Cari Burke
Personal Lines Insurance Specialist
Cari Burke is a Personal Lines Insurance Specialist at Inszone Insurance Services, joining the company in November 2025. Before entering the insurance industry, Cari built a strong leadership foundation across multi-location operations, financial services, and hospitality management. She managed large teams, oversaw multi-million-dollar portfolios, and directed operations for 15 national 3PL distribution centers serving major retail chains. Cari also excelled in branch management at OneMain Financial, consistently ranking in the top 10% company-wide and earning multiple performance awards. Since entering the insurance industry, Cari has distinguished herself as a top-performing agent and leader, earning the 2024 Staff MVP award with Farmers Insurance Group, consistently ranking at the top for premium production, life insurance sales, and quote-to-close conversion rates. Cari has a strong educational foundation in emergency medical services, having completed her EMT and Paramedic training and college coursework at TJC & University of Texas, Tyler, where she was also inducted into the English Honors Society. With a background rooted in leadership, service, and teamwork, she values organization, personal growth, and finding efficient ways to improve everyday processes. She specializes in identifying coverage gaps, guiding clients through complex insurance decisions, and delivering tailored solutions that protect individual needs. Cari is deeply rooted in her community and brings a service-oriented mindset to both her professional and local involvement.
Cari’s value lies in combining deep product knowledge with genuine client advocacy—helping clients manage risk, control costs, and secure coverage that evolves with their lives and businesses.
In her free time, Cari likes to kayak and spend time in nature, read, study foreign culture and languages, play piano, crochet and travel.
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Dylan Pierce
Cari did an outstanding job! Saved a bunch of money and got me insured for what my property is actually worth. She’s fast, very knowledgeable, and takes her time to get it right. Over 1200 in yearly savings with better coverage.
Deborah Johnson
Thank you so much for your excellent service, patience and consideration of my insurance needs. I I hope we can do more business in the future. Your professionalism and willingness to explain everything does not go unnoticed. Cari is a delight to deal with. She returns calls in a timely manner. If she doesn’t know the answer she finds it. It was a delightful experience and saved us money.
Michael Johnson
Cari not only saved us $928/year on our homeowners insurance but also provided more coverage and took time to review with us and ensure we understood our coverage options. Highly recommend her as an agent!!
TIMOTHY & ANNE COCHRAN
Cari is always detailed and takes her time with us to not only go over our options but also to ensure we understand the coverages we elect. She’s outstanding and goes above and beyond to make sure we are knowledgeable and understanding of our premiums.
KYLE VARNEY
It was an absolute pleasure working with Cari. She was wonderful from start to finish and made the entire process so easy. Cari was incredibly helpful and knowledgeable when it came to the insurance process, taking the time to explain everything clearly and making sure nothing was overlooked. Her professionalism, patience, and dedication truly stood out. I couldn’t have asked for a better experience and would highly recommend working with her to anyone looking for outstanding service.