Since the beginning, our team has been committed to serving the insurance needs of our clients. Learn more about each of us or get contact information for a specific agent below!
Palmer & Wallace Insurance Brokerage is a boutique insurance agency owned and operated by the principles of the firm and focused on providing technical risk advice and insurance placements for small to medium sized businesses. The partners in Palmer & Wallace have grown up in the Global Brokerage world and have witnessed how smaller businesses who need specialized risk management assistance are not receiving the attention and service they deserve. Our focus is to be able to deliver the technical knowledge and expertise of a National Brokerage house to clients who do not meet the big broker threshold. When you work with Palmer & Wallace, you are working with the owners, and we pledge to always treat our clients and prospective clients as if they are our only client. We are a young organization, but we have many years of experience placing insurance and providing risk management advice for some of the largest organizations in our region.
Jack Wallace has been in the Nashville insurance agency/ brokerage community for 37 years and is extremely excited to be part of a new venture not constricted by bureaucracy, with the freedom to always do what is best for the customer. His family has been involved in legacy Nashville agencies for over 75 years.
Wallace Palmer has been in the insurance industry for over 10 years, starting with a local agency that sold to one of the world’s largest brokerage houses. He has had the opportunity to see both the positive and the negative of these two worlds. Our goal is to eliminate the negatives in our new company. New to Nashville, Wallace successfully built up his office and was recognized as a “Rising Star” at his prior employer. Both Partners are excited to be able to provide the attention and resources that our targeted businesses require in today’s complex world.
Our experience in numerous industries provides a platform to understand our clients’ issues and risk profiles and tailor solutions that many similar size agencies have never encountered. Your team at Palmer & Wallace have long time ties with senior level carrier personnel, have managed through numerous complex claim scenarios and will focus on the nuanced policy language that is often the difference between getting a claim paid or denied.
615-351-7278 | jackw@palmerwallace.com
Jack grew up in Nashville, TN. He attended Hillsboro High School and the University of Alabama. After completing graduation, he worked in London at J.H. Minet, a Lloyd’s broker, for nine months handling all aspects on the London Marketplace. After returning to the U.S., he moved to Atlanta, GA where he was a Large Account Property Underwriter for INA Special Risk (which after multiple mergers is now CHUBB). In 1984, he worked with Corroon & Black, a predecessor company to WillisTowersWatson, in Nashville and spent the past 37 years in a Client Development and Account Executive role. Jack loves working with all organizations, large or small, assisting them with protecting their assets.
Jack married his wife, Elizabeth Hunt Wallace, in 1984 and has four children: Jake Wallace, Ansley Cire, Lili Maki and Gray quirk. He has seven grandchildren and counting. He enjoys fishing, golfing, and hanging out at his family lake home.
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706-825-1242 | wallacep@palmerwallace.com
Wallace Palmer is a founding partner of Palmer & Wallace Insurance Brokerage LLC.
A native of Augusta, Georgia, Wallace, has been active in the insurance brokerage industry for the past ten years. After graduating from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Wallace went to work for Hull Property Group, one of the largest privately owned retail real estate companies in the United States. Following his time at Hull Property Group, he decided to pursue a career in insurance and found his calling. Wallace’s start in the insurance industry began at Highsmith Insurance, a locally owned boutique insurance agency based in Raleigh, North Carolina. In 2014, Highsmith tasked Wallace with expanding its operations to Nashville, where he grew and managed the Nashville branch until 2018, when Highsmith was acquired by Marsh McLennan. Since 2018, Wallace has headed Marsh McLennan’s Agency Nashville operations, dedicating his time to producing and servicing a diverse clientele while expanding the agency’s operation to small and mid-size businesses.
Wallace specializes in Real Estate, Construction and Professional Services, with an emphasis on always putting his clients first. His enjoyment in meeting new people, learning the nuances of each business and helping protect their assets is what motivates him. Working as part of a very large organization has been a great learning experience, but the opportunity to get back to an entrepreneurial and client-first focus is why he is a founder of Palmer & Wallace Insurance Brokerage LLC.
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205-240-2329 | marykateg@palmerwallace.com
Mary Kate Graves grew up in Birmingham and moved to Nashville upon her graduation from the University of Mississippi. She comes from an insurance family and her father is a partner in an agency in Alabama. After spending five years at the specialty insurance brokerage firm AMWINS she is excited to join the entrepreneurial Palmer & Wallace Insurance Brokerage. Her involvement in placing and servicing numerous unique risks and mastering the agency technology puts her in an excellent position to play a key role in the company’s success. Mary Kate had day to day customer contact that involved service responsibilities and negotiating with underwriters on securing the best terms and conditions. She has a similar role at Palmer & Wallace and will be part of the very hands-on service model we offer our business partners. Mary Kate is not only great to work with, she is also a student of the business with several industry designations and is involved in local chapters for young professionals.
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615-483-0836 | nater@palmerwallace.com
Nate Renfro grew up in Nashville and attended Brentwood Academy then went to the University of Maryland on a football scholarship. His senior year he transferred to the University of Tennessee and was the punter and place kick holder for the Vols. Nate comes to Palmer & Wallace after seven years on the underwriting side of our business where he was focused on cyber and executive risk at Chubb , spent time with a wholesale brokerage, then spent the last three years with Travelers as a surety underwriter. Nate is married to Meg Renfro and they have two young boys that keep him busy. Nate is enthusiastically enjoying his new role of being an agent and loves to get out and about meeting folks and telling them about Palmer & Wallace Insurance Brokerage. His experience and enjoyment of working with surety bonding is one of his focuses at the agency.