About Us

    We take pride in the fact that we’ve always been trailblazers within the risk management industry. Based in Lubbock, we have the freedom to choose our own path. For us, that means working very closely with our clients to craft personalized solutions instead of seeing them just as insurance policies.

    The fact is, we put a higher value on relationships than anything else. Our focus is on protecting the people and businesses we serve from risk so they can rest easy knowing they’re well covered against losses – both today and tomorrow. 

    More than anything, we want to be valued partners who work hard to earn the trust and confidence of our clients every day. It’s about keeping their best interests at heart. It’s about demonstrating a higher level of caring.

    Now that you know a little more about us, we look forward to getting to know you. Let's connect! If you’d like to work with a real partner devoted to protecting everything you’ve worked so hard to build, we may be just the answer you’re looking for.

     

    Risk Evaluation

    This is where we identify and assess your specific risks along with the costs of addressing them. Our extensive risk mitigation strategies include:

    • Risk Avoidance
    • Risk Reduction/Control
    • Risk Transfer
    • Risk Acceptance/Assumption

    Sanford & Tatum also recommends prevention plans that incorporate risk avoidance protocols. In an effort to control your costs, we show you how to steer clear of hazards, activities and exposures that could impact your assets. Coupled with updates about industry education and news, we are constantly working to earn your business and protect your future.

     

    Proactive Solutions

    By tapping into our substantial knowledge base, we bring you extensive expertise in placing and purchasing coverage across multiple industries and products, including:

    • Agriculture
    • Aviation
    • Oil & Gas
    • Construction
    • Transportation
    • Professional Services
    • Technology
    • Manufacturing
    • Healthcare
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Employee Benefits

    We leverage this experience to bring you an array of personalized solutions. Employing both short- and long-term strategies, we put together a comprehensive plan tailored to your level of risk tolerance. Then we use our carrier clout as a Heritage Risk Management Company to negotiate the right option for your business while controlling your costs. Finally, our cross-functional team proactively manages your plan on an ongoing basis to suggest adjustments so your coverage adapts to changes in your business. We ensure that our risk management solutions meet your needs in several key areas:

    • Insurance Claims
    • Government Compliance
    • Benefits Planning
    • Benefits Management
    • Carrier Advocacy
    • Renewal Cost Management

    Along the way, we offer our knowledge and support to ensure you’re receiving the best value for your insurance needs while helping you to retain valuable employees. Sanford & Tatum is committed to being the partner you can count on to watch over everything important to you.

     

    Empowerment

    We provide a range of supplemental support services designed to save your business both time and money. Our commitment goes far beyond protecting assets, managing risk or retaining employees. After all, we don’t simply want you to be covered. We want you to thrive.

    Through our dedicated Stewardship Department, we can assist you in areas outside the typical boundaries of insurance. Our team of professionals provides you with complimentary resources designed to make you even more successful. This includes access to industry leaders, HR experts and other specialists.

    Beyond a policy, we believe in offering you a total integrated risk management solution. By staying close to your business and continually looking after your needs, we hope to be your trusted risk management partner well into the future.

    EDUCATION  

    For human resource administration and managers, we gather and provide access to industry leaders and subject matter experts to keep you abreast of current hot topics focused on industry issues and trends as well as best practices. Our goal is to be your safety net, helping you stay on top of ever-changing requirements and standards in order to control and avoid risk.

    We regularly host educational seminars, webinars and training in-house which are tailored by industry. Our programs cover a wide array of timely issues related to supervisor training, employee training and management, state and federal compliance requirements, safety, crisis management and more, including:

    • Active shooter
    • Harassment
    • Diversity & Inclusion
    • Cyber liability
    • Workplace privacy
    • Americans with Disabilities Act
    • Disaster recovery

    HR SUPPORT

    Our HR administration and automation support services assist you in communicating with and serving your employees even better so you can focus on your business.  Through our online portal, you can access templates, manuals and special services designed to provide you with expertise on-demand while saving you both time and money. 

