Category: Know How

Andrew Jewell – Top Producer

Andy Jewell is a successful insurance agent located in historic downtown Lynden, Washington. Andy works diligently to help clients understand how insurance can help them and protect them from loss due to risks they encounter daily in their personal and business lives. In the twelve years Andy has been with Farmers Insurance, he has attended achievement clubs with the company multiple times. He was awarded Topper Club eight times, Championship six times, and President’s Counsel 3 times. Andy finds satisfaction in seeing a client who has suffered a loss be helped back to their normal life. He and his staff are committed to helping his clients through any claims process. Andy lives in nearby Everson with his wife and five children.

https://agents.farmers.com/wa/lynden/andrew-jewell

Jesse Slome – Long and Short Term Care Specialist

Jesse R. Slome, an award-winning public relations professional recognized for his work marketing the Cabbage Patch Kids dolls, is one of the nation’s leading experts in the field of marketing insurance and financial products. Slome is founder and president of Sales Creators, Inc., the nation’s largest producer of generic LTCI sales and marketing material. Prior to founding Sales Creators, Slome was president of PromoWorks, a California based agency that focused on senior and insurance products. He is the author of a Publicist’s Guide to Senior Media, a national compedium utilized by marketers nationwide. In 1999, Slome co-founded the American Association for LTC Insurance, the non-profit trade organization serving for the LTC insurance industry and still serves as the organization’s Executive Director. He also is Editor-in-Chief of the quarterly national magazine, LTC Insurance Sales Strategies. Slome has earned both the CLU and ChFC designations and has been quoted or bylined feature articles for The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Money, Kiplingers, The New York Times as well as Financial Planning, National Underwriter and Senior Market Advisor magazine.

http://www.aaltci.org

Matt Wolk – Top Manager

Matthew Wolk is a very successful and award winning District Manager with Farmers Insurance Group in St. Louis, Missouri. He has been named District Manager of the Year 5 of the past 6 years and has over 80 producers and store fronts he assists to achieve their goals. Matt’s personal insurance career began as a producer himself in 2000 just as he graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia, MIZZOU.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwolk

David Stansfield – Top Producer

David Stansfield is an award winning agency owner in Ft Collins, Colorado. In 1994, he interviewed with Farmers and the District Manager at that time told him he was too young so he should work for another agent. He interviewed with another company and they told him he should work as a claims adjuster. He decided to work for another Farmers agent to get some “experience” and approximately one year later he opened his own Agency. His first year in business, he waited tables at night and sold insurance during the day. The owner of the restaurant caught David giving customers his business cards for insurance and asked him to stop. A few weeks later, he resigned from the restaurant and decided, “I can’t fail, it’s not an option.” He put everything into his business and has built it to now have in excess of 8,900 PIF. Two years after leaving the restaurant, he insured that restaurant! This also included the owners, business insurance, workers compensation, auto and home insurance. David is a graduate of Colorado State University with a Degree in Business Administration & Minor in Spanish.

https://agents.farmers.com/co/ft-collins/david-stansfield

Marvin Feldman – Top Executive

Marvin Feldman signed his first New York Life contract in 1966 while he was a senior at Ohio State University, and started his career as an Agent with New York Life in Columbus, OH. Immediately after graduating he transitioned into New York Life’s Management Program. In 1974 Marv returned to personal production in East Liverpool, Ohio as a partner in the Feldman Agency and President of Fremar Financial Group. He is currently the President of the Feldman Financial Group in Clearwater, Florida and President and CEO of the LIFE Foundation in Washington, DC. Marv was named to Insurance Newscast’s list of the 100 most powerful people in the insurance industry in North America, the LifeHealthPro list of the 24 most creative people in the insurance industry and is the recipient of the 2011 John Newton Russell award, the highest honor bestowed on an individual by the insurance industry. He contributes articles to many professional journals and has been featured in both magazines and books. He has also just published his own book, “Man on a Mission: How to Succeed, Serve, and Make a Difference in Your Financial Services Career.” He is happily married with two children and four grandchildren.

http://www.lifehappenspro.org

Raul Hernandez – Top Producer

The Raul Hernandez Agency is based in Bolingbrook, Illinois which is a southwest suburb of Chicago.
Raul was married and began his family at the age of 19. His first opportunity in the insurance business was with a non-standard insurance company in 2001. In 2003 he entered the real estate business and did well until the real estate market turned dramatically in 2008. It was following this he decided to re-enter the insurance business and chose Farmers Insurance Group where he has prospered and been recognized with 8 Toppers Clubs, 7 Championship Clubs, 3 times Presidents Council Member and 2 times Million Dollar Round Table.

https://agents.farmers.com/il/bolingbrook/raul-hernandez

Jeff Hastings – Top Executive

Jeff Hastings knows all about the good intentions that pave the road to success. He has been in our shoes and experienced great triumphs and tribulation and has lived to tell the tale. As a small business owner, he developed one of the largest and most productive sales teams in the Farmers Insurance Groups of Companies. His team of over 60 insurance agents and 150 support staff generated an estimated $85 million in annualized premium. In one year his district generated $13 million in profit making him one of the most profitable district managers since the company’s inception in 1928. Often being recognized for his performance, the pinnacle of his insurance career came in 2005 when he received the CEO’s top award, District Manager of the Year. Jeff is a proud father of three children and is married to the love of his life, Kimberly Andersen Hastings. Jeff and his family reside in Cypress Texas.

http://www.contractcoach.com

Kirk Miller – Top Producer

Kirk Miller is a very accomplished insurance agency owner in San Diego, California. In only 11 years in business he has grown to a staff of five which serves over 1,700 clients and over 3,400 policies in force. Kirk has received numerous awards and recognitions from his insurance company, the Farmers Insurance Group including Toppers Club, Championship Club and Presidents Council which represents the top 1%. In 2016 he finished #8 company wide in New Business Commercial Sales.

https://agents.farmers.com/ca/san-diego/kirk-miller

Christian Slayton – Top Producer

As one of New Mexico’s most decorated Farmers agents, Christian Slayton is a consistent leader in the industry with an adherence for customer service. Her reputation is characterized by a commitment to educating and protecting families. She has gained an unprecedented amount of respect in the community – not only for her exceptional professional performance history, but for being an honest and determined role model for both the families she protects and the family of her own. Trusted referrals and high retention rates have built the foundation of Christian’s agency. She has a team of 9 devoted and significant individuals that work together to ensure that foundation remains strong. The Slayton team prides themselves on meeting with every client at least once a year to review their policies and make sure they have a sufficient amount of protection. The Christian Slayton Agency truly encompasses the feeling of a family.

https://agents.farmers.com/nm/albuquerque/christian-slayton

Lisa Powell – Top Producer

After graduating from the University of Wyoming with double degrees in Economics and Finance, Lisa and her husband, Regi Powell, started their scratch Farmers Insurance agency in Omaha, Nebraska in 2004. Together they have built a 4000+ PIF agency almost exclusively from referrals. Their agency has been selected for the prestigious President’s Council Award twice. In addition, their agency has qualified for Topper and Championship Awards numerous times. Their agency boasts one of the highest retention rates in the state for the company. Lisa and Regi have two beautiful daughters, Adella (3 years) and Nevelyn (5 months).

http://www.powellinsuranceagents.com