Get to Know Brandon Teichroew, Yankton

By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union

Brandon Teichroew sold a pickup to a longtime customer just two days before he left his 14-year career at Lewis and Clark Ford to join the Farmers Union Insurance Agency in Yankton.

"The customer said, 'sell me a truck and get ahold of me in a couple of days to sell me insurance for my truck.' So, that's what I did," Teichroew said.

He explained that this was a great way to end one career he enjoyed and begin another. "It was fun to get that last car deal and know that I will continue to serve the people I enjoy working with in my new career."

A self-proclaimed "people person," building relationships with his customers so that they trust him to help them make crucial decisions is important to Teichroew.

"Insurance is something everyone needs, so I work to ensure that clients are not only able to manage their risk, but that I help provide them with enough information to give them peace of mind as well," Teichroew explained.

Because he has lived in Yankton since 2000, it is likely he knows many of the Farmers Union Insurance clients he gets to serve. "During Riverboat Days in Yankton, my wife and I kept running into friends who had read the Farmers Union Insurance letter about me joining the organization. It was amazing how many people we know are already customers."

Teichroew and his wife, Jennifer, have three children, Remy, Trace and Tripp (deceased).

Family is the reason Teichroew made the decision to join Farmers Union Insurance. Daughter, Remy, and son, Trace, are athletes, and because car sales required him to work most weekends, he missed a lot of soccer and baseball games.

"When I told my son that unless there is a natural disaster I will have my Saturdays free, he said, 'wait, you will be able to go to all my games!' That is when I knew I was making the right decision."