When protecting your Auto, Home, Life, Business, and more, the experience matters

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — As a single mother of five children and owner of a daycare center since 2018, Mailinda Repass knows how to get things done and has developed many contacts over the years throughout Macomb County.

Now, Repass has taken the next step in her entrepreneurial journey by opening her own Farm Bureau Insurance Agency, the Mailinda Repass Agency in Macomb Township. Repass has been a licensed insurance agent for more than a year.

There, Repass sells home, auto, life, business, farm and Lake Estate insurance. She emphasizes the client service she provides and her willingness to answer client questions seven days a week.

“I find most clients care more about finding (an agent) who can quickly answer their questions than the exact premium they will pay for their insurance,” Repass says. “They want to work with someone they can trust and (who proactively) checks in on them.”

Given her background, Repass understands the value of insurance. Her husband passed away in 2020 and Repass has been the sole parent for her family ever since. She says that while most clients understand the necessity, legal and otherwise, of home and car insurance, life insurance can be a more difficult sale.

Yet life insurance can provide the security blanket that is needed if a tragedy were to occur, Repass says. It can help pay off a mortgage and other bills. A life insurance policy can pay for other health care bills or even fund college tuition.

“It’s good protection that can be so valuable to people,” Repass says. “I know some people don’t want to talk about (their) death, but if you have a family, it’s something important to consider.”

Regardless of the type of insurance clients are buying, they appreciate understanding the value of coverage versus costs, Repass says. She prefers to meet with clients in-person when possible. Repass also runs Heavenly Daycare on Harper Avenue in St. Clair Shores.

“I enjoy being a trusted adviser for people, whether it is with (watching) their kids at the daycare or supporting their financial needs with (the insurance) agency,” Repass said. “I just love to talk to people and help them out. It’s great that I have found businesses where I love what I am doing.”

As she writes on her website, Repass wants to help her clients and their family members through the toughest times of their lives.

Learn more about the Mailinda Repass Agency by calling (586) 371-2060 or (586) 356-9858, or emailing m.repass@fbinsmi.com. Note that Repass is available for an initial consultation in person or by phone in Macomb County by appointment most Sundays through Fridays.