Local family owned, run business is dedicated to its clients

By Margaret Downing REPORTER

After a stint serving in Germany with the Army, Raul Cardenas decided to follow in his father’s insurance business footsteps.

Raul’s wife was knowledgeable in the tax business and the two paired up to form Affordable Insurance and Tax, Inc. (AIT) in 1999, located at 4121 Newburg Road in Rockford…a one stop insurance shop!

The company has recently opened an office at 301 E. Main St. in Rockton (across from First National Bank), and in May it will be fully staffed. Before then it will be open by appointment only in order to better serve clients in the stateline area.

Today there are five full time staff members and 35 independent insurance agents working for the company. AIT serves customers in the following states: IL, WI, IN, TX, AZ, FL, NV, NM, MI, NC, and IA

A number of Cardenas family members are employed through AIT, all totally dedicated to giving area residents the service they deserve, be it Medicare insurance, superior quality home insurance or car insurance plans.

They are all expert in their fields through training and experience, be it home and auto insurance, long term care insurance or tax preparation and filing.

As Raul noted, “We are dedicated to offering personalized plans and policies geared to each specific client…and we are located locally.”

Raul also explained, for example, if a client is moving out of state and wants to maintain coverage, they can be taken care of. It is not a problem, such as on the Medicare side due to “National” coverage availability through AIT.

Medicare is not always something that people can understand totally and knowing there is someone who can lead them in the right direction when turning 65 is a huge plus.

Raul noted one interesting bit of information concerning turning 65. “There are currently over 10,000 Americans turning 65 years old each day!”

Raul stressed, “We take care of our clients for the right reasons. We want to offer what is best for them.”

The majority of clientele come through word-of-mouth referrals and Raul explained, “We are not prospecting. We care.”

This is obvious based on the fact that many customers are third or fourth generation clients.

More information can also be found on the company’s website, https://www. insurance-tax.com/. Call AIT at (815) 3941800 or toll free at 1-888-685-0286 for a free consultation.