Resident of Georgia for Thirty Years

 Mr. Bruce Tilley completed his formal education at the University of North Carolina.  He than accepted a position as a Trooper with the North Carolina Highway Patrol.  His career with this State agency spanned the years of 1951 through 1959.

In 1959 Mr. Tilley accepted a position with Gay & Taylor, Inc.  At that time the Corporation was a Regional Independent Insurance Adjusting firm.  Beginning his career as an adjuster, learning and then adjusting complicated case issues, he progressed from adjusting claims through the many management levels to rise to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer.

During his management tenure with Gay & Taylor, Inc, he grew the Corporation into a national firm and then into an international firm through the acquisition of Gay & Taylor, Inc., by Swiss Re-Insurance, Zurich Switzerland.  Swiss Re-Insurance already owned an independent adjusting firm, The Thomas Howell Group.  The Thomas Howell Group served all of Europe and the Far East countries, with some offices in the United States.  With the acquisition of Gay & Taylor, Inc., Zurich Insurance Company now had a greater portion of the world market of insurance adjusting.   Mr. Tilley was then appointed to the Board of Directors of The Thomas Howell Group, with their main office in London, England.

During his corporate career, he had made it a point to familiarize himself with the functions of all departments of the Corporation as well as becoming acquainted with the personnel that ran each department.  He was very active in the quality control of the Corporation as it was his goal to make sure that they gave their clients and customers the best possible product available in the insurance industry.