{"id":1380,"date":"2026-06-08T06:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.independentagent.com\/new-jersey\/?post_type=people&#038;p=1380"},"modified":"2026-06-17T05:58:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T05:58:29","slug":"jamie-nielsen","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/www.independentagent.com\/new-jersey\/people\/jamie-nielsen\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Nielsen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"person-header has-background has-primary-wash-background-color\">\n\t<div class=\"person-header__layout\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"person-header__figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.independentagent.com\/new-jersey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/06\/nielsen.png?w=150\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"person-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\n<h1 class=\"header__title\">Jamie Nielsen<\/h1>\n\n<p class=\"person-position\">Member-at-Large<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hanson &amp; Ryan Inc.<br><\/strong>87 Lakawanna Ave.<br>Totowa, NJ 07512<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"person-contacts\"><li class=\"person-contact\">Email:&nbsp; <a href=\"mailto:jnielsen@hanson-ryan.com\" title=\"Email: jnielsen@hanson-ryan.com\">jnielsen@hanson-ryan.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"person-contact\">Phone:&nbsp; <a href=\"tel:+19732566000\" title=\"Phone: 973-256-6000\">973-256-6000<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-primary-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-h2-variant wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independentagent.com\/new-jersey\/board-of-directors\/#board-of-directors\">BIG I NJ BOARD OF DIRECTORS<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-70-30 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0180d82b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);flex-basis:100%\">\n<h2 id=\"h-about\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-h2-variant\">About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jamie Nielsen has been an agent at Hanson &amp; Ryan for the past 13 years where he specializes in life, health, and Medicare insurance. He has been an active Big I NJ member since joining his family\u2019s agency, currently run by his wife and her sister, and has been serving on the board of directors for the past four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find out how Jamie\u2019s family influenced him to become an agent in the family business and why he\u2019s come to love the industry despite being a second-generation union carpenter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-primary-wash-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-h4-variant wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ll have to read his interview below to find out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-50-50 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a59044aa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"panels\">\n\t\n<div class=\"panels__panel\">\n\t<div class=\"panels__header\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"panels__title\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"panels__toggle\" type=\"button\" id=\"strong-why-did-you-choose-a-career-in-insurance-what-initially-brought-you-to-the-industry-strong\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-strong-why-did-you-choose-a-career-in-insurance-what-initially-brought-you-to-the-industry-strong\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-text\"><strong>Why did you choose a career in insurance? What initially brought you to the industry?<\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-icon\"><svg class=\"svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><use xlink:href=\"#svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panels__content\" id=\"panel-strong-why-did-you-choose-a-career-in-insurance-what-initially-brought-you-to-the-industry-strong\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"strong-why-did-you-choose-a-career-in-insurance-what-initially-brought-you-to-the-industry-strong\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panels__content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before becoming an insurance agent, I was&nbsp;a Union Carpenter. When work slowed and the union shifted causing uninspiring changes, I began in looking at another career path.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Over the years I had many interactions from the outside with my wife\u2019s family\u2019s agency and I found that I was comfortable speaking with people about just about anything. That\u2019s when my wife and her family suggested that I go to school to get my insurance licenses believing it may come in good use for the future.&nbsp; I took that advice, received all my licenses, shifted gears earlier than planned and have been working at the agency for 13 years.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"panels\">\n\t\n<div class=\"panels__panel\">\n\t<div class=\"panels__header\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"panels__title\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"panels__toggle\" type=\"button\" id=\"strong-strong-what-would-you-share-to-others-about-how-joining-the-association-can-impact-their-career-strong-strong\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-strong-strong-what-would-you-share-to-others-about-how-joining-the-association-can-impact-their-career-strong-strong\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-text\"><strong><strong>What would you share to others about how joining the association can impact their career?<\/strong><\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-icon\"><svg class=\"svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><use xlink:href=\"#svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panels__content\" id=\"panel-strong-strong-what-would-you-share-to-others-about-how-joining-the-association-can-impact-their-career-strong-strong\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"strong-strong-what-would-you-share-to-others-about-how-joining-the-association-can-impact-their-career-strong-strong\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panels__content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Being an active member of the association provides the opportunity to create relationships with others in the industry to collaborate on ideas, inspire each other, and offer various perspectives on the same issue to help broaden solutions. This network expansion of like-minded individuals, and accountability standards, sets the bar higher than going it alone.