For more than 20 years, I've had the privilege of serving Camden County and northeast North Carolina as an Agent with NC Farm Bureau Insurance. A lot has changed in that time, but one thing that hasn't is the NC Farm Bureau Insurance way — when things go wrong, we show up.

The only time you need your insurance to be "good" is when something bad happens. After Hurricane Isabel tore through our area, I drove through neighborhoods for days taking claims on a legal pad because no one had power or phone service, so they couldn't call them in. It wasn't perfect, but we got through it.

That's what you get when you choose NC Farm Bureau Insurance. You choose someone who is local, who knows you, your family, and your needs, and who's on the ground in your neighborhood when something goes wrong; not a 1-800 number. That's the NC Farm Bureau Insurance difference.