Payson Roundup

No one wants to shop around for insurance, but most of us want to save money. The chore of drudging up history on your car, home or personal finances and the added task of comparing quotes can be confusing and enough to make you stay with your current and possibly more expensive carrier.

Joyce Berry at Beeline Insurance aims to streamline the process and save customers money in the process.

Instead of making customers wait while she goes through their paperwork and compares quotes, she asks clients to drop their information off at her office, 807 S. Beeline Highway Suite C, and she will call later with options.

“I find people go with a company and stay because it can be a hassle to switch,” she said, “but I hope to make that switch easier.”

And because Berry works under an umbrella of multiple insurance companies, she is not limited to offering customers one choice. For example, the Liberty Mutual or the Hartford might best serve a senior citizen, while a younger driver may get a better deal with Mapfre.

Mapfre, a relatively new insurance company in the U.S., has an extensive history in Europe and Latin America.

Beeline Insurance is the only authorized writer for Mapfre, whose rates are extremely competitive at this time, Berry said.

“I am all about saving you money and keeping you happy,” she said.

While online insurance companies have grown in popularity, Berry said she offers in-person service they cannot.

“The big thing about insurance online is that it is all well and good until you need help,” she said. “If you need a claim taken care of, you don’t have a body to come to. Our aim is to be there for you.”

And if Berry notices that a company’s rates are increasing, she calls clients and shops around for a better deal.

“I have been able to save people so much,” she said.

For example, one couple that owned several cars, an RV and a home, were able to save $2,000 a year on insurance by switching to a more competitive company.

For more information, call (928) 478-7151. Beeline Insurance is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.