Raylene Appleby is the President of PJC Insurance Agency in Springfield, Missouri and a member of the Sunstar Insurance Group Executive Committee. She began her insurance career, while attending Missouri State in 1972, as an Assistant Underwriter with Modern Security Life Insurance Co. In 1978 she moved to Empire Bank, a member of the holding company, Central Bancompany. After receiving her ARM, she became the Risk Manager/Employee Benefit Manager for the nine billion dollar holding company. After 23 years with the banking entity, she moved to PJC Insurance in 2001, as CEO and became the President and Partner of Lance Smith In 2008. PJC has grown to become one of the largest independent agencies in the Springfield area. In September of 2016, PJC Insurance Agency became a member of the Sunstar Insurance Group.
