Wildwood Insurance Services, Inc.

Attention: Auto, RV and Motorycle Dealers!

Once reason several of you guys survived the 2008 economic slowdown that continues is that you revamped your methods of doing business.  Times are changing for a couple of different reasons: (1) technologically (2) economically. Our economy will never get back to the point that it was pre-2008.  If you are setting and waiting for that to happen you are making a serious mistake.  I could go into lots of reasons why it will not rebound back to that level, but that is a different ... READ MORE Posted April 23, 2013 at 09:15 AM

Caution: Big Captive Insurance Company Alert!

For those of you that don't lesson to the advertising of independent agents/agencies you might want to read this article.  Too big to fail is proving to be not so so to the point that they are considering shrinking some of those "too big to fail."  Insurance companies are no different.  Some are too big and uses that size to manipulate their business model.  Naturally, insurance companies are in the business to make money.  However, as with every business there is an ... READ MORE Posted April 17, 2013 at 08:01 AM

Why buy insurance from an independent insurance agent/agency?

There are two types of insurance agents; "captive" and "independent." Captive agents can represent only ONE insurance company.  Their contractual and ethical obligations are to that ONE company, not you, the customer.  They don't care if they rates are competitive, they just care and want you to purchase your insurance from them   Independent agents represent multiple insurance companies positioning them to offer you the best rates.  An independent agents ethical obligatio... READ MORE Posted April 17, 2013 at 05:27 AM