The first time my wife and I ever got to see a picture of our daughter, she was teeny tiny. Cells big on a blue-tinted polaroid printout. So of course for months we called her "Blueberry".
And when we were talking about what our new Insurance Agency name would be, of course it had to be her - and Blueberry Insurance Agency was also born.
We think it's a good reminder of why anyone gets insurance - or should get insurance - and it's to protect the ones we love.
Yes it's a financial decision, and it's a pain with increasing rates, and we're all getting squeezed every which way nowadays, but insurance has a purpose and it's to protect our family and loved ones.
On a long enough timeline all independent insurance agencies have access to the same insurers that operate in their states. And us as agents of those insurers have ZERO control over what prices we can quote for their businesses.
So what good then are independent insurance agencies?
We're here to 1). EDUCATE about insurance, 2). LEARN about you and your life, and 3). FIT the best insurance policy we can to your life and needs. Most importantly, we are here to fully explain to you WHY the policy coverages and insurers are the right fit for you.
When we were telling our friends and family about our plans to start an insurance agency - most were excited and supportive... except for the people that actually knew about insurance.
Because the last couple years have been TOUGH for policyholders and insurance professionals. Unexpectedly high costs for insurers means higher prices for policyholders which means unhappy clients for agents - everyone's having a bad time.
But bad times are exactly the right time for change. We think as more people get frustrated with premium prices, they'll be open to learning new things about their policies, insurers, and agents.
We can't control the prices (even the insurers can't, to an extent), but we can control how we choose to use insurance after fully learning about it.
