ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.—Agents are among the first to reach out to their clients after catastrophe strikes, but a veteran of Hurricane Katrina says with all the stress surrounding these events, agents need to realize the importance of not neglecting themselves.
Richard A. Clements, the principal of Clements Insurance Services in Chalmette, La., says he received a call one day from an insurance company vice president telling him, "Hey, look stupid, you have to take care of yourself; this is more than just about your policyholders. This is about you too. Every day you have to get yourself a little bit of exercise; you got to get to sleep and you have to take time just for yourself. Don't wear yourself out, because you are going to." He adds, "Boy, you don't know how those words rang true."
Clements observation was one of five stories heard during a panel discussion "Super Lessons Learned from a Superstorm" held here during the joint annual conference of the Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey and New York on Sunday.
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