Tim Poeton

State National Cos., Inc. provides insurance services. The firm specializes property and casualty insurance services operating in two niche markets Lender Services and Program Services. Its Lender Services business insures personal automobiles and other vehicles as collateral for loans made by credit unions, banks, and specialty finance companies. Its Program Services business provides access for reinsurers and other capital providers to the US property and casualty insurance market in exchange for ceding fees and is recognized as the largest and longest-standing pure-play fronting business in the US insurance industry. The company was founded by Lonnie Kossuth Ledbetter, Jr. and Terry Lee Ledbetter in 1973 and is headquartered in Bedford, TX.