JACKSON
OFFICE
C. E. Phillips, Jr., CEO - 53 years experience
Ext.
111 •
cep@phillipsassoc.com
Specialties: General Liability; Products Liability; Bond;
Auto and Truck Liability; Inland Marine; Wood Products;
Machinery Related Losses; Subrogation Investigations;
Marine Losses; FELA; Flood.
Education: Emory University; Jacksonville University (AA);
GAB Adjuster and Management Schools; Vale Tech Auto and
Truck Appraisals and Casualty; G/A Training.
Gene
Phillips, III, President - 29 years experience
Ext.
104 •
gene@phillipsassoc.com
Specialties: Property; Casualty; Self Funded Programs;
General Liability; Business Interruption; Liability and
Subrogation Investigations; Workers' Compensation.
Education: Mississippi State University (BS); Farm Bureau
Tech: Property and Casualty, Insurance Management, National
Flood; Dale Carnegie Seminars; Numerous Company and
Association Conferences.
Joe
Taylor, Adjuster - 34 years experience
Ext. 114 •
jtaylor@phillipsassoc.com
• cell 601-201-7665
Specialties: Auto; Truck; Heavy Equipment; Farm Machinery;
Boats
Education: Vale Tech Auto & Truck Appraisals Training;
Farm Bureau Tech; I-Car Training; Nissan and GM Technical
Schools; Firestone Tire Training
Colleen
C. Helms, Adjuster - 25 years experience
Ext.
109 •
chelms@phillipsassoc.com
• cell 601-946-9887
Specialties: Residential and Commercial Property and
Casualty; Residential and Commercial Fire; Fraud
Investigations; Mobile Homes; Auto Liability; Public
Official Liability; Flood and Catastrophe.
Education: Belhaven College; Riverside College; Rancho
Santiago College; INS 21, 22, 23 AIC 33, 34; MS
Property/Casualty Agent Pre-license Course; NFIP Certified.
Jason
Harris, Adjuster - 9 years experience
Ext.
115 • jharris@phillipsassoc.com
• cell 601-946-9885
Specialties: Personal-Line Claims; Auto; Casualty and
Subrogation Investigation; General Liability; Residential
Property and Self-Funded Programs. Fluent in Spanish and
Portuguese.
Education: University of Southern Mississippi (BA).
Gina Manning, Adjuster - 13 years experience
Ext.
107 •
gmanning@phillipsassoc.com
• cell 601-946-9888
Specialties: Multi-Line Claims; Property and Casualty;
Subrogation Investigations; Auto and General Liability;
Self Funded Programs; Workers' Compensation.
Education: Phillips Junior College; Farm Bureau Tech.
Laurie
Philley, Administrative Assistant - 24 years experience
Ext.
117 •
lphilley@phillipsassoc.com
Specialties: Accounting; SIR Administration.
Education: Mississippi College.
HATTIESBURG
OFFICE
Minnie Durfee, Adjuster - 12 years experience
mdurfee@phillipsassoc.com
• cell 601-310-5218
Specialties: Multi-Line Claims; Property (Commercial and
Personal) and Casualty; Truck and Product Liability;
Accident Investigations; Mobile Homes; Business
Interruption; Subrogation Investigations; Auto and General
Liability; Self-Funded Programs.
Education: International Business College; Numerous
Industry-Sponsored Seminars and Continuing Education
Programs.
GULFPORT
OFFICE
Jeff Suydam, Adjuster - 37 years experience
jsuydam@phillipsassoc.com
• cell 228-326-1111
Specialties: Property and Casualty; Truck Liability; Cargo
Losses; Litigation Management; Subrogation Investigations;
Workers' Compensation; Public Official Liability;
Catastrophe; Flood.
Education: Troy State University, Vale Tech, Earthquake
Seminar, Basic Storm Supervisor, First Marine Outboard
Motor Seminar.
Donna
C. Holcomb, Adjuster - 7 years experience
dholcomb@phillipsassoc.com
• cell 228-326-1110
Specialties: Property, Casualty and Subrogation
Investigations; General Liability; Business Interruption;
Physical Damage Appraisals; Self Funded Programs.
Education: Jefferson Davis College; Continuing Education
Seminars: Mold and Restoration, Fire and Smoke Damage,
Business Interruption, Product Liability, Settlement
Negotiations, Water Damage Restoration, Advanced Personal
Lines, Mississippi Workers' Compensation.
TUPELO
OFFICE
John W. Conrad, General Manager - 22 years experience
jconrad@phillipsassoc.com
• cell 662-231-8021
Specialties: Property and Casualty; Commercial Property;
General Liability; Truck Liability; Product Liability;
Subrogation Investigations; Law Enforcement Investigations;
Arson Investigations; Workers' Compensation; Heavy
Equipment Appraisals; Litigation Management; Mobile Homes;
Public Official Liability.
Education: University of Mississippi (BA); Mississippi
Defense Lawyer Association Seminars; Auto Arson Seminars;
MS Law Enforcement Academy.
Thomas
E. Berry, RPA, Adjuster - 25 years experience
tberry@phillipsassoc.com
• cell 662-231-6048
Specialties:
Arson/Fraud; Slip and Fall Liability; Products Liability;
Arbitration/Mediation; Truck Liability; Construction
Defect.
Education: Education: Mississippi State University;
Mississippi Farm Bureau Tech; Mississippi Fire
Investigators; International Assoc. of Arson Investigators;
Campo and Stratis CPA’s Seminar; “Claims Made” Liability
Form Seminar; FEMA certification for NFIP; 15 hours Annual
CE since 1986
GREENVILLE
OFFICE
Randy Bigelow, Adjuster - 25 years experience
rbigelow@phillipsassoc.com
• cell 662-822-9584
Specialties: Residential and Commercial Property; Auto and
Heavy Equipment Appraisals; Auto, Property and Liability
Investigations.
Education: University of Mississippi; Crawford and Company
Intermediate Appraisal, Heavy Equipment and Intermediate
Property Schools; Continuing Education Seminars in
Residential and Commercial Property.


