As a young man born and raised in a town of 800 in Central Illinois, I came to appreciate the importance of friends, family, and faith. My mother and father were always closely involved in our school and sports activities. They taught my brother and I that we may not always be 100% successful at something, but we could always be the hardest working. My dad worked for Caterpillar in Peoria, Illinois up until his untimely passing in 1992 due to brain cancer. Losing him while still a student at Illinois Wesleyan University opened my eyes to the importance of preparing for the unexpected. Jim McLeod did not want to leave this world at 41 years of age but he planned very well with life and health insurance so that my mom, my brother, and I would not lose anything more than just him. His love for us and his intricate preparation allowed me to finish my college education and obtain my Bachelor's degree from IWU in 1993 as well as go on to receive an MBA from Illinois State University in 1995.
I started my career in auto and fire claims with Country Insurance in Bloomington, Illinois before eventually moving on in 1996 to State Farm as an auto claim adjuster in Schaumburg, Illinois. In 1998, I relocated to State Farm's Auto Claim Central Division as an auto claim adjuster in Bloomington, Illinois. Working in the claims arena really opened my eyes to why State Farm is and continues to be the industry leader. We truly do treat our policyholders like family and try to make the claim process as easy as possible while helping them recover from sometimes catastrophic events. In 1999, I moved on to become a market analyst in State Farm's Agency Marketing division at their Corporate Headquarters in Bloomington. In that position I learned to help State Farm Agents with how they market their agencies and themselves. This position enlightened me to the prospect of an agency career and how it would give me the chance to help even more of our policyholders every single day.
On December 1, 2000, I opened my agency doors in Naperville, Illinois and stayed there until 2003 when I relocated myself and my team to Plainfield, Illinois. As a 21 year resident of Plainfield, I wanted to be the one and only truly local agent by living in the town where I work. My team and have been here ever since trying to help as many people as possible manage their risks, recover from the unexpected, and realize their dreams.
I have a team of 5 wonderful people that gives us over 75 years of State Farm experience. What we bring to State Farm makes my agency one of the most successful in the southwest suburbs and it shows in how we take care of our policyholders every single day. I am living proof of the benefits of proper planning and my team and I try to communicate to everyone we can on the importance of insurance protection.
I have 2 beautiful daughters, Kellen and Kendall. Kellen is a sophomore at DePaul University in Chicago studying Psychology and Spanish. Kendall is a Senior at Joliet Academy High School (JCA) as an all area soccer star. She is currently searching for where she will spend the next chapter of her life and if she will continue to play soccer at the next level. My partner and confidante Tiffany is also with State Farm as a Business Lines Consultant for all agents in this area and has 2 beautiful children. Her son Wyatt (8) loves Star Wars and Legos and is already showing his engineering genius with those. And her daughter Presley (10) is involved in jazz dance, volleyball, and loves anything involving unicorns and playing Roblox with her friends. They are all the reason I do this.
We are here to help with all aspects of protection and can offer honest answers to all insurance and financial services questions. My team and I offer the following to our current and new customers in 60586, 60544, and 60585. We serve all of Will, Kendall, Kane, Cook, Lake, and Dupage Counties. 24 Hour Customer Service in Plainfield, Bolingbrook, Joliet, Naperville, Oswego, Shorewood, Romeoville, Yorkville, and Lisle. We focus on relocations to Illinois or to adjacent states.
We are also a multi-state agency helping all who need us in Iowa, Wisconsin, and Indiana!
Personal and Business Auto Insurance
Homeowners and Renters Insurance
Life Insurance - Term Life, Group Life, Key Employee
Individual Health Insurance
Contractors, Small Business Insurance, and Workers Compensation Insurance
Retirement Planning Services
NAIFA Member since 2000
Plainfield Chamber of Commerce Member
Celebrating our 20th year serving our State Farm policyholders!!
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