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"panels\">\n\t\n<div class=\"panels__panel\">\n\t<div class=\"panels__header\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"panels__title\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"panels__toggle\" type=\"button\" id=\"strong-strong-what-do-you-see-as-the-greatest-opportunity-for-our-industry-over-the-next-5-years-strong-strong\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-strong-strong-what-do-you-see-as-the-greatest-opportunity-for-our-industry-over-the-next-5-years-strong-strong\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-text\"><strong><strong>What do you see as the greatest opportunity for our industry over the next 5 years?<\/strong><\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-icon\"><svg class=\"svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><use xlink:href=\"#svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panels__content\" id=\"panel-strong-strong-what-do-you-see-as-the-greatest-opportunity-for-our-industry-over-the-next-5-years-strong-strong\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"strong-strong-what-do-you-see-as-the-greatest-opportunity-for-our-industry-over-the-next-5-years-strong-strong\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panels__content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am hoping for positive changes in the health market over the next five years.&nbsp; Life Insurance and Medicare are certainly on the rise and helping to protect clients and their assets should be top priority.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>At the same time, many industries are merging and becoming commodities so establishing a personal and service focus differential will create great opportunity.&nbsp; The need for protecting what a person has built independently, or corporately, creates the greatest opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"panels\">\n\t\n<div class=\"panels__panel\">\n\t<div class=\"panels__header\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"panels__title\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"panels__toggle\" type=\"button\" id=\"strong-strong-what-technological-breakthrough-device-or-innovation-do-you-think-will-have-the-greatest-impact-on-insurance-over-the-next-5-years-strong-strong\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-strong-strong-what-technological-breakthrough-device-or-innovation-do-you-think-will-have-the-greatest-impact-on-insurance-over-the-next-5-years-strong-strong\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-text\"><strong><strong>What technological breakthrough, device, or innovation, do you think will have the greatest impact on insurance over the next 5+ years?<\/strong><\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-icon\"><svg class=\"svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><use xlink:href=\"#svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panels__content\" id=\"panel-strong-strong-what-technological-breakthrough-device-or-innovation-do-you-think-will-have-the-greatest-impact-on-insurance-over-the-next-5-years-strong-strong\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"strong-strong-what-technological-breakthrough-device-or-innovation-do-you-think-will-have-the-greatest-impact-on-insurance-over-the-next-5-years-strong-strong\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panels__content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let me flip that on its head. The streaming and computerization of everything is great, and it\u2019s clearly not going anywhere. But allowing someone like me to do paper applications is necessary and unfortunately it looks like some carriers are doing away with that. That\u2019s going to have a huge impact on the 65 and older policyholders who still don\u2019t like to use computers for everything. Technological advancements, such as AI, will automatically provide the knowledge for everyone that we have worked so hard to achieve. We have to learn to collaborate and use these systems to our advantage instead of demise.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"panels\">\n\t\n<div class=\"panels__panel\">\n\t<div class=\"panels__header\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"panels__title\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"panels__toggle\" type=\"button\" id=\"strong-strong-what-advice-would-you-share-with-individuals-just-starting-out-in-the-industry-strong-strong\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-strong-strong-what-advice-would-you-share-with-individuals-just-starting-out-in-the-industry-strong-strong\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-text\"><strong><strong>What advice would you share with individuals just starting out in the industry?<\/strong><\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-icon\"><svg class=\"svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><use xlink:href=\"#svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panels__content\" id=\"panel-strong-strong-what-advice-would-you-share-with-individuals-just-starting-out-in-the-industry-strong-strong\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"strong-strong-what-advice-would-you-share-with-individuals-just-starting-out-in-the-industry-strong-strong\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panels__content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make yourself a hybrid and sell all lines of insurance. That doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t (or shouldn\u2019t) have a niche, but it will allow you to be able to talk about and answer questions for all lines of business. It\u2019s also important to build your knowledge base, be social, and make sure your clients know that there is a person present behind the technology.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"panels\">\n\t\n<div class=\"panels__panel\">\n\t<div class=\"panels__header\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"panels__title\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"panels__toggle\" type=\"button\" id=\"strong-strong-what-are-you-most-looking-forward-to-accomplishing-during-your-time-on-the-board-strong-strong\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-strong-strong-what-are-you-most-looking-forward-to-accomplishing-during-your-time-on-the-board-strong-strong\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-text\"><strong><strong>What are you most looking forward to accomplishing during your time on the board?<\/strong><\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-icon\"><svg class=\"svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><use xlink:href=\"#svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panels__content\" id=\"panel-strong-strong-what-are-you-most-looking-forward-to-accomplishing-during-your-time-on-the-board-strong-strong\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"strong-strong-what-are-you-most-looking-forward-to-accomplishing-during-your-time-on-the-board-strong-strong\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panels__content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I want to bridge the gap between P&amp;C and Life\/Health and develop a greater knowledge within the industry on those lines and the value.