After working for others for many years Nicole Johnson of Harmony, Minn., decided it was time to insure her own happiness and the happiness of her family.
Fortunately for area residents, she has also decided to insure them as well.
Johnson has recently become an Insurance Agent with Farmers Insurance and now has her office up and running at 25 First Street NW in Harmony.
When asked what prompted her to open her own insurance office, Johnson stated, “I needed a change,” and after working in customer relations for other companies for a long period of time, “I wanted something that was mine,” she says.
She researched different business opportunities and options to decide what would be the best fit for her, taking her family into consideration as well.
One of the possible careers she contemplated was becoming an insurance agent and opening her own insurance office. This interested her very much as she is a “people person” who has enjoyed working in customer relations in the past.
Receiving her license through her education at Kaplan University, Johnson took Health and Life courses online and drove to Bloomington, Minn., for her Property and Casualty courses.
Johnson decided to represent Farmers Insurance as she was impressed by the company, the services they offer, and the customer service that Farmers Insurance provides. In addition to that was the fact that Farmers Insurance has a great support program for newly licensed insurance agents.
After working from home since December 2016, she opened the doors of her office on Friday, January 6, 2017. Johnson is very excited to have the door of her office in town open to customers and looks forward to seeing familiar faces as well as meeting new customers.
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“I want to be an asset for my clients so they know what they are getting,” and most of all, “I want to be helpful,” she comments.
If you are like most of us, you may not totally understand what your insurance covers and what it doesn’t. Johnson wants to help with that and says, “We can talk about it,” and breakdown the coverage options.
“I want to be able to sit down with them and have an in-depth conversation about what they need, what they have now, whether or not they understand their coverage, and understand what assets they still have exposed,” states Johnson.
Insurance services offered include auto, home, farm/ranch, business, life, boats and ATVs. Johnson is currently licensed in Minnesota and hopes to be licensed to serve customers in the state of Iowa by mid-summer 2017.
Johnson hopes to be licensed to sell retirement, 401k’s, 529 savings, and to offer investment services and other financial services in the near future.
Walk-ins are welcome, or give Johnson a call for free quote of any coverage you may need. There is an additional 20% discount if you are a teacher, nurse, doctor, scientist, lawyer, engineer, police officer, fire fighter, librarian, certified public accountant, dentist, chiropractor and more.
Johnson states she has been “very busy” since opening her office and is thankful for the support of not only Harmony residents, but people from the surrounding communities, as well.
She is also grateful for the support of her husband Tyler, and their children Griffin, 7 and Aspyn, 4. The Johnson’s are crop farmers, so Johnson has a farming background, which is valuable experience to have in her new career, especially in Fillmore County, southeast Minnesota, and northern Iowa.
Stop by Johnson’s office or give her a call and wish her well on her new career. Business hours are 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday – evenings and Saturdays by appointment. Phone (507) 886-4663 or email njohnson3@farmersagent.com.
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