Hickok & Boardman Insurance Group welcomes Barbara Bode as their Client Advisor for Home and Auto Group Sales. Bode joined the agency on May 12th and will be reaching out to business clients state-wide as she works with the five insurance agency locations. “In an ever changing economy it’s a real benefit that businesses can connect their employees to home and auto insurance at a discount,” said Scott Boardman, President of Hickok & Boardman, Inc. Founded in 1821, Hickok & Boardman Insurance Group is a locally owned agency serving both individual and business clients throughout Vermont and the surrounding areas. “We have the opportunity to extend buying power to individuals who may be employees, or members, of our business clients, Ms. Bode will develop and extend those relationships,”stated Boardman. Bode holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas at San Antonio and brings 22 years of experience in the insurance industry. “I am delighted to bring my expertise to H&B and work with an agency that has such deep roots in this community” she said. Bode recently relocated from the North Shore of Massachusetts, where she was a successful agency owner/producer with the Horace Mann Insurance Companies.