The staff at Desert Insurance Solutions offers expert, hands-on client relations, says President Carrie Babij. Local business expos offer Desert Insurance Solutions the chance to shine.

Editor's Note: Conventional wisdom holds that independent agencies are going to vanish because today's insureds want self-service. From what we see at NUPC, however, people are still looking to agencies for trusted advisors, especially when they're making significant changes in their lives, whether it's starting a new business, buying property or blending families — because nothing happens without insurance.

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