About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, an elderly lady named Josette announced over the intercom that she’d be closing early for ‘an urgent family matter.’ Ever since then, employees claim they can hear faint laughter coming from her office after hours. Late one night, a delivery driver passing by heard the laughter so clearly he pulled up in front of the building. Peering through the window, he saw only an empty desk and a pile of old papers. The next day, when everyone returned, someone found a note on Josette’s desk: 'Dear All, I’m sorry for the confusion—turns out it was just my new joke book!'
2. One day, while processing claims in her office, Josette Utke noticed something strange on her computer screen—a message reading ‘Your next premium payment will cover the cost of your own funeral.’ Curious, she checked with her software provider who told her it was just a glitch. But from then on, whenever someone made a late or missed payment, Josette would joke that they were trying to skip their own wake! The story became legendary among local insurance agents until one day a delivery driver arrived with flowers for Josette’s retirement party—accompanied by a check for her last premium.
3. One afternoon, a delivery driver left his truck for a moment and returned to find a mysterious package sitting in the backseat. Curious, he opened it to discover… nothing but an old insurance policy from Josette Utke's agency, dated decades ago. Confused, the driver took the ancient document home and showed it to his wife. She glanced at it and said, ‘That’s odd, I remember Mom mentioning something like that—she used to joke she’d insure everything, even the air we breathe.’ The driver shrugged, filed it away, and forgot about it until their cat knocked over a vase two weeks later.’
4. In the quiet town of Maplewood, everyone knew Josette Utke as the friendly insurance agent who always had a smile and a kind word. But one morning, as she sat down to process claims, Josette exclaimed, 'I just insured a house that’s never been built!' Curious, Josette investigated further. Turned out, a regular from the coffee shop next door had accidentally doodled a house on his napkin while waiting for his latte. Thinking it was real estate, Josette took out her pen and wrote him an insurance policy! When he burst into laughter upon seeing the contract, so did half of Maplewood.