10&#8243; up_style=&#8221;px&#8221; down=&#8221;0&#8243; down_style=&#8221;px&#8221;][vc_column_text] CALL: 1-706-778-0616 [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; oblique_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; Overflow=&#8221;&#8221; triangle_shape=&#8221;no&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;91&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;91&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; overflow=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text] [\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;61&#8243; up_style=&#8221;px&#8221; down=&#8221;0&#8243; down_style=&#8221;px&#8221;][vc_column_text] Serving Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, and the Carolinas [\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;small&#8221; position=&#8221;center&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"full_width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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