Katherine Lindsay Gabbard has been appointed as a new agent with Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) Mutual Insurance Company at the Clark County Farm Bureau.

Gabbard’s appointment was announced in Louisville by Chuck Osborne, vice president of agency support and marketing for KFB Insurance.

Gabbard attended Eastern Kentucky University and earned a bachelor’s degree in risk management and insurance, as well as a master’s degree in safety, security and emergency management.

She comes to KFB with more than five years of experience in claims and underwriting at Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance.

In her new position, Gabbard will call on the residents of Clark County to offer a wide variety of insurance coverage through KFB Insurance. She will work with agency manager Rick Mink and the staff at the Clark County Farm Bureau located at 115 S. Highland St., and can be reached by phone at 859-744-1716.

Gabbard joins a well-established network of about 400 Kentucky Farm Bureau agents statewide. The company, founded in 1943, has offices in all of the Commonwealth’s 120 counties.

Farm Bureau markets a wide variety of insurance lines, from homeowner’s and automobile coverage to life and health insurance and retirement planning.

The insurance services are affiliated with Clark County Farm Bureau, one of the largest membership organizations in the county. Farm Bureau members have access to a variety of membership services, including discount buying programs, college scholarships, farm marketing and leadership development activities.