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What next? The Kemper Calvery to the rescue?
As long as they don’t overCHARGE you.
As someone who represents Kemper, we find that they are generally pretty competitive, more on home than on Auto, but with companion, they write a fair share. They generally beat the captives in most cases.
Tom,
Your opinion (not clear if you actually have one) would carry more weight if you learned to spell a word as simple as cavalry.
As long as it’s the Kemper Cavalry, and not the real reasons why the Kemper company (from whome Unitrin bought the personal lines unit about a decade ago) went under, that’s remembered, then the name change is a good thing.
As I remember, it was the commercial side of Kemper that was in trouble. Unitrin only bought the personal lines.
Having spent the requisite minimum amount of time working at Smith’s Debacle, I thing Tom in Iowa is correct – and I do remember internal jokes about the Kemper Calvary.
You had to say a prayer each morning that a) the sign would still be there over the door and b) your paychuckle would be honored at the bank.
oops “thing” = “think”
I spent over 10 years there, but jumped ship for a lifeboat in 1996 when the handwriting was clearly on the wall. On my desk right now is now one of hundreds of Kemper coffee cups the Chicago branch (largest in the company at that time) had printed for their producers. Above the silhouette of three fellows on horseback, in bold blue letters: “CALL THE CALVARY”.
It is a cherished collectors item. Can I get an amen?
Kemper Cavalry Unit?
We have had Kemper as a market since 2002. They have always been known in our state as Kemper. We have had no problem with the name, except in the early days when the competition tried to equate Unitrin Kemper with the commercial lines counterpart that went under, as a way of trying to scare off prospects.
The Package Plus has been a consistent good seller for us, and the carrier has been consistent in their underwriting and pricing. I’m glad they will finally help bolster my sales efforts with a little top-of-mind advertising to get their name out there, which is more than I can say about the majority of IA carriers who’s names no one has ever heard of but IAs and those who read trade journals.