A few Wednesdays ago, I told you we would hear how Andrew Roth got his start in the insurance gig. Well, he’s here today to talk about Toyota Coronas, or how he joined our agency. {image} How did I get into the wonderful world of […]
Month: May 2012
Distractology 101
Last Friday, we posted a video of Tim Thomas testing the Distractology simulator. This week we are interviewing Katie Rush of Arbella Mutual Insurance. Katie joined Arbella in 2010 as a Marketing Support Coordinator. She assists the agencies with promoting the simulator to community. 1) […]
Growing Up “In The Business”
This week’s Working Wednesday is brought to you by Larry Hazen {agency owner, sales, IT coordinator, consultant} of Hazen Enterprises. Larry and I first met at an insurance event held by Vertafore for Agency Management Systems {basically a database that holds all the information we […]
History of Murray & MacDonald Insurance, according to Charles Murray
Our agency was founded in an unusual way in 1971 by Charles Murray. Many people say you are either born into the insurance industry or you fall into the insurance industry. I wrote how I (Sara MacDonald) got into the insurance industry, you can read […]
Tim Thomas’ Reflexes aren’t enough… at Arbella’s Distractology
Last Friday, we wrote about Paul Pierce and included a video clip of him trying out Arbella’s Distractology simulator. Today, we have a video of Boston Bruin’s goalie Tim Thomas as he tests the Distractology simulator. He’s a “highly trained athlete” and even his reflexes […]
Paul Pierce and Distracted Driving
Arbella Insurance created a course called Distractology 101. You may have heard of it. They built a trailer, a simulator and told students to text and drive at the same time. Recipe for disaster or education? Arbella’s goal is to educate young drivers and it’s […]
Corporate World to Small Business Owner
Welcome back to our ‘Working Wednesdays‘ series. Please continue to check back each Wednesday as we follow how people have taken various roads into the insurance industry. Douglas MacDonald, the current President and CEO of Murray & MacDonald Insurance will talk about how he joined […]
Working at the Car Wash
We don’t have a car wash and our employees don’t work at a car wash. But, we do offer our location, fresh, cold water and hoses for charity purposes. What? Who wants an insurance agency and cold water? These girls did! Why? Allow me to […]
New Law: Text While Drive to Pass Your License
If you follow this blog, you probably read about the OTTER App. The smart phone app that silences your phone while the car is traveling faster than 10 mph.Recently I came across an interesting video on YouTube.It was filmed at a Belgian driving school.Watch it. […]
From Oil to Insurance
{image} Welcome to the first in our series of ‘Working Wednesdays’. Please check back each Wednesday to discover the various roads people have taken into the insurance industry. Today is especially close to my heart, because we will learn how Charlie Murray jumped into the […]