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Dan Kitajima

Dan Kitajima

Dan Kitajima is the Founder, President and Agency Owner of Kitajima Insurance Agency, a top-rated California personal auto insurance agency based in Orange, CA. He spent 17 years as a Farmers Insurance agency owner before transitioning to the independent channel.

Aug 26, 2026

The Insurance Dudes©

The Insurance Dudes©

$6 Million Non-Renewed - Then Everything Changed with Dan Kitajima

Aug 26 · 46m

Craig Pretzinger
Craig PretzingerHOST
11:19
Now, if you could charge a $200
Dan Kitajima
Dan KitajimaGUEST
11:20
broker fee when you first sell a policy, then the cash flow problem really, really, really gets a lot better.
Dan Kitajima
Dan KitajimaGUEST
11:26
And you don't have to wait for the first on that.
Dan Kitajima
Dan KitajimaGUEST
11:28
That's like straight to your bank account.
Dan Kitajima
Dan KitajimaGUEST
11:29
It's just boom.
Dan Kitajima
Dan KitajimaGUEST
11:29
It's just like right there, you know, as you charge it.
Dan Kitajima
Dan KitajimaGUEST
11:32
So that was an eye opener.

9 MINS LATER

Jason Feltman
Jason FeltmanHOST
20:53
If a captive agent was listening to this and they wanted to go independent, what would you advise them on ramp up time and how long it would take for them to be comfortable with the independent side?

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