| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Jennifer Juste |
Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer | Profile |
Southern Bancorp is a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and B-Corp based in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Established in 1986, it aims to strengthen underserved communities through financial services and development programs. The organization has grown significantly, now managing assets between $2.6 and $2.8 billion and serving around 65,000 customers in Arkansas and Mississippi. Southern Bancorp operates through three main entities: Southern Bancorp Bank, which provides traditional banking services; Southern Bancorp Community Partners, a nonprofit focused on financial education and support; and Southern Bancorp Incorporated, a holding company for strategic growth. The organization offers a range of services, including checking and savings accounts, loans, financial literacy workshops, and grants for community projects. With 56 locations and a commitment to equitable access, Southern Bancorp emphasizes long-term community impact, particularly in economically distressed areas.
In 2015, an important group of investors alongside a group of experienced professionals in the Reinsurance industry, acquired a majority interest in MBI Americas. Now, XS Global, a well-known regional MGA and Coverholder at Lloyds. The groups footprint and ambitions now encompass the underwriting space, utilizing strong synergies that exist between the groups core business strategy. Our unique structure provides us opportunities to deploy targeted reinsurance capacity both directly to corporates and to retail brokers via expert and locally based underwriters. We are proud to say we invest in talent and our team has proven skills, excellent access, and a proven track record for underwriting profitable business in the Latin America region and beyond.
Amata is an alternative legal services provider for solo practice and partner practice law firms. Amatas mission is to ease the business pain points for lawyers & professional service organizations so they can spend more time helping their clients, limit their stress, and improve the quality of life for all people. Services include live reception & new client in-take, on-demand legal support, featuring senior paralegals that specialize in different areas of legal practice, scalable law office space and remote work programs. On-demand legal support includes senior paralegals specializing in conducting factual and legal research, preparing documents for legal or financial transactions, preparing operating agreements, contracts, corporate bylaws, purchase and sale agreements, assisting in responding to discovery requests notices, drafting pleadings, and assisting with due diligence, real estate closings, and trials. Live receptionist & client in-take includes VoIP phones, efax service, video conferencing, new client in-take, scheduling, seamless new client information integrated into law firms practice management and CRM systems. Amata maintains multiple office locations for lawyers to utilize as their HQ, receive mail, meet clients and host meetings. For law firms that require private offices for their attorneys, Amata offers elegant offices, with touchless access, and modern day amenities to emulate the atmosphere of a traditional law firm. With over 700 attorneys utilizing Amata and a host of social events to bring attorneys together, daily conversations and business opportunities with other attorneys happen naturally.