David. L. “Chuck” Hood, Jr. is a Tar Heel born and bred – as well as a native Charlottean. After graduating from East Mecklenburg, Chuck attended the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, where he graduated with a degree in Economics. While at Chapel Hill, he was awarded membership in Phi Beta Kappa.

Hood Hargett was formed in 1975 with Dannie Hargett and Chuck Hood as partners. Hood Hargett moved to its current location at 132 North McDowell in 1985. Mr. Hargett retired in 1988. The agency has grown to become one of the areas largest independent insurance firms serving commercial and personal clients throughout the United States.

Chuck and his agents are known for their community service – including sponsorship of the Hood Hargett Breakfast Club – Student Athlete Scholarship Program.

Chuck has served and chaired numerous boards and received awards including:

• Board of Directors and Board of Trustees for the Alexander Youth Network, including one year as Chairman.
• Board of Managers of the Dowd YMCA
• Chaired the Dowd YMCA Outreach Golf Tournament, which raised $110,000
• Board of Trustees of the Greater Charlotte Metro YMCA.
• Founding Board Member of New Dominion Bank
• Former President of Carmel Country Club
• Member of the Charlotte/Mecklenburg Police Foundation Board
• Board member of The First Tee of Charlotte
• Served 10 years on the Board of Trustees for Charlotte Country Day School, including three years as Chairman
• Co-chaired Charlotte Country Day School capital campaign, which raised over $33 million.
• Charlotte Country Day created The “David L. Hood, Jr. Service Award” in Chucks’ honor – and, fittingly, he was its first recipient.

Chuck has two sons both who followed their father and graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill, David who works with his father and Sammy who works for Hawthorne Capital Partners in Charlotte.

Member of Hood Hargett since 1996
BA in Business Management, Appalachian State University 1995

Skip Tappy has called Charlotte, NC home since 1977. He received a BS in Business Administration from Appalachian State University in 1995. Graduation from ASU led him to Raleigh, NC where he worked briefly in the Reinsurance Department for a Life Insurance Company before moving back to Charlotte in the spring of 1996 to join Hood Hargett & Associates. During his 14 year career with Hood Hargett Skip has worked to counsel both individuals and businesses on their insurance programs. He finds great satisfaction in helping his customers protect their financial well being while building a personal relationship with each customer. One of Skip’s most gratifying professional accomplishments is the relationship he has formed with over 75 area local non-profit organizations serving as their insurance advisor. Outside of the non-profit sector, Skip works with businesses of all types and sizes and enjoys meeting business owners and learning what has made their business successful.

Skip lives with his wife Jeanne and their two sons Owen and Greyson. He has played an active role on several non-profit Boards of Directors, Community Associations and Church Committees. In his free time, Skip enjoys spending time with his family, coaching baseball for the South Park Youth Association and following his favorite sports teams including the Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Braves and ASU football.

Specializing in

• Hotels / Motels
• Non-Profit Social Service Agencies
• Distributors
• Restaurants
• School / Religious Institutions
• Manufacturing

Steve Glunz has been in Commercial Insurance business for over 23 years. He started his career in Tampa Florida working for large Broker and a large independent insurance agency. Steve has worked in the Carolinas since 1985 for two large brokers before coming to Hood Hargett & Associates in 2010. He graduated from Penn State University in 1977 and was a letterman on the Nittany Lions football team. In 2006, he was elected to The Pennsylvania Sports Hall of fame following in his Father’s footsteps. Over the past 23 years he has provided risk management services for a variety of industries including contractors, manufacturing and servicing industries. Steve is married with 4 children and enjoys coaching in the south Charlotte recreation association. One of his passions is honesty and helping his client protect their assets. Some of his greatest achievements were settling several million dollar claims for his clients.

Brian Cowman has called Charlotte, NC his home since 1980 and received a BS in Business Administration from North Carolina State University in 2001. He joined the Hood Hargett Team in 2003.

He is a member the Charlotte Association of Health Underwriters. His professional passion and areas of expertise include working with companies to develop sensible and comprehensive employee benefits programs and working with individuals on personal health, life, disability and long-term care insurance.

Brian utilizes a consultative approach by partnering with his client’s to assure they get the most for their money.

He is married to Mary Jane and has two sisters and parents who live in Charlotte. Brian enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf with friends, and supporting his Carolina Panthers football team.

• Specializes in Personal Lines
• Homeowners
• Automobile
• Umbrella / Excess Liability Policies
• Secondary Homes
• Renters, Condo, and standard Homeowner coverage
• Jewelry
• Watercraft
• Works with a wide array of Realtors, Mortgage Lenders, and Financial Planners in assisting their clients with professional advice and coverage.
• Charlotte Native
• Graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BA in Economics

In an effort to provide our clients with more encompassing services, we have partnered with Neale Financial, a Registered Investment Advisor.  Neale Financial, LLC specializes in fee-based financial planning, asset management, and insurance.   Our partnership with Neale Financial, LLC has helped many of our clients build their wealth faster, while saving them time and money and reducing their risk. These clients range from individual families to small business owners and professionals.

Professional Specialties include:

Financial Planning
Asset Management
Investment Planning
Retirement and Income Planning
Estate and Wealth Preservation Strategies
Wealth Accumulation and Tax-Deferred Strategies
401(k), 403(b) Plans
IRAs including Roth, SEP, and Simple Plans
Mutual Funds
Annuities
IRA and 401(k) Rollovers
Deferred Compensation Plans
Employer Sponsored Retirement Plan Evaluation and Implementation
Business Succession Strategies
Business Buy Sell, Key Person Protection, and Contingency Planning
Estate Planning
Personal Life Insurance
Disability Income Insurance
Long Term Care Insurance