Rhonda Evans wants you to know that even though you might see the big “GEICO” sign on her building along Montgomery Highway in Hoover, she’s a local agent through and through.
“We are local — born and raised right here and love all things Southern,” she said.
Rhonda has been a part of the fabric of the Birmingham area for a long time, and she says the best part of her job as a GEICO Insurance agent is that her customers become longtime friends.
“We are a part of the community, and we celebrate accomplishments with them,” she said. “New homes, new drivers, weddings — with any major life event, we normally are aware of it because it affects their insurance.”
She loves what she does. And Birmingham gets the benefit of having Rhonda in town — she has been the city’s GEICO agent since the company decided to establish a local presence here in 2004. At her office, she can offer service like no one else.
“You get the best of having an agent with all that GEICO has to offer with a No. 1 rated mobile app and website,” she said.
With that in mind, spring is a great time to review your coverages and their costs and to see how GEICO can help you save money. Rhonda can help you with all personal lines of insurance — auto, home, renter, condo, motorcycle, boat and umbrella insurance. She enjoys helping people.
That’s why she has stayed with the company as long as she has. Rhonda got her first job at GEICO’s corporate office right out of college.
“I worked on the corporate side for nine years but was moving back to Alabama and had to leave the corporate side and became an independent agent,” she said. “In 2004, GEICO was looking to have a local presence in Birmingham, and I applied and have been the local agent since.”
It was a path Rhonda didn’t expect, but she’s loved every minute of it. She also loves getting involved with the local schools, helping with school supplies and sponsoring local sports teams.
“I especially like to participate in local charity programs like the Humane Society of Birmingham,” she said. “And of course I’m involved with sporting events around town, like the Mal Moore Memorial Golf Tournament.”
For Rhonda, it’s all added up to a wonderful way to spend her days helping others.
“No one grows up saying they want to be an insurance agent, but I love what I do, and I am beyond thankful that I ended up selling insurance,” Rhonda said. “I enjoy talking and being with people.”
