KIA&B 2017 Vol. 22, No.5 | Page 30

| COMPANY PROFILE | Safeco Insurance Working Hard For You Tell us about Safeco® Insurance. In business since 1923, Safeco Insurance sells personal automobile, homeowners and specialty products through a network of more than 10,000 independent insurance agencies throughout the United States. What makes Safeco Insurance unique? We do not sell a single policy without the hard work and expertise of independent agents. This is why we are 100 percent dedicated to our agency partners’ development and growing the whole agency business now and into the future. We continue to invest in providing agents with the resources and tools necessary to take them into the future. These include Customers for Life™, Bricks and Clicks™, Producer Development Program, Marketer Development Program, Right Track, Pet Insurance, Gold Service Center, Phone Applications, etc. However, we are most proud of the work we do in Agent Giving where we help agents give back in the communities they serve. What are Safeco’s future plans? It’s simple: Helping the independent agent win in the marketplace. To get to success, we are investing heavily in digital technologies and innovative products and programs that help agents reach their customers in new ways and keep them happy with services such as online account management, Safeco Mobile and 24/7 service with our Gold Service™ program. By looking to what the future holds for the insurance industry, we will be able to help agents compete — and win — in the marketplace. We recently launched a resource for all independent agents, Agent for the Future, on challenges facing the insurance industry and how agents can anticipate them and prepare. Information on these industry trends such as digital adoption and serving new customer segmentations can be found at AgentfortheFuture.com. How does a partnership with Safeco benefit my agency? Safeco serves over 200 agency distribution storefronts with more than $100 million in written premium in Kansas, serviced by our dedicated territory mangers and underwriters with proven expertise in helping agents grow. Our personnel are an excellent local source for all personal lines products and are backed by our strength as a national carrier. This unique combination of local and national provide our agent partners with a stable and consistent carrier that agents can rely on year after year. With our innovative programs such as Bricks & Clicks, Customers for Life and Producer Development Program, we have been able to help our agency partners reach new markets utilizing the ongoing trends in technology and innovative customer service skills for the whole agency. 28 KANSAS INSURANCE AGENT & BROKER | September - October 2017 | Headquarters: Seattle, Washington Years in Kansas: 60+ Counties Served: All counties How do I get an appointment with Safeco Insurance? Contacts: KC metropolitan area Brady Burns Territory Manager 816-349-4984 Other Kansas areas Rob Fisher Territory Manager 620-282-4830 Joe Walker Kansas Region Manager 214-208-4285 Visit www.safeco.com