Jorge Urbina

Our team is located in the Inland Empire, near the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains. We love the proximity to various destinations, including the high and low deserts, beaches in Orange County and L.A. County, and the multitude of activities available in the area.

We specialize in assisting local businesses with their workers' compensation, auto, and liability policies. With a background in the financial services industry, our team has over 20 years of experience working with both consumer and business customers.

Each team member brings unique skills to the table. Natalee has extensive experience in relationship building, customer service, and team management. Jessica who has previous industry experience outside of State Farm and has a passion for helping others.

As a team, we take pride in our ability to explain and provide guidance about insurance in simple terms. We treat our customers like family, ensuring that everyone feels comfortable and well taken care of.

We offer services for auto, fire, commercial, and life insurance in various cities in the Inland Empire, including Pomona, Claremont, San Dimas, La Verne, Ontario, Upland, Rancho Cucamonga, Diamond Bar, Chino, Chino Hills, and others. Our team is bilingual, providing insurance assistance in Spanish.

Additionally, we can assist with all of your auto insurance needs in Clark County, Nevada, as well as Mesa, Tempe, and Phoenix, Arizona.

You can reach out to us through various channels – call, text, visit our physical location, or request a virtual appointment. We would be delighted to meet you and serve all your financial and insurance needs.

Whether you prefer to come in, click in, or walk in, we are here to provide assistance in the San Bernardino County and Riverside County area!

Fun facts about how Thanksgiving started and how it has evolved over the years:

How Thanksgiving Started:

• The First Thanksgiving (1621): The "First Thanksgiving" is believed to have been a three-day feast in 1621 at Plymouth Colony, where Pilgrims and Wampanoag Native Americans came together to celebrate a successful harvest. It was more of a harvest festival than the holiday we know today.

• No Turkeys Mentioned: There is no historical record that turkey was actually served at the first Thanksgiving. The meal likely included venison, wild fowl (possibly ducks or geese), corn, squash, and beans.

• Not an Annual Tradition: The original 1621 feast did not immediately become an annual event. Various colonies had days of thanksgiving sporadically, often to celebrate specific events like the end of droughts or military victories.

• Sarah Josepha Hale: A magazine editor nicknamed the “Mother of Thanksgiving,” Sarah Josepha Hale campaigned for decades in the 1800s to establish Thanksgiving as a national holiday. Her efforts influenced President Abraham Lincoln's 1863 proclamation.

How Thanksgiving Has Changed Over the Years:

• National Holiday: In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday, to be celebrated on the last Thursday of November, to help unite a country torn by Civil War.

• Date Change: In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving up a week earlier to extend the holiday shopping season during the Great Depression. This was met with controversy, and in 1941, Congress officially established Thanksgiving as the fourth Thursday in November.

• Modern Traditions:

  • Turkey as the Main Dish: Turkey became the centerpiece of Thanksgiving dinners by the 19th century, partly because it was abundant and large enough to feed a family.

  • Stuffing and Pumpkin Pie: These dishes became popular additions over time, symbolizing autumn harvests.

• Parades and Football: The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade began in 1924, introducing giant balloons and floats. Football games on Thanksgiving Day started in the late 1800s and became a beloved tradition.

• Day of Giving: In recent decades, Thanksgiving has also become associated with charitable activities like food drives and volunteering to help those in need.

• Black Friday: The day after Thanksgiving now marks the start of the holiday shopping season, known as Black Friday, which has become a significant economic event.

Fun Tidbit:

• The President of the United States traditionally "pardons" a live turkey every Thanksgiving, sparing it from becoming dinner. This tradition became more formalized in the late 20th century.