Gordy Bunch and The Woodlands Financial Group have successful year

THE WOODLANDS, Texas – Gordy Bunch and The Woodlands Financial Group surged to positions amongst the top business and community leaders in The Woodlands and Montgomery County in 2014 achieving record results and civic contributions:


TOP AGENCY IN TEXAS 2015 - Bunch has grown The Woodlands Financial Group from an original investment of $10,000 in 2001 to $337 million in premiums with more than 300 branches in 21 states plus 3,000 affiliates in 38 states serving 250,000 customers. His TWFG Insurance Services is ranked in the Top 10 of the 38,000 insurance agencies in the United States and is now ranked #1 in Texas for Homeowner/Auto Insurance premiums.

ENTREPRENEUR OF YEAR 2014 - Gordy Bunch’ business success and community activities resulted in his selection as a finalist for Gulf Coast Entrepreneur-of-the-Year and an invitation to the EY Entrepreneur Strategic Growth summit with the nation’s top business leaders and celebrities in Palm Springs, CA.

COMMUNITY LEADER 2014 – Gordy Bunch was unopposed for re-election to The Woodlands Township Board of Directors and yet still earned the most votes ever cast for a Township candidate with 16,045 votes. He also serves the nation’s premier master-planned community as Treasurer and as chairman of The Woodlands Convention and Visitors Bureau which reported mid-year sales tax results of $30,915,238 and Hotel Tax revenues of $4,657,172.

He reached “hometown hero” status with kudos and plaudits from his fellow board members and the Township staff, as well as the media and residents for achieving $800,000 dollar in annual insurance savings with more appropriate coverage for The Woodlands Township’s considerable assets. As elected Treasurer he initiated a pay-down of $14.3 million in public debt, saving taxpayers $5.7 million in interest charges and $1.5 million in the Township’s annual budget, while joining the Township board in enabling a cut in Township real estate taxes for 2015 making three consecutive years of tax cuts.

SPONSORS 2015 COMMUNITY FITNESS - Gordy Bunch and TWFG have evolved a supportive good health and active living philosophy for The Woodlands Community with title sponsorships for the TWFG Muddy Trails Bash races for Kids; the TWFG Gran Fondo bicycle races to be staged here for the first time in 2015 and is also a sponsor and participant in the annual IronMan competition held here. Not yet announced is the news that Gordy and TWFG have just signed a three-year deal to be official insurance sponsor of The Woodlands Marathon beginning in 2015.

2015 TWFG CONVENTION - Plans are officially underway for the 2015 TWFG Agent Convention to convene in The Woodlands, bringing more than 250 agents from across the nation here with major impact on Town Center restaurants and shops. The dates of the Agent Convention are: May 28th – 31st, 2015. The location will be The Marriott Waterway Hotel in The Woodlands, Texas.