Professional Insurance Agents - National Association

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In an old insurance office in downtown Chicago, a regular customer exclaimed one day, ‘I’m telling you, I saw an agent turn into a cloud of smoke!’ The other agents just shook their heads and smiled, knowing better than to ask any questions. Finally, another agent quipped, ‘You know what they say around here—if you don’t see it, it doesn’t exist.’ A delivery driver nodded wisely and muttered, ‘That’s why I always get my policies from Agent Jenkins—he never turns into anything but a friendly smile.’

2. At the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents, a young delivery driver once dropped off boxes with a puzzled look on his face. As he walked away, everyone noticed that the boxes seemed to follow him with their labels tilting ever so slightly. Suddenly, one of the agents leaned over and whispered, ‘They’re just trying to get your attention!’ Everyone laughed as the delivery driver shook his head in disbelief. From then on, whenever someone new joined the association, they received a box labeled “Important Documents” that always seemed to be following them around.

3. At the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents, a neighbor passing by whispered, 'I saw them counting sheep—insurance agents, no less!' Inside, a delivery driver overheard an agent saying, ‘Sheep? No, ma’am—it’s just our new software for risk assessment!’ The neighbor laughed and shook his head, thinking that maybe insurance agents really do see things differently.

4. At the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents, every morning around 9 AM, a faint but unmistakable sound of someone giggling could be heard coming from the empty conference room. One day, a new intern arrived early and decided to investigate. She followed the giggle to an old filing cabinet where, hidden behind some papers, was a tiny tape recorder playing an endless loop of a baby laughing. The whole office burst out laughing when they found out it was just a prank by a delivery driver. Since then, everyone brings funny sounds for the cabinet—now it's like their own little office joke.