John Bradley Martin, a native New Mexican and graduate of Lovington High School founded J. B. Martin Insurance Agency in 1981 after his graduation from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas earning his degree in Economics with minors in Management and Science.  Mr. Martin has completed many insurance training courses, including the prestigious AEtna Agent School and Life Underwriter Training Counsel, earning his fellowship in 1985.

Through the years, Mr. Martin has seen great changes in the insurance industry, including the boom in agency and company automation services. He has made sure his agency keeps pace with new products, coverages, designs, and state of the art computer systems necessary to service his customers' needs quickly and accurately. 

Aquisitions of the Wright Agency, McMullan Agency, and the Best Agency have contributed to a loyal customer base that Mr. Martin greatly appreciates.  With honesty and integrity at the fore front of his business model, he looks forward to the next twenty years of professional service to all his customers in the great southwest.

Davarie Hicks, another native New Mexican, graduated from Sandia High School in 1983.   She  has managed her family's small businesses since 1989 as well as in the banking business for over 10 years.  She became a licensed agent in 2013 when she started working with JB Martin Insurance Agency.  Her hobbies are golfing, snowmobiling, and horses but her greatest love in life is her son Colton who is planning his attendance at the University of New Mexico in 2015 and her husband Larry who runs LDH Enterprises.