John Cysewski, allstate agent, transforming Insurance Industry ^Featured

These days, everything needs to be insured, from your home, to your car, to life insurance protection, even planning for retirement to benefit your family later in life when you are gone. It's just smart. Knowing that you need it is easy, but finding someone who you actually trust to manage these things is a whole different ball game.

That’s where people like John Cysewski come in handy. He's a down to earth guy that knows insurance from top to bottom, but isn't focused on getting you to whip out your checkbook. He's more interested in how to save and put money back into your pockets. He also makes it a priority to donate to charity on a frequent basis, using profits from referrals that he receives from his clients, or as he likes to call them, his friends.

To really know how valuable John is to your future insurance ventures, you really have to know how he worked from the bottom up and what it took to become the insurance guru that he is today, as well as the future friend of yours he could be.

John's path started out in the military, which eventually led him to Boeing. Afterwards, with help and guidance by a friend and coach that thought he would be the perfect fit for the business, he was lead to insurance. Much like everyone else, he had to dip into a few pools to really know where his passion was.

"Once I was lead into the insurance business I found my passion. I was offered a management position to start off, and things just evolved from there. The experience was priceless, and I knew what kind of business I wanted to run," said John.

His Allstate family business started from scratch in 1992. Currently, it’s ranked #18 nationwide, and in 2011 was voted with the highest customer satisfaction rate out of the entire region, showing his commitment to his clients. With those kinds of accolades, it makes you want to know more about what makes him the best of the best.

Now, John has built his small family business to give back to his customers based on hard work, professionalism, and values that he believes are the core of his success.

"We're a family owned business and we are largely based on referrals. Our commitment to doing what's best for our clients is what really sets us apart from all the rest," says John, "We have a philosophy of listening to our clients, hearing what they want, and working to get their rates as low as possible to provide the best value for their dollar."

Want to know what actually happens with referrals? It’s definitely not something you hear every day, let alone not your average referral system.

"When we get a referral, we give the person who recommended us a gift card to thank them. Additionally, we put their name in a drawing, which we do monthly and also annually, to give back and say thank you. Then, the profits from these referrals we give to our charity, Eastside Academy in Bellevue," says John.
"This charity donation helps fund a high school for at-risk youth, providing them with education, counseling, and life skills. Customers relate to that because it’s something that they want to support, but might not be able to on a consistent basis. It's great to tell them that as a result of their referrals we were able to make a generous contribution to the charity."

His charity contributions don’t just stop there. He is currently and  has been committed to his community and church as a volunteer for 27 years  and also providing a helping hand with organizations such as Lutheran Alliance to Create Housing, also known as LATCH and Habitat for Humanity. He has helped out with the Jubilee outreach program affiliated with his church, participating in rebuilding homes and public schools.

John takes pride in making everyone who walks through the door a long lasting friend and returning customer.

"It's nice to be so close to these people that they are your friends and you can be comfortable talking about these important things."

This is evident when you look at their customer retention rate being one of the highest in the country, which stays at 93% to 95% compared to average which is in the eighties.

"We have the commitment to do the extra work and the tough jobs. We always follow up with our clients to make sure they are getting all their discounts and receiving the best rates," says John, "Bottom line our clients are number one." John makes this evident because he is a personal confidant, friend and insurer on a different level.

"Recently, I had a client that I've known for years call to tell me he had water coming into his basement causing flood damage and repairs upwards of ten thousand dollars," says John.

John did what he always does, by using his expertise he was able to provide the best solution available.  In the end he was able to help the family in their time of need and save them thousands of dollars.

"I enjoy feeling like I am making a difference and helping someone outside the office.”

John’s drive not only is impressive but also heartfelt and full of good will and intentions.

His agency is a resource for the Northwest University work study program and has multiple part time students throughout the year. He mentors them in everything from running and owning a small business to marketing and providing excellent customer service.

From newsletters with tips and tricks at his Allstate branch, to their philanthropic attitude and passion for people, his team is knowledgeable, caring and wants to know who you are as a person to better help with your insurance decisions. They’re a small business with big accomplishments and even bigger things to strive for.

If you want to contact John Cysewski and his team about anything from auto, home and life insurance to long term care, disability insurance or retirement planning, visit the AllState website, call his office at  425.889.8500 or email him personally at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..