{"id":238183,"date":"2021-01-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trustedchoice.onlineworkbook.com\/wordpress\/why-be-a-trusted-choice-agent-1\/"},"modified":"2021-11-05T19:03:59","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T19:03:59","slug":"why-be-a-trusted-choice-agent-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.staging.trustedchoice.cloud\/advantage\/podcast\/why-be-a-trusted-choice-agent-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Be a Trusted Choice Agent? 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So what does it mean to be a &#8220;Trusted Choice&#8221; agent, anyhow?<\/p>\n<p>In part 1 of this mini-series, we talk with Kevin Brandt and Kasey Connors of Trusted Choice, and Marc Burdell of TrustedChoice.com to learn what it means to be a Trusted Choice agent, what benefits and resources are available, and how to get started.<\/p>\n<p>For more information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independentagent.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-new-window=\"true\">Big &#8220;I&#8221; Independent Insurance Agents &amp; Brokers of America Website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independentagent.com\/belong\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-new-window=\"true\">Become a Trusted Choice agent<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/agentresources.iiaba.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-new-window=\"true\">Trusted Choice agent resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.staging.trustedchoice.cloud\/advantage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-new-window=\"true\">TrustedChoice.com Advantage program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So what does it mean to be a &#8220;Trusted Choice&#8221; agent, anyhow? 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