Swansea man joins dad in MetLife Hall of Fame
"I knew I might be close on the points, but I was surprised when I received the call,"
MetLife, which has been around since the 19th century, began a Hall of Fame in 1977 and set stringent standards for induction. At the time that
"I started out in
He spent time working in
While MetLife is know as a premier insurance agency, it has a financial planning component.
"I would put in 13-hour days," William said. "I found that the harder you work, the luckier you get."
What also made his Hall of Fame induction remarkable was that he built his client base in an area that is not known for being high-income.
"In 1980-81 I was the leading producer in the country. I was at a convention in
He noted that there are ethical standards and compliance regulations that the field force would have to maintain.
He was inducted into the Hall of Fame during a ceremony held at
His son Thomas was not sure that he was going to get into the insurance business after graduating from
"I had not seriously considered it until I was in my mid 20s," said
He and his father worked together until William's retirement in 1995.
"There is a lot of word of mouth. We have a reputation,"
He has his Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) and Certified Long Term Care (CTLC) status. The CLTC certification came after an intensive three-day course while the CLU and ChFC required 13 courses over several years.
The MetLife has closed out its field agents and
"The average age of the field agents when I started was 32 years old and now it is 57 years old,"
"There has been someone from the family working for MetLife since Lindbergh crossed the
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