Insurance, You Indemnify Me

Cassandra Hayne is originally from Southern California and moved to Pensacola Florida when she was twelve. She attended college in Gainesville at the University of Florida. She has been with PGI for 6 years where her roles and responsibilities have grown and shaped alongside her own personal growth. She has a wealth of knowledge on our industry so come soak some of it up! There are a lot of name d...

In this week's episode of Insurance, You Indemnify Me, we have brilliant insurance professional Chad Maxey. Chad Maxey is the owner of Atlas Insurance Services, a PGI agency. After opening his agency, Chad packed up his family and moved into a giant mobile camper. As a new business owner, Chad is able to run his agency from literally anywhere he chooses. He defines freedom, come hear his stor...

In this week's episode of Insurance, You indemnify Me, Shawn Michael Walker sits down with Brian Blair and Matt Hahn, the founders of Agency Elephant. Agency Elephant is self-described as the most complete communication and marketing platform in the insurance industry. Brian and Matt can cater to agents' needs as they are both Captive insurance agents themselves. They understand the pain...

Jeff Holtman is a Colorado Native who graduated with a Business Marketing degree from the University of Northern Colorado. Holtman was introduced to the insurance world when he went to work for his brother's captive agency, eventually taking over and running it successfully for 14 years. After his time as a captive agent, he partnered with Premier Group Insurance to start his independent insu...

This week's guest of Insurance, You Indemnify Me, is Ryan Mathisen, the Co-Founder of GloveBox. GloveBox is an insurance tech company that focuses on providing clients an easier way to service their policies through an online or app interface. Before starting GloveBox, Ryan worked at a large agency known for its remarkable reputation for building relationships with mortgage brokers. Come join...

This week's episode of Insurance, You Indemnify Me is fun, lively, and information-packed! It is our pleasure to welcome Lawrence Paulaski, SVP & Field Executive for Liberty Mutual/Safeco. Lawrence provided us with great insight into the world of the carrier, when carriers merge, and his opinion of the IA channel. There is absolutely nobody who knows carriers better. Join the conversation...

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...

This week's episode of Insurance, You Indemnify Me, provides an incredibly unique perspective on Product Management, Insuretech, and State Auto, from one of the industry's youngest and most talented; Haley Smith .  Haley started at State Auto as a Product Manager (Which we get into and discuss at length) and then transitioned to and headed up, State Auto Labs, a unique unit tasked with u...

In the debut episode of Season 2, we spend some time with Bill Wilson, the founder, and CEO of www. InsuranceCommentary.com , a website dedicated to property & casualty commentary; a site we all have saved to our favorites here at the PGI home office.   Mr. Wilson is also the author of six books, two of which are insurance-themed, “When Words Collide: Resolving Insurance Coverage and Claims Di...

Johanna Hernandez is IN THE HOUSE! Johanna started working with PGI 10.5 years ago as a Receptionist Admin. Since then she has grown exponentially in the insurance industry, becoming a commercial insurance titan and starting her agency in September of 2020. In this episode, Johanna sits down with Shawn to talk about her career path, carrier relationships, efficiently working with underwriters, and...

I am shocked at how many Folks at all levels are listening to and loving “Insurance, You identify me!” Carrier folks are getting insight they never expected and Agents are learning tips and tricks about the five pillars and are feeling more connected to their partner carriers than ever.    We know you’ve been waiting for the next release!  Here it is!  This week we welcome Ben Wilhelm - AVP Sales...

Next up on the podcast is the Carmen Beall ! With 4 locations across the Denver metro area, it's time we show the power of women in insurance! Chime in to see what other wonderful stories she has to share with us! PS: If you're a boxing fan, you will want to hear this! 🥊 00:12 - In 1950, My parents started the first Spanish radio station.  01:10 - I learned Spanish by listening to old S...

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 t...

This one has some FUNNY insurance stories you won't want to miss!  Tune in for a conversation full of laughs with a couple of great guys that love to play golf.  Kyle Mediger & Josh Martin from The Insurance Advisors  Our hope for this podcast, is to help all insurance folks (Agents, Carriers, and Vendors) understand a little better where each party is coming from. Next week, for the firs...

Happy St. Patrick's Day Everyone! Premier officially has a live podcast channel! Check it out, "Insurance, You Indemnify Me!" hosted by the one and only Shawn Michael Walker, SVP of Premier Group Insurance.  Today we recorded Episode #1 - Shawn lined up the funniest Irish Agent we all know....The Paul Doherty . We hope you're ready for an entertaining, informative, and irrevere...

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“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 matte...