State Farm® Insurance Agent Derek Loadholtz

I began my career with State Farm in 1985 working in various areas including my time in Auto Operations and as a State Farm Commercial and Homeowner Claim Adjuster. I worked in several different offices in Jacksonville and later transferred to Tallahassee to continue my claim career. I traveled all over the country during catastrophic claim events including tornados, hail storms and hurricanes. One of my most memorable "CAT" trips included landing in Los Angeles, CA 2 days after the Northridge earthquake and assisting homeowners with their homeowner claims.

I hold several national insurance industry designations including the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter - CPCU, Chartered Financial Consultant - ChFC , and Chartered Life Underwriter - CLU desinations. I'm a member of NAIFA, Suwannee County Chamber of Commerce, and the Rotary Club of Live Oak. I graduated from Jacksonville University with a B.S. in Business Administration.

I enjoy vegetable gardening, fishing in the Gulf of Mexico and keeping my grandfather's 1948 John Deere tractor in working condition. I still use it to plant sweet corn and watermelons on his farm which is still in the family.

My wife Debra is an integral part of the office team and business operation. She started began her career at the State Farm regional office in Jacksonville in 1981 and later transferred to Tallahassee when I transferred. She enjoys growing flowers, baking and spoiling our Yorkie Nala.

We have two daughters Kaitlyn & Morgan. Kaitlyn is a registered nurse; she and her husband live in Washington state and have 5 dogs and 3 rabbits. Morgan works in finance; she and her husband live in Hamilton County where he works on his 3rd generation family farm. They have 4 dogs and enjoy the rural lifestyle.