Internet vs. Independent

You've seen the ads for those websites where you can enter all your personal information and get rate quotes from "several top companies"? It sounds so easy. To learn more, we tried it. It was an eye-opening experience.

We received calls and emails from several different agencies, so clearly our internet inquiry put the name on a list of leads, which are then sold to agencies who wish to buy them. In the era of Snail Mail, you would have called it a mailing list.

Some of the agencies were not around here. Each one needed more information, of course. In order to get a quote from those "several top companies", we would have had to hand out that personal information to each one.

I had to wonder, too: how many people had access to the information between the time we entered it and the time it landed in the lead-buyer's email?

How is working with Crabdree Insurance, as an independent agent, different?

• You answer the questions once.
• Your name doesn't land on a high-tech mailing list. Your information is treated with the utmost privacy.(click the link to see our Privacy Policy).
• When your insurance needs change over time, you don't have to start the whole process all over again. We do the shopping for you, and present you with your available options.
• You work with a licensed professional from the beginning.
• It's our job to assess which companies are going to be the best fit for your insurance needs. Then we evaluate the quotes and present the best ones: both in terms of premium and coverage. You don't get emails with quotes giving you sky-high premiums or half the coverage you requested.

Crabdree Insurance doesn't buy those "leads". Instead, we offer professional, friendly, dedicated customer service and an array of companies to fit almost every insurance need. Our customer's kind words about us bring us more business than a cartoon character ever could.


We are offering general information and opinions. Talk to your insurance professional for questions and concerns about your insurance policy.

Introducing Trish

I'll start with me. :-)  My name is Trish and I have been with Crabdree Insurance for 4 years.

I am a licensed producer and I write commercial lines of insurance, personal lines and surety & fidelity.

What makes me suited to this industry? That's easy. I like people and I am a natural worrier. I am very good at imagining all the things that can go wrong, and that helps me make sure that an insurance policy covers everything it should. It doesn't help my insomnia any, but it does help me find the right coverage for you.

Crabdree Insurance & Financial Services is a terrific place to spend my days. We have a great team of dedicated professionals. We enjoy a wonderful balance of skills and knowledge among the team members and we all share a common vision of customer service and integrity.

On a more personal note: I've been a Payson resident for 30 years. I love our town and I love Payson's patriotic, warm, kind and generous people. Payson enjoys a great sense of community and I love being a part of that. My husband of 26 years and I have two fine sons. I am passionate about history, the English language and perfecting my Chicken Tetrazzini.

Crabdree Insurance moved to a lovely new agency in July of 2010. Drive carefully, Payson, because when I lift my eyes from computer screen, I'm looking right out onto the Beeline. And when you're driving by, carefully, swing in and visit us!

Trish

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