Helping Clients and Mentoring Youth With Abe Steele

Understanding your insurance options is an extremely important part of choosing coverage that can truly benefit you and your family in an emergency. My guest today is Abe Steele, an independent agent at Energy Insurance Agency. Abe is passionate about helping clients make informed decisions about their insurance coverage and deductibles, ensuring their choices are tailored to their needs rather than just meeting loan or mortgage requirements.

As you’ll hear in this episode, Abe’s heart is truly in the right place. He’s dedicated to helping clients secure affordable coverage and avoid potential disasters through customized solutions. But Abe’s passion extends beyond insurance; he’s equally committed to giving back to the community and guiding youth through the often confusing landscape of life and career choices. Having received guidance when he was younger, Abe is now on a mission to help other youths find their path.

Episode Highlights: 

[00:53] Insurance agents are an integral part of the real estate world for borrowers. Banks want their collateral to be insured.

[01:11] Abe is an independent insurance agent. Which means he and the client have more options. 

[01:49] Independent agents can shop different carriers and customize the solution for your situation.

[02:23] Abe loves working with realtors and mortgage brokers and helping clients on their side.

[04:04] Being educated and having the exclusions explained to you is super important when it comes to getting the proper coverage.

[05:23] Recently there have been a lot of weather incidents. Abe had a client who had a $25,000 deductible for a weather incident, and they needed a $26,000 roof. This is an example of why it’s so important to have the right company in the right deductible.

[06:29] You can also get add-ons that don’t make a huge difference in price but are very important when needed.

[09:50] In high school, Abe was an intern at the local State Farm office. He was super shy, but he spent his first week calling clients. After three years, he started working for them. 

[11:28] He wanted to try something else and worked in a factory in a different town.

[12:22] His first agent got him a job with an agent where he lived. After six years, he wanted more and became independent.

[14:37] Everything happens for a reason, and Abe wants to help young people figure out what they want to do.

[17:36] If you don’t have the right coverage, it can be an expensive nightmare. It’s important to have an agent that explains things to you. 

[18:42] You can’t make an educated decision without the education part.

[19:03] An experienced agent is the best thing ever. 

[21:26] Kids now need a community mentor that is closer to their age. Kids see how tough the world can be. 

[22:45] Abe loves talking to people and helping kids. 

[23:30] People need to do things at their own pace and having a mentor is super helpful. 

Resources & Links Related to this Episode

• Springdale Title
• Abe Steele – Energy Insurance Agency
• ESteele@energyinsagency.com
• 859.551.4952

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