In 2009, Massachusetts finally began to join the rest of the country in opening up competition in the auto and motorcycle insurance industry. Once they started to get out of the way, new companies started offering coverage here in Mass.

 

During that year, I was contacted by a fellow who was working with a then new Progressive agent, First American Insurance Agency of Chicopee, MA. They were seeking inroads to the motorcycle community here in Western Massachusetts. We worked together to create a marketing campaign here on our site and began our business relationship.

 

A short time later, I was contacted by Kim Julius (on on the left in the above photo), one of the Agents at FAIA, who was looking for an oppotunity to quote my polcy for me. I had just renewed my policy for the year so I told her to be sure to contact me in 2010.

 

In the mean time, my good friend Tim Aloisio of the Springfield Republican, took the bait and informed me he'd saved a ton of money on his Harley. For the first time in my life I was actually looking forward to renewing my insurance!