Diamonds. A little black dress. Confidence. Three things that never go out of style, and it’s confidence that Damy Anderson and her team at State Farm focus on building within the Centennial community each and every day.
“Before I ever considered being an insurance agent, I thought I might want to be a teacher. However, I had a college professor warn me that if my goal were to help everyone and save the world, I would probably end up burning out,” Damy says with a laugh. “So, I ended up interviewing with a State Farm agent out of college while I was looking for jobs, and within 30 days of working there, I realized: I get to teach every day, I get to help people every day, and it was the same rewarding experience that teaching kids would have provided.”
Damy knew she had found her calling. After working for over a decade with a few different agents and at the State Farm corporate office, Damy was presented with the opportunity to own her own agency in 2013. Six years later, she took over her second State Farm location in Aurora.
“I now have eleven amazing women who work for me. They are all fully licensed, and they work so hard for our clients,” Damy explains. “I think the idea most people have about insurance agencies is that agents work nine to five and then go home. But my team does insurance differently. We’re always available, and we want to get to know every one of our clients on a personal level because it helps us suggest the right coverage and financial services.”
Damy’s main goal is for her clients to understand the options they have available, so that when they make decisions, they can do so with the confidence that they are choosing the products that are right for them. Damy can recall countless examples where the education she and her team provided made all the difference for her clients when it came time to make an insurance claim.
“I have a client who came to me when her husband’s health was failing. She needed help understanding their retirement plan, and she wasn’t familiar with what the bulk of their insurance covered,” she recalls.
As it turned out, this client didn’t have enough insurance to cover what she and her husband owned, so Damy helped her find the right coverage that would offer her the peace of mind she needed going forward. After her husband’s passing, Damy’s client ended up in a car accident.
“All the updates we made to her policy and all the planning we did protected her when she needed it most.”
In addition to helping clients one-on-one, Damy and her team have also built a reputation for community involvement. By getting to know their clients on a personal level, the team often learns about events and charitable causes, which they are eager to support in a variety of ways.
“We sponsor schools and sports teams, the Chalk Art Festival, and Centennial Under the Stars. We partner with real estate agents and with various foundations. Heroes with Paws is a cause near and dear to a client’s heart, so we were eager to be able to support the charity once she told us about it,” Damy says.
Through charitable support, lasting connections, and meaningful education, Damy has achieved her dream of helping others. Every day, Damy and her State Farm team ensure that their clients are able to live their lives with a confidence that will never go out of style.