Insurance, You Indemnify Me

“Insurance, You Indemnify Me" - With Shawn Michael Walker(SVP at Premier Group Insurance, A Top 50 Insurance agency in the US, doubling in size every three years.)What to expect on the POD cast: Come for the funny, lively, real conversations. Stay for the insurance content you are dying for. The stories will be hilarious, the content will help you grow as an industry professional, no matter if you are a senior leader at a carrier, or a brand new Captive or independent agent. On this podcast you will hear interviews from three different Segments: First and foremost, AGENTS. How are they and what are they doing to provide “So Much More to their clients and Carriers”. Their funniest stories. And More. Second, the Carriers. Senior leaders, Local leaders. Carriers have deep bench strength in their knowledge vault. How they do “So Much More” for the Agents... We’ll introduce you to their side of the equation, in a way you have not seen yet. Third, Insurance vendors. #Insuretech. CRMs, lead providers, All things that we should consider as agents and carriers to make life better for the Independent Distribution channel. These are going to be no nonsense interviews on what the product does, why it is worth it, etc. I’ll push them to know what makes their Tech or angle better than the next tech company.I’ll try to get one done a week. Come back for more, and share the shiz out of these shows! If we interview your agent friends, show him some love by sharing! Make him/her/other accepted pronouns, famous. Contact me for show ideas or Interviewees. ShawnW@pgiagents.com***Disclaimer: This content is intended for informational purposes only. Nothing stated in this content is intended to modify, change or adjust coverage to any insurance policy you have or may obtain from an insurance carrier now or in the future. This content is not intended to be relied on as legal or medical advice. While a good faith effort has been made to verify the claims in this content, we make no guarantee that this content is free from all mistakes or errors. Copyright © 2021 Premier Group Insurance, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Insurance, You Indemnify Me

Insurance, You Indemnify Me: Season 1 Ep.3 Toby Tiffany, RVP with Travelers

April 07, 2021 • Premier • Season 1 • Episode 3

Today we are featuring our very first Carrier Spotlight with Traveler's RVP, Toby Tiffany!

Join us for a wonderful conversation about Toby’s view on the Independent Agency channel, carrier insight on the industry as a whole, and a new angle to the Podcast, as the first "company person".....

1:05 - The first person we got on the carrier side was Toby Tiffany!

1:40 - It's 9 in the morning, you are ready to talk till 5 pm, right?

2:38 - I am a Buckeyes Fan (UGGHHHH)

3:30 - That explains why you're so good (@ Golf)

4:30 - I was handed a gift and an Auto Dec Page for Graduation.

4:50 - I guess that was a real-life attempt to get me off the payroll.

7:20 - That's when I joined Travelers Insurance

9:10 - The first time I met Toby Tiffany...

9:55 - Gravitas

10:45 - I got to get to know this guy!

11:36 - It's all about people...

12:26 - I have been cognizant enough to listen

13:20 - Funny story that... YOU DON'T KNOW...

15:31 - We help optimize DEMAND.

16:06 - How does the IA Channel continues to win

17:00 - I couldn't sell an insurance policy if I tried.

18:00 - It's people that challenge us.

18:15 - We put lives back together

18:50 - What is the de·re·cho? A line of intense, widespread, and fast-moving windstorms and sometimes thunderstorms that move across a great distance and are characterized by damaging winds.

19:35 - Isn't this podcast called “you Identify me”?

21:31 - 3 Different Buckets

22:00 - Our world is being shaped by the customer.

23:58 - Nobody wakes up and says "Hey, Let's shop for INSURANCE today!"

26:20 - The pandemic is starting to become real

27:00 - The technology...

29:00 - What are your thoughts on groups/aggregators?

30:00 - How do we meet the needs of the customer in the future?

31:15 - Here are a million tools to help you grow.

33:00 - On average people spend 5.4 hours per day connected to a device.

35:00 - I'm dying to find out how you are an RV person?

35:17 - I brought my sleeping bag, it's out in the car.

36:44 - Most life guys don't do that.

38:01 - Do the thing that prepares you for your future.

38:45 - There was one reason I came today, for the free breakfast...

40:20 - Frequency was down across the industry.

41:20 - I WAS FLYING

44:05 - We had over 70 CAT Events

45:05 - Salespeople or Field Underwriters?

46:23 - The opportunity of the agent....

48:28 - Partnership is based on trust and transparency.

51:28 - What is the most creative way you have seen an agent fill their pipeline?

53:50 - That agent was so good and so smooth.

54:50 - That's telematics!

55:45 - An agent down the road beat my rate!

56:40 - How do you inspect... what you expect?

58:40 - Make it begin with what's driving it…

1:01:31 - What do you think carriers understand and don't understand...and the industry?

1:04:15 - Words of Wisdom from Toby Tiffany

1:05:01 - This is a fun place to be...

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