We provide investment banking, research, sales and trading, asset and wealth management, public finance, insurance, private capital, and family office services.
We are a family-owned financial services firm that values client relationships, long-term stability, and supporting the communities where we live and work.
The idea of family defines our culture, because each of us knows that our reputation is on the line as if our own name was on the door.
Our reputation as a leading independent financial services firm is built on the stability of our longstanding and highly experienced senior executives.
We are committed to corporate philanthropy; economic and financial literacy advocacy; and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Stephens is proud to sponsor the PGA TOUR, LPGA Tour, and PGA TOUR Champions careers, as well as applaud the philanthropic endeavors, of our Brand Ambassadors.
We host many highly informative meetings each year with clients, industry decision makers, and thought leaders across the U.S. and in Europe.
David Zarr joined Stephens Insurance in 2022 as an Executive Vice President in the Energy Division. He oversees insurance programs for energy-related risks, including exploration & production, midstream, and oilfield service firms.
Prior to joining Stephens, Zarr worked for a large insurance brokerage firm for over 25 years handling complex insurance and risk management programs for energy-related firms, exclusively. His previous clients include onshore and offshore energy-related firms and publically held and large private firms. He worked with many clients as they grew and implemented larger deductible programs and purchased higher limits.
Zarr began his career with JH Blades & Company, Inc., where he worked in London for Jenner Fenton Slade Ltd., a brokerage firm, specializing in placing insurance programs for exploration & production and midstream energy firms.
Zarr earned his MBA and BBA from the University of Texas at Austin.