Our casual dress code and fun work environment tend to catch prospective employees off guard. Around here, you don’t win points for wearing a suit (or a scowl).

WebCenter – The Candidate from My Insurance Expert on Vimeo.

Like we always say, if you can’t make fun of yourself…you shouldn’t work here! A couple of team members organized this “Stereotype Potluck” to celebrate our diversity in classic fashion – with food! Check out the photos along with each participant’s description of their contribution to the feast.

Enjoy these fantastic fireworks photos taken by Chris Ziemann, who is not only an Advisor here but also an extremely talented and accomplished photographer.

Just because we don’t have a dress code doesn’t mean you’re safe from ridicule. Around here, only the thick-skinned survive.

WebCenter – Brad’s Capris from My Insurance Expert on Vimeo.

We inspired greatness in each other and trained for months (each week drinking just a little more beer), and on June 5, 2011, we came through like champs at the Dexter – Ann Arbor Run. Special thanks to the City of Ann Arbor (coolest cops on the planet), and to everyone who helped us exceed our goal – we raised $5,500 for Alex and his parents report he is doing well. Hang in there little man – the run may be over but we’re still rooting for you!

Directly from our daredevil CFO…I followed this thermal from Whitmore Lake to Brighton at 9:30 last night. It went from pretty to pretty scary. Lightning and high winds began with the cloud forming a funnel.

I just remember thinking how fortunate I was to have life insurance as I stood in the path of the beast! My thoughts and prayers go out to those impacted by this seasons severe weather.

- Mike



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: May 25, 2011

MyInsuranceExpert.com Accidently Leaks Ad Pitch

Insurance Firm CEO Sends Confidential Email to Entire Mailing List

(Troy, MI) – On Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 4:45 p.m., Lorne Zalesin, CEO of online life insurance brokerage firm MyInsuranceExpert.com, inadvertently sent a confidential email to the company’s entire mailing list.

The email was intended to solicit feedback from MyInsuranceExpert.com’s leadership team, board and investors about advertising concepts presented by the company’s ad agency. Zalesin was concerned that MyInsuranceExpert.com’s customers and prospects might find the concepts offensive. Making matters worse, the concepts in question were attached to the email.

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You might NOT want to sit down for this one. Scientific American recently reported that regardless of physical activity levels and body weight, the more you sit, the higher your risk of death and disease. The good news is that you may be able to undo the metabolic damage induced by sitting for prolonged periods by simply taking little breaks and walking around at a leisurely pace. So go ahead, get up and take a stroll, right after you check this out…

Via: Medical Billing And Coding

“Easy to work with” was recently cited by eMarketer.com as the #1 most valued trait of insurance providers according to U.S. consumers. Our CFO, Mike Zultowski, provided some color to the company on what “easy to work with” means…
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Easy: Order a meal at Taco Bell or McDonalds. Look at a picture of the meal and tell the server “#1.”

Not Easy: Try ordering a hamburger at Bagger Dave’s for the first time, or sushi for that matter. You need a pencil and paper to order and the number of possible meal combinations is in the tens of thousands – not eight like McDonalds.

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