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March 2, 2021 — 0

Firsts and lasts

Today is the American Family Insurance annual policyholder meeting. I distinctly remember the 2020 annual meeting. We gathered in person – something hard to fathom just 12 months later. No masks. No social distancing. We were monitoring the pandemic at that time, but it hadn’t really impacted us. Yet. Oh, how things would change. I’ve […]

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April 6, 2020 — 0

Our Herman Wittwer moment

I needed a little perspective. Recently, I took a break from the sadness and chaos of everything happening around us. I picked up Dare to Dream, a terrific book about the story of Herman Wittwer, the founder of my company.   If you haven’t heard it, bear with me.   As a struggling insurance agent, Herman had a dream. It was 1927, and he wanted to offer a different kind of […]

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