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"panels\">\n\t\n<div class=\"panels__panel\">\n\t<div class=\"panels__header\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"panels__title\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"panels__toggle\" type=\"button\" id=\"strong-strong-what-one-hidden-gem-as-it-relates-to-benefits-resources-do-you-think-more-big-i-nj-members-need-to-be-taking-advantage-of-strong-strong\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-strong-strong-what-one-hidden-gem-as-it-relates-to-benefits-resources-do-you-think-more-big-i-nj-members-need-to-be-taking-advantage-of-strong-strong\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-text\"><strong><strong>What one hidden gem \u2013 as it relates to benefits\/resources &#8211; do you think more Big I NJ members need to be taking advantage of?<\/strong><\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-icon\"><svg class=\"svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><use xlink:href=\"#svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panels__content\" id=\"panel-strong-strong-what-one-hidden-gem-as-it-relates-to-benefits-resources-do-you-think-more-big-i-nj-members-need-to-be-taking-advantage-of-strong-strong\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"strong-strong-what-one-hidden-gem-as-it-relates-to-benefits-resources-do-you-think-more-big-i-nj-members-need-to-be-taking-advantage-of-strong-strong\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panels__content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The networking. Get involved, show up to the mixers and outings, meet other agents and pros around the industry. We all have one goal in common and the Big I NJ events really help us share our knowledge with each other.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"panels\">\n\t\n<div class=\"panels__panel\">\n\t<div class=\"panels__header\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"panels__title\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"panels__toggle\" type=\"button\" id=\"strong-strong-who-is-your-mentor-strong-strong\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-strong-strong-who-is-your-mentor-strong-strong\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-text\"><strong><strong>Who is your mentor?<\/strong><\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-icon\"><svg class=\"svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><use xlink:href=\"#svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panels__content\" id=\"panel-strong-strong-who-is-your-mentor-strong-strong\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"strong-strong-who-is-your-mentor-strong-strong\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panels__content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Terry Ryan, Joe Parisi (who recently passed), my wife Carrie, Danny Wood (a Sandler sales trainer), and anyone in the industry who has something to offer. I am happy to listen to anyone who is willing to impart some advice, share a solution, or who simply has a better way of doing things than me. I am never opposed to trying something different.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"panels\">\n\t\n<div class=\"panels__panel\">\n\t<div class=\"panels__header\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"panels__title\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"panels__toggle\" type=\"button\" id=\"strong-strong-what-is-your-greatest-motivator-strong-strong\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-strong-strong-what-is-your-greatest-motivator-strong-strong\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-text\"><strong><strong>What is your greatest motivator?<\/strong><\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-icon\"><svg class=\"svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><use xlink:href=\"#svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panels__content\" id=\"panel-strong-strong-what-is-your-greatest-motivator-strong-strong\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"strong-strong-what-is-your-greatest-motivator-strong-strong\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panels__content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Failure. Or someone telling me I can\u2019t do something.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"panels\">\n\t\n<div class=\"panels__panel\">\n\t<div class=\"panels__header\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"panels__title\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"panels__toggle\" type=\"button\" id=\"strong-strong-what-is-the-best-professional-advice-you-have-received-strong-strong\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-strong-strong-what-is-the-best-professional-advice-you-have-received-strong-strong\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-text\"><strong><strong>What is the best professional advice you have received?<\/strong><\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-icon\"><svg class=\"svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><use xlink:href=\"#svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panels__content\" id=\"panel-strong-strong-what-is-the-best-professional-advice-you-have-received-strong-strong\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"strong-strong-what-is-the-best-professional-advice-you-have-received-strong-strong\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panels__content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find your clients\u2019 pain and then let them to do talking.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"panels\">\n\t\n<div class=\"panels__panel\">\n\t<div class=\"panels__header\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"panels__title\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"panels__toggle\" type=\"button\" id=\"strong-strong-strong-what-s-something-that-most-people-are-surprised-to-learn-about-you-strong-strong-strong\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-strong-strong-strong-what-s-something-that-most-people-are-surprised-to-learn-about-you-strong-strong-strong\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-text\"><strong><strong><strong>What&#8217;s something that most people are surprised to learn about you?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-icon\"><svg class=\"svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><use xlink:href=\"#svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panels__content\" id=\"panel-strong-strong-strong-what-s-something-that-most-people-are-surprised-to-learn-about-you-strong-strong-strong\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"strong-strong-strong-what-s-something-that-most-people-are-surprised-to-learn-about-you-strong-strong-strong\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panels__content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Insurance wasn\u2019t my first career choice. 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