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#98 - Choosing a Network w/ Dawnyel Smink

December 10, 2024 • Lindsay & Carey Wallace • Episode 98

In this episode, Carey and Lindsay sit down with Dawnyel Smink, President of the Western region at Keystone Insurers Group to talk about the importance of agency networks in todays insurance landscape. The discussion emphasizes the need for agency owners to choose networks that align with their vision and values, and the importance of treating network relationships as partnerships rather than mere contracts.

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