Risk advisors who truly work for you.

Not all insurance agents are created equal. At William Blount Risk Advocates, we go out of our way to treat our clients like people and we use our industry experience and diversified knowledge base to protect what you value most in business and in life.
West Knoxville Office
William Blount

William Blount
President & Agency Principal

865-588-7000 Ext. 133

Sandy Newman

Sandy Newman
Vice President of Operations

865-588-7000 Ext. 122

Jan Major

Jan Major
Commercial Lines Account Manager

865-588-7000 Ext. 129

T. Jill Buell

T. Jill Buell
Personal Lines Account Manager

865-588-7000 Ext. 123

Laura Shadow

Laura Shadow
Commercial Risk Advisor

865-588-7000 Ext. 124

Sherry Mitchell

Sherry Mitchell
Commercial Risk Advisor

865-588-7000 Ext. 134

Nichole Sims

Nichole Sims
Commercial Risk Advisor

865-588-7000 x141

Downtown Knoxville Office
John Chesworth

John Chesworth
Partner

864-908-4355(Direct)

Nashville Office
Michael Blount

Michael Blount
Partner

615-557-4296(Direct)

Mike Haynes

Mike Haynes
Benefits Advisor

615-714-6364