Chase has 40 years of experience in the insurance industry. He is one of the leading property and casualty agents in the United States, having led the entire Agency force of 14,000 agents in an 12-state region with ERIE Insurance. Chase was also chosen as Farm Bureau Agent of the Year 27 years during his career and spent over 20 years professionally speaking to his peers about the Insurance Industry and Standards. He is now owner and President of Best Insured servicing Henderson, Owensboro, Evansville and Newburgh.
A native of Henderson, Chase proudly served our country in the U.S. Army Airborne Assault. He earned the rank of sergeant in 30 months while also winning Soldier of the Year for the 5th Signal Surveillance Brigade. He was chosen as an honor graduate of the Airborne Air Assault Academy and received the Army Accommodation medal before his honorable discharge.
Chase has been extremely active in the Henderson community, serving on the boards of Independence Bank, the Community Foundation of Henderson (for which he served as president), the Henderson Regional Hospital Foundation, the River City Renaissance, the Henderson City-County Airport, the Henderson Chamber of Commerce and the Henderson County Family YMCA. He jump-started the Community Foundation by raising more than $1.75 million in endowments. In 2014, he was named the Henderson Chamber’s Distinguished Citizen of the Year. A year later he was inducted into the Henderson County High School Hall of Fame.
Chase is one of the premier bow hunters in America, serving on the National Pro Staff of Hoyt & Easton Archery. He is a lifetime sponsor of Ducks Unlimited and has been very instrumental in wildlife conservation programs and serves as President of the Green River Refuge. He helped build one of the most successful youth archery centers in the country, serving more than 800 children each school year. This program helped children in the Henderson County schools’ archery program win seven national championships and a world title at the ESPN center in Florida. He was one of the founding members and donors of 3D Scholastic Archery which is now successful in many states across the US.
He is now very active in AKZ Kids Zone and the Boys & Girls Club. He devotes his life to helping our youth in Henderson and across the US.
Chase is most proud of his family. His daughter, Katelyn Flick, is a surgeon at Evansville Surgical in Evansville Indiana and is married to Daniel Flick. His son, Dale Fulcher, is a full-time firefighter and a member of the deep-water rescue team. He is married to Brittney. Chase loves spending time with his family and grandchildren.