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The Insurance Dudes©
Hosted by The Insurance Dudes: Craig Pretzinger and Jason Feltman · EN
The Insurance Dudes is a weekly podcast for independent and captive P&C insurance agency owners, hosted by Craig Pretzinger and Jason Feltman, covering lead generation, sales scripts, DISC-based hiring, producer training, recruiting, automation, and the KPI tracking that scales an agency past $10 million in premium.
Craig and Jason ran their own agencies blind for years. No read on contact rates, quote rates, or close rates. Just grinding, and blaming the leads when production stalled. Then they started tracking the numbers that actually move revenue, and production jumped without adding a single hour to the week.
That shift became this show: 800+ episodes on what actually runs an agency. Real-time vs aged lead economics, how many dials a day a producer should be making, scripts for the rate-increase objection, how to leave a captive carrier and go independent, how to run an agency on a 4-day week, and how to value and sell an agency when you're ready to exit. No theory, no motivational filler. Just the math and the systems that took two agencies to over $10 million in new annualized auto premium.
If you're wearing every hat in your agency and ready to stop, this show is built for you.
Website: theidudes.com Built from the show: TeleDudes for outsourced overseas dialers, TeamIQ for DISC-based hiring, LineShield for phone reputation, and Insurance Agency Trader for buying or selling an agency.
New episodes every week. Subscribe, and let's sell some policies.
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The Modern Insurance Sales System: Cold Email, Data & Automation with Dean Bowen
Mar 1300:59:04Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we sit down with Dean Bowen from Patriotic Insurance Group. He shares how he transitioned from blue-collar work into insurance and built a modern prospecting system using cold email, automation, and data. In this episode, he discusses producer development, why selling to friends and family isn’t a sustainable strategy, and how younger agents can build credibility and win commercial clients in today’s insurance market.Join the elite ranks of P&C agents. Sign up for Agent Elite today and get exclusive resources to grow your agency!🔗 https://www.skool.com/agenteliteGrab our newly released book at a discount!https://ln.run/02VKzThe Insurance Dudes Weekly 5-Min ReadTips, Tricks, and Wizardry for Everything Your Agency TouchesSubscribe for a treasure trove of knowledge, and never miss out on a golden nugget again! Our newsletter is the map to the hidden gems of insurance mastery.Subscribe HereReady to Unearth the Goldmine of Internet Leads?Unlock the Alchemy of Turning Internet Leads into Gold with "Internet Lead Secrets"Dive into the strategies that transformed us into the Midas of the insurance world, writing over 10mm in annualized auto premiums amidst global chaos. Grab your copy before it vanishes!Check It Out Before It’s Gone!Teledudes Telefunnel™ Agency Growth SystemOn-Demand Masterclass: The Treasure Map to Lead MasteryStep into our world where leads are never cold, and revenue streams flow like rivers of gold. Register now and discover the X marks the spot of agency growth.Register And Dominate!Is Your Agency a Sleeping Giant or Just Sleeping?FREE Agency Growth Diagnosis with Jonathan CuevasDon’t let your agency be a ship lost at sea. Book your growth call now and let Jonathan, the captain who steered Jason's team to $250k a month, navigate you to the treasure island of your business goals. Get your growth plan, tailored just for you. It's time to wake the giant within.Book My Agency Growth Call NowDive into an episode where entertainment and enlightenment collide, and walk away with a toolbox that even Feynman would envy. The Insurance Dudes are on a mission: making the complicated uncomplicated, and having a blast along the way. Are you in?#LEGO
Transcribe →Catastrophe Insurance, AI Reality & Underwriting Discipline with Terrence McLean
Feb 13Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we explore the real mechanics behind catastrophe insurance, how underwriting discipline, reinsurance strategy, pricing cycles, and regulatory constraints shape the market more than hype or headlines. Featuring insights from SageSure Co-Founder, President & CEO Terrence McLean, who shares lessons from scaling a catastrophe-focused underwriting platform, maintaining carrier profitability, and navigating risk across volatile markets. A practical, operator-level discussion for agents, founders, and insurance leaders.The conversation breaks down where AI is genuinely useful in insurance operations, where it’s overrated, and why agent relationships and trust-based distribution still win.Join the elite ranks of P&C agents. Sign up for Agent Elite today and get exclusive resources to grow your agency!🔗 https://www.skool.com/agenteliteGrab our newly released book at a discount!https://ln.run/02VKzThe Insurance Dudes Weekly 5-Min ReadTips, Tricks, and Wizardry for Everything Your Agency TouchesSubscribe for a treasure trove of knowledge, and never miss out on a golden nugget again! Our newsletter is the map to the hidden gems of insurance mastery.Subscribe HereReady to Unearth the Goldmine of Internet Leads?Unlock the Alchemy of Turning Internet Leads into Gold with "Internet Lead Secrets"Dive into the strategies that transformed us into the Midas of the insurance world, writing over 10mm in annualized auto premiums amidst global chaos. Grab your copy before it vanishes!Check It Out Before It’s Gone!Teledudes Telefunnel™ Agency Growth SystemOn-Demand Masterclass: The Treasure Map to Lead MasteryStep into our world where leads are never cold, and revenue streams flow like rivers of gold. Register now and discover the X marks the spot of agency growth.Register And Dominate!Is Your Agency a Sleeping Giant or Just Sleeping?FREE Agency Growth Diagnosis with Jonathan CuevasDon’t let your agency be a ship lost at sea. Book your growth call now and let Jonathan, the captain who steered Jason's team to $250k a month, navigate you to the treasure island of your business goals. Get your growth plan, tailored just for you. It's time to wake the giant within.Book My Agency Growth Call NowDive into an episode where entertainment and enlightenment collide, and walk away with a toolbox that even Feynman would envy. The Insurance Dudes are on a mission: making the complicated uncomplicated, and having a blast along the way. Are you in?#LEGO
Transcribe →4 Must Haves For Insurance Knowledge | Coffee Talk
Jan 22, 2021Tap to summarizeShoot Us A Message!The World Famous Insurance Dudes Dudes chat over Coffee!Oh man, this week was CRAZY! But you know what we grew, we hustled and we coached. We talk about the secrets to success through giving and receiving help!For All Things Related To Being An Insurance Dude or Dudette, Incredible Tips, Amazing Tools, and Valuable Resources, Check Out The Insurance Dudes Hub!-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Support the showHey there! ...
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