Ted followed in his father’s footsteps, and entered the insurance industry in 1985. He began his insurance career in the “New Agent Program” with Farmers Insurance Company. The “New Agent Program” provided Ted with good training in marketing, sales and knowledge of the insurance products he would be selling. In 1989 Ted left Farmers Insurance and went to work for Allstate Insurance. While at Allstate Insurance, he developed a unique mass marketing program utilizing Sears client contact information to generate insurance leads.
In 1993 Ted left Allstate Insurance and joined his father in his Independent Agency. The Independent Agency philosophy and operations allowed Ted to combine the sales training and marketing skills he developed working with the Farmers and Allstate. He found the flexibility and broad appetite of the Independent Insurance Carriers enabled him to assist his clients and prospects to navigate the ever-changing insurance marketplace. In 1996, with his father’s guidance, he took over the family agency.
1998 Ted joined Arnold Bruce and Doerfler, Inc. In 2006 Ted purchased the A. O. Bruce book and became a partner in Arnold Bruce and Doerfler, Inc., one of the oldest family run agencies in Portland, Oregon. The agency traces its roots back to Gerlinger, Richards & Company founded in 1911. John Doerfler had purchased the agency from his father-in-law, Jack Arnold in 1978.
Ted enjoys flying, hunting, spending time with his family and grandkids and of course giving his friends grief on the golf course. “The real game of golf starts with razing your friends on the greens.”
In 1993 Ted left Allstate Insurance and joined his father in his Independent Agency. The Independent Agency philosophy and operations allowed Ted to combine the sales training and marketing skills he developed working with the Farmers and Allstate. He found the flexibility and broad appetite of the Independent Insurance Carriers enabled him to assist his clients and prospects to navigate the ever-changing insurance marketplace. In 1996, with his father’s guidance, he took over the family agency.
1998 Ted joined Arnold Bruce and Doerfler, Inc. In 2006 Ted purchased the A. O. Bruce book and became a partner in Arnold Bruce and Doerfler, Inc., one of the oldest family run agencies in Portland, Oregon. The agency traces its roots back to Gerlinger, Richards & Company founded in 1911. John Doerfler had purchased the agency from his father-in-law, Jack Arnold in 1978.
Ted enjoys flying, hunting, spending time with his family and grandkids and of course giving his friends grief on the golf course. “The real game of golf starts with razing your friends on the greens.”
