Starting Heartwood Agency Group

Why Health Insurance???

In September of last year I made the decision to leave my property and casualty agency to focus 100% on health insurance. There were several motivating reasons.

A big motivating factor was the opportunity to do something new and challenging. I've been working with Property and Casualty my whole life. I had learned about health insurance many years ago but was never really in the right position to put that knowledge to good use. Last year I was ready to make a change and spend more time in an area where I could overcome new challenges.

One thing I've always enjoyed is helping people understand something that can be complex. I enjoy the process of learning something inside and out and then breaking down into bit size pieces that the average person can understand and digest. I love that feeling of accomplishment when you see the light go on for someone who finally gets it. That's what health insurance is to me. The Marketplace and all the regulations can seem very daunting at first when someone is trying to figure it all out. There's lots of good information out there but I find that people want to have someone they can call just to make sure they're understanding things correctly. Today's agent is more of an advisor than they are the stand alone subject matter expert. With today's access to information, people can learn about something if they really want to.

But learning something to simply know it is different than making life decisions based on that information. It's tough when you're not "working" in a particular industry to get every piece of information you might need to make quality decisions. That's where an "advisor" comes in to play.

I see my role as an advisor, adding to what people have already learned or already know. Having an advisor come alongside to make sure people are on the right course can bring peace of mind and in the long run save time and effort when mistakes are mitigated or avoided.

At the end of the day I want to serve people. I want them to be a better place because of something I can do to help. I'm excited about this new adventure and look forward to helping as many people as I can!!!