Jim Braner is the newest agent at Lighthouse Insurance Agency. Previously he worked in the telecommunication industry, owning a small interconnect company. He left this business to come help his wife at her own business, and was licensed within the year. Since then, he has become a valuable part of the business and is popular with the customers.

Jim is the President of the Cedar Lake Lions Club, and is very active at Holy Shepherd Lutheran Church. He lives with his wife, kids, and pets in St. John,Indiana, and enjoys spending his summer weekends at their camper trailer in Monticello.