Chip Fridrich is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Fridrich, Pinson & Associates.
He is a graduate of Montgomery Bell Academy and Vanderbilt University. While at Vanderbilt, he was a scholarship baseball player for the Commodores as a pitcher and was named Academic All-Southeastern Conference during his senior season. Upon graduation in 1990, Chip attended the USF&G Commercial Insurance School in Baltimore, Maryland, and then joined the Agency. Chip is a Past President of the Insurors of Nashville and was a two-term member of the Insurors of Tennessee Board of Directors. He served for three years as a director of the IOT (Middle Tennessee Vice President, Region II) from 2015-2017 and additionally served a two-year term as Vice President for Region II from 2019-2020.
Chip specializes in a broad spectrum of insurance industry sales and risk management consulting including large national account exposures, middle market commercial accounts, personal lines, and life insurance sales. Under his guidance, the Agency has become a prominent player in the niche area of personal lines coverage for successful individuals and families who have achieved a high net worth. His short, informative video presentations regarding common questions in today’s insurance marketplace can be found on the main page of this site under the “videos” drop-down section.
Chip has remained active in the sports community coaching youth sports and broadcasting sporting events on both local radio and regional/national television. Recently, he served for four years on the Oak Hill School Board of Trustees – a long-standing, Christian elementary school in Southwest Nashville – in the position of Treasurer.
He is also an ownership partner in Fridrich & Clark Realty, the agency’s sister firm, and is a licensed affiliate broker and designated Realtor. He achieved the Nashville Board of Realtors Lifetime Sales Achievement Award at age 26 when he joined the Million Dollar Sales Club for the fifth consecutive year.
Chip is married to the former Heather Knapp. They have three children – Hannah, Gerald Dowden Fridrich III (Dowden), and Lewis – and attend St. Henry Catholic Church.