Aerial view of downtown Knoxville and the Sunsphere
Independent since 1931

Insurance for Tennessee, from people who live here.

Independent since 1931. We write through seven primary carriers and dozens more through brokers, so one call gets your home, auto or business quoted every way it can be, and a real agent explains the difference.

A+ BBB since 2011 CIC designated agents
1931
Founded in Knoxville
2,500+
Clients insured
A+
BBB rated since 2011
CIC
Certified counselors
Services

What we write, every day.

Personal and commercial lines across Tennessee, from Memphis and Nashville to Knoxville. If it is not on this list, see everything we offer. Odds are we have a carrier for it.

Why independent

A direct carrier has one price. We have dozens.

When you call an 800 number, you get whatever that one company charges. When you call us, we run your address, your roof age and your driving record past every carrier we represent and bring you the one that actually fits.

Calling a direct carrier
One company, one rate, take it or leave it
A different rep every time you call
Nobody has driven past your house
Rate goes up, you start over from scratch
Calling Oldham & Cox
Every carrier that fits, quoted from one conversation
The same agents, year after year
We know Tennessee roofs, creeks and ZIP codes
Rate goes up, one call and we re-shop it
Agents reviewing a policy with a client at the Knoxville office
Companies we represent

Seven primary carriers. One phone call.

These are the companies we write most of our business through. Behind them sit broker markets for specialty, non-standard and monoline risks.

Auto-Owners Insurance Travelers Liberty Mutual Grange Insurance Westfield Insurance Celina Insurance Group Progressive Insurance

Contact numbers, online claims and payment links for every carrier

Meet your agents

You will get a person from this office on the phone.

Both live here, and both have been doing this long enough to know which carrier says yes to your situation.

Bill Oldham

Bill Oldham

Principal agent · third generation · CIC

Bill's grandfather opened the doors in 1931. He handles most of the personal lines book and still writes policies for families his father insured.

Misty Pierce

Misty Pierce

Account Executive · personal and commercial lines

Misty started in Knoxville insurance in 2000 and joined Oldham & Cox in 2016. She manages a six million dollar book of personal and commercial business and works with every carrier we represent.

Request a quote

Four things, and we take it from there.

No forty-field questionnaire. Tell us how to reach you and what you need covered. We do the digging and call you back.

  • Same-day callback on anything sent before 4 p.m.
  • A person from our office, not a call center
  • Bring your current declarations page and we will read it line by line

Request a quote

We shop it with every carrier that fits and call you back the same business day.

No spam, no selling your info.

Talk to a real person, right here in Tennessee.

Call the office and you get an agent, not a queue. Or request a quote online and we will call you.