The Raleigh Branch Agency submitted 901 personal/commercial applications and 30 life applications for the week ending 8/12/2016. Below is a summary of an interview with Abby Hall, a UNC-Chapel Hill summer intern at Apex-Cary Insurance. She is majoring in business management and hopes to become a commercial policy agent after graduating in 2019. In her internship, she has been procuring new clients, assisting with renewals, and utilizing company software.

1.
Good
morning,
For
the
week
ending
8/12/2016
(Week
33),
the
Raleigh
Branch
Agency
force
submitted
901
P/C
applications
and
30
life
applications.
Thank
you,
we
appreciate
your
support.
Below
is
Apex
Cary
Insurance’s
production
for
last
week:
Meet
Abby
Hall!
UNC-­‐Chapel
Hill
Summer
Intern
at
Apex-­‐Cary
1.
What
is
your
major?
Business
management
2.
When
do
you
graduate?
2019
3.
Why
are
you
interested
in
insurance?
Insurance
is
a
risk-­‐management
industry,
one
that
requires
its
agents
to

2. be
trustworthy,
personable
and
reliable.
I
am
interested
in
insurance
because
I
enjoy
working
with
people
and
providing
them
with
excellent
customer
service.
Being
an
agent
would
allow
me
to
interact
and
build
relationships
with
clients
every
day.
4.
What
would
be
your
ideal
job
in
insurance
when
you
graduate?
My
ideal
position
in
insurance
when
I
graduate
would
be
a
commercial
policy
agent.
I
am
really
interested
in
working
with
local
businesses
and
helping
them
budget
for
their
insurance
needs.
5.
What
are
your
hobbies
or
interests?
I
am
a
brother
of
the
National
Honors
Fraternity
Phi
Sigma
Pi,
as
well
as,
a
member
of
UNC
Student
Government.
I
spend
most
of
my
free
time
planning
community
service
events
for
these
organizations
to
raise
awareness
of
issues
on
campus
and
beyond.
6.
What
work
have
you
been
doing
at
the
agency?
I
have
gained
more
valuable
experience
and
learned
more
about
insurance
than
I
ever
even
expected
to
this
summer.
I
spent
most
days
at
the
agency
procuring
new
clients
through
several
different
marketing
promotions,
assisting
with
the
renewal
process,
and
utilizing
company
software
to
update
and
organize
client
profiles.
I
have
really
enjoyed
working
with
the
agents
at
Apex-­‐Cary
Insurance
because
they
maintain
a
very
positive,
encouraging,
and
helpful
work
environment.
7.
Any
interesting
facts
about
you?
Any
fun
tidbits?
I
have
been
a
ballet
dancer
since
I
was
four
years
old,
and
continue
to
dance
in
a
ballet
Company
at
UNC
called
“Carolina
Style”.