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.
Insurance, You Indemnify Me
Insurance, You Indemnify Me: Season 2 Ep.3 Insurance Soup founders Taylor Dobbie and Mike McCormick
In this week's episode of Insurance, You indemnify Me we dive deep into the world of recruiting with two of the best in the business.
Taylor Dobbie and Mike McCormick created the Insurance Soup Facebook group as a small outlet for agents to share industry knowledge, in the time since it has grown into one of the most valuable resources for all information that an independent agent could need.
Insurance Soup is the largest active free online community of Insurance Agents and Brokers who talk sales, marketing, social media, industry gossip, office culture, comp plans, crazy clients, and more.
Time Stamps:
1:45 - Who is Taylor Dobbie?
CAC(Career Agent Concepts).
3:45 - Who is Mike McCormick?
10:55 - How did you meet?
12:22 - 38,000 members in Soup.
13:30 - Sonic and cross sellers.
15:45 - When we write we are writing to help our agents, not to entertain.
17:20 - There's not a single Lead-all vendor.
26:00 - We have turned down do many vendor partnerships.
29:00 - Are you trying to keep us PG?
30:20 - The executioner story.
34:30 - When did insurance soup take the next step?
38:00 - Taco Bot.
41:00 - Pineapple on pizza debate.
43:45 - CIA(Career Insurance Agents).
51:00 - There are too many companies that are not agent-focused.
1:04:40 - What are the common daily struggles of an insurance agent?
1:11:32 - What got me here won't get me there.
1:15:15 - The courtship process should be informational.
1:21:00 - Advice to someone new to the industry.
Honorable Mentions:
Ellis County BBQ
Air Force
Villanova
Chase Bank
Citi Bank
Insurance Soup
Sonic
State Farm
Farmers
Brian Blair
Back Nine
University of Farmers
SafeCo Bricks and Clicks
Agency Elephant
Taco Bot
Yellow Brick Road
Ron Wadley
CIA
Mark Wertz
Rex Hickling
John Adizio
Charles McDade
Premier Group Insurance is providing this podcast for informational uses only. This podcast should not be relied on as legal or medical advice. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Premier Group Insurance. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by Premier Group Insurance employees are those of the employees and do not necessarily reflect the view of Premier Group Insurance. Copyright ©2021 Premier Group Insurance, Inc. All rights reserved.