Agency Intelligence

In this episode of Agency Intelligence podcast, host Jason Cass interviews Zach Mefferd, Co-Founder at ZipBonds and Coverage Direct. Zach talks about his passion for cars and explains how ZipBonds aims to help both consumers and agents.

Episode Highlights:

• Zach mentions that he is an iPhone user. (2:48)
• Zach shares about parenting with his two kids. (3:03) 
• Zach explains why he hates to lose. (4:21)  
• Zach shares more about his background. (5:17) 
• Zach mentions leaving Chicago to move to Iowa. (9:21) 
• Zach shares about his passion for cars. (10:07) 
• Zach explains why he named his company Coverage Direct. (13:48) 
• Zach explains the difference between commercial and contract bonds. (18:35)  
• Zach talks about ZipBonds and the benefits to agents and consumers. (24:27) 
• Zach talks about watching Squid Game. (28:32)
• Zach mentions that he is currently reading Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis. (29:29)

Key Quotes:

• “What I primarily focus on now was really just a product of us running at problems. That’s what we talk about all the time. We don’t shy away from them. And if we can’t figure out a solution for it, we figure that others probably have the same problem and so we go try to try to fix those.” – Zach Mefferd
• “I think if it’s something that you have any sort of discomfort in, you can think through a better solution just like I said, run at it, you know, figure it out, do that, provide value to the space and you know, everybody wins.” – Zach Mefferd
• “Coverage Direct represents the independent insurance agency channel and actually selling coverage not insurance, that’s a difference.” – Zach Mefferd 

Resources Mentioned:

• Zach Mefferd LinkedIn
• ZipBonds
• Coverage Direct
• Reach out to Jason Cass
• Agency Intelligence