Honestly, this State Farm agency can do a lot more for you than any online insurance broker can, hands down. The agent, Doug Methner, has years of handling casualty claims during his time working at both corporate and agency positions before being placed into his own agency in Glenview. Staff member, Nayri, has also been with the agency for well over 5+ years and she has a lot of experience and extremely knowledgeable about the insurance policies' coverages and the different benefits/riders. Both of them go above and beyond, and you can expect them to offer you great service long after the sale.
I personally have been a customer of this agency for the past 5 years, and they handled everything from my motorcycle/auto insurance and homeowners insurance (trust me, the 17% multi-line discount really makes a difference). They are very fast in obtaining a quote, and literally takes 15 minutes on the phone. The best part is that they give you a solid, and accurate quote; as long as you were honest, and everything is disclosed at the time of the application, you can be confident in the quote they give you. I also have been keeping and funding a small Universal Life policy over the course of my time with the office, and it's served as a great policy to take a quick short-term loan from, such as my 2012 NYE vacation.
But the true value with State Farm products, in my opinion, is their State Farm Bank. When I turned 18, they were the first to issue me a State Farm Student Visa, my first credit line. Since then, they have issued my first AND second motorcycle loan (and offered me better interest rates as my credit improved). As a result, I am nothing but loyal to State Farm Bank; I have all my deposit accounts through them as well.
If you take a look at the interest rates on their money market accounts (offering +0.30% depending on the balance) vs. JPMorgan Chase (offering 0.01%), it's a clear choice which bank is stronger. Pretty much all of their deposit products offer an exorbitantly higher interest rate than any brick and mortar bank. AND they don't charge any ATM fees in addition to refunding all your third-party ATM network fees if you have direct deposit. If you don't, they'll refund upto $10/month, and considering that they don't charge you any ATM fees to begin with, that's more than what any other bank does.
I would strongly suggest that you get your foot in their door just so you can at least be educated as to what this company can offer you. The staff is not pushy by any means, and they offer solid and sound advice for all of their insurance and financial products. You don't need to have insurance with State Farm to apply for their car loans, credit cards, bank deposit accounts or home loan mortgages, so get in touch with them today.
I know this is a pretty lengthy review for an insurance agency, but the point of the matter is, I appreciate good service, and I have received nothing short of great service from this agency; would recommend to friends and family any time, any day. read more
