Our Team

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 Ben Dickson has been working in the insurance industry for over 8 years and in customer service for over 20 years. Raised in Mount Vernon, TX, he has had an entrepreneurial spirit from a young age. He began his own lawn business the at age of 16. Dickson Lawn Service operated from 2000-2005. He also worked for Brookshire Grocery Company (1999-2005), followed by Lowe’s for 13 years, mostly in senior management. In 2015, Mr. Dickson founded Dickson Insurance Agency, LLC in Marshall, TX, as a branch of Farmers Insurance Group. In 2020, wanting to expand the agency’s product selection and the ability to offer better rates to his clients, Mr. Dickson transitioned from FIG to become an independent broker/agent. Mr. Dickson is married to his lovely wife, Keri Dickson, and they have one beautiful daughter Kylie. He is a member of the Noon Optimist Club of Marshall, TX and an active member of his church. 

  Rachel Hankins has been with Dickson Insurance Agency since 2015. She holds licenses for property & casualty and life & health insurance in the states of Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas. In May of 2018 she graduated with honors from Kilgore College with an associates degree in arts. Rachel lives in White Oak, Texas with her two sons and miniature Australian Shepherd. She is an active member in the Noon Optimist Club of Marshall, Texas where she holds the Vice President position. Rachel is also an active member of the East Texas Insurance Association and has held the position of Vice President for the last two years. 

Jeremy D. Dreesen is a financial professional with over 15 years in the industry. He focuses on retirement preparation, wealth accumulation and Medicare optimization while serving the Texas Arkansas, and Louisiana areas. Jeremy is passionate about being able to help families achieve their financial goals and he thoroughly enjoys working with families. Currently Jeremy holds Life and Health and Property and Casualty Insurance license for Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana, a BS degree from Delta State University, RICP designation from the American College of Financial Services and is a member of NAPA (National Association of Professional Advisors). Financial services isn’t the only thing Jeremy is passionate about; he is married with 5 grown boys, has been a baseball umpire at the high school, collegiate and local recreation league level for 35 years, member of the Lions Club for over 7 years and he loves to hunt and fish. 

  John Landry joined the Dickson Insurance Agency team in January 2022. He holds licenses for property & casualty, life & health insurance. John resides in Texarkana, Texas and handles customer service, support and sales at our Texarkana location. He has a lovely wife, Krislyn, have two beautiful children and four amazing grandchildren. John is currently enrolled in college working towards a degree in Psychology to become a high school counselor. He was born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana and is approaching his ten year anniversary of moving to Texas.  

Dickson Insurance Agency is proud to announce the newest member of our team, Miranda Curtis. Miranda has recently settled back home in the East Texas area with her family. She is a proud military spouse, mother to two beautiful children and bonus mom to an amazing little boy. Miranda graduated Texarkana College in 2018 with her associates degree, and is currently working on her bachelor's degree. Her future goal is to work with school-age children after obtaining her Child and Adolescent Development degree. She loves traveling and has visited England, Spain, France and lived in Hawaii for several years.