    You can tap into valuable resources including:

    • Compliance, labor and loss control consultation services
    • Reporting
    • Industry-specific handouts, safety publications and employee communications
    • Training outlines, handbooks and more

    LOSS CONTROL

    We tailor proactive solutions geared to lower your risk profile, so you get the best value on your coverage. Then we continually work to reduce your risk and avoid consequences going forward to ensure that you’re always prepared.

    Our loss control program helps you navigate key issues and requirements with a full complement of safety services including:

    • Regulatory compliance
    • Certifications
    • Onsite loss control
    • Disaster recovery
    • Safety manuals

    Meet Our Team

    Johnathan Leonhart, CIC, CRM

    Risk Consultant
    Johnathan Leonhart, CIC, CRM

    Johnathan is a graduate of West Texas A&M University who specializes in risk consulting for the oil and gas industry, grocery store chains, contractors, commercial property owners and equipment rental. He has been in the industry since 2006 and loves that his job allows him to interact with people from all walks of life and different geographical regions. Johnathan received his Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) designation in 2016 and his Certified Risk Manager (CRM) designation in 2018. A lifelong Amarillo resident, Johnathan attends Hillside Christian Church with his wife Jill and their identical twin daughters. Outside the office, his primary interests involve travel and spending time in the mountains.

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    Casey Posey, CRIS, CIC

    Risk Consultant
    Casey Posey, CRIS, CIC

    As a Risk Consultant who focuses on both commercial insurance and group benefits, Casey has specifically focused on the Oil & Gas and Construction Industries for nearly a decade. He received an MBA in Marketing & Business Management from West Texas A&M University. In 1999 & 2000, Casey participated in Athletes in Action, playing basketball in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Loving to serve the community, Casey has served multiple years on the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Board of Directors for West Texas A&M University, the Executive Board for the Golden Spread Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the Bethesda Community Outreach Board, & the Canyon ISD District Executive Advisory Committee.

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    EXPERT EDUCATION

    Events and Webinars

    Employee Benefits

    Preparing for Open Enrollment: How to Engage and Educate Your Employees on Their Total Benefits Package

    In this session, our experts will share guidance on setting yourself up for success during Open Enrollment.

    August 21, 2025 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual

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    Q3 2025 Quarterly Compliance Webinar

    Alera Group's quarterly employee benefits compliance roundup will help you stay current on the latest national regulatory developments impacting employers.

    September 9, 2025 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual

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    Q4 2025 Quarterly Compliance Webinar

    Alera Group's quarterly employee benefits compliance roundup will help you stay current on the latest national regulatory developments impacting employers.

    November 4, 2025 at 01:00 pm CT | Virtual

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    THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

    Insights

    Property and Casualty

    Alera Group’s 2025 Property and Casualty Market Update

    Alera Group’s 2025 Property and Casualty Market Update, designed as a bridge between Alera Group’s annual Market Outlooks — provides insight into pricing, coverage availability, market capacity and underwriting trends for the balance of 2025.

    August 1, 2025

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    Employee Benefits

    Legal Alert: IRS Issues Affordability Percentage Adjustment for 2026

    The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released Rev. Proc. 2025-25, which contains the inflation adjusted amounts for 2026 used to determine whether employer-sponsored coverage is “affordable” for purposes of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) employer shared responsibility provisions and premium tax credit program.

    July 23, 2025

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    Employee Benefits

    Legal Alert: Enforcement of the HIPAA Reproductive Health Care Privacy Rule Vacated Nationwide

    On June 18, 2025, a federal district court in Texas vacated a significant portion of the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (“Final Rule”), which was implemented on April 24, 2024, on a nationwide basis. The Final Rule, which was implemented in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (effectively overturning Roe v. Wade), was intended to protect the ability of individuals to receive reproductive health care when the care is provided lawfully under the circumstances without risk of an individual’s identity or health information being disclosed for purposes of state criminal, civil or administrative investigations (or for imposing liability related to lawfully providing or obtaining reproductive healthcare).

    July 21, 2025

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    Legal Alert: Employee Benefits Provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

    On July 3, 2025, Congress passed a reconciliation bill (the “Reconciliation Act”) previously named the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, but subsequently redesignated “An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.”

    July 8, 2025

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