Amanda's Corner

One of the questions I'm asked from time to time is, "Why do you spend so much time explaining everything?" The answer is simple. Because I believe you should understand your insurance before you choose it. That may sound obvious, but unfortunately, that's not always how people experience the insurance process. Insurance Can Feel Overwhelming For many people, insurance is something they only think about a few times a year. Maybe it's during open enrollment. Maybe it's when th

That title probably sounds strange coming from an insurance broker. After all, isn't the goal of every appointment to enroll someone in a plan? Not necessarily. Over the years, I've had appointments where the best advice I could give someone was... "Keep what you have." Sometimes that's exactly the right answer. My Job Isn't to Sell You Something One of the biggest misconceptions about insurance is that every conversation ends with someone buying a policy. In my office, that'

When people ask how I got into the insurance industry, they're often surprised by the answer. I didn't grow up wanting to sell insurance. In fact, my career began in a completely different place. For more than eight years, I worked in operations and human resources, where one of my responsibilities was helping employees understand their benefits. Every year during open enrollment, I watched people try to make important decisions about their health insurance—often without trul