So You Want to Be an Insurance Agent Third Edition

So You Want to Be an Insurance Agent Third Edition

Author: Jeff Hastings

Publisher: Chart House Press

Published: 2013-07

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 9780979003646

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There is more to selling insurance than writing policies. When done right, you can build a successful business that affords you a lifestyle most people only dream about. Why try to figure it out on your own when you can learn from someone who has already been there and done that? Jeff Hastings knows insurance, and he knows how to build a profitable business. Since starting as a file clerk with Farmers Insurance Group in 1985, Jeff has built an extraordinary business, consistently receiving top awards, including District Manager of the Year in 2005. He and the agents in his district have achieved phenomenal success, and now he shares the keys to their success with you. Many of the business tools you will need are included such as licensing guidelines, a business plan, employment contracts, an employee handbook, business forms and more. If you are serious about building your own insurance agency, So You Want to Be an Insurance Agent gives you a complete system to develop, manage and grow your business.


The Digital Life Insurance Agent

The Digital Life Insurance Agent

Author: Jeff Root

Publisher:

Published: 2016-07-19

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 9780692755778

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In the history of selling life insurance, the most exciting, profitable time to be doing it is right now. The advances in technology and the shifts in consumer behavior and psychology have redefined what it means to build a successful, long-term life insurance business. The Digital Life Insurance Agent is the essential guide for life insurance agents of all skill levels to transition into the digital age. This book outlines the steps new agents need to take in order to get their business up and running, and will also help experienced agents who want to transition their business online. The Digital Life Insurance Agent provides a roadmap to building a predictable lead flow using online prospecting techniques, training on how to sell over the phone and basic training to get newer agents set up. If agents have the desire to change and the discipline to make it happen, the end result of executing the strategies outlined in this book will leave agents with a marketing machine that generates leads at all hours of the day, regardless of if the agent is sitting at the office, or on a beach!


Confessions of an Insurance Agent

Confessions of an Insurance Agent

Author: Allen Drew

Publisher:

Published: 2017-04-24

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9781545594247

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Do you hate shopping for insurance? Try selling it!Although insurance companies have some of the most entertaining commercials on television, most people still dread shopping for insurance more than just about any other product or service. The experience people have often leaves them confused as to what they are really paying for.As an insurance agency owner since 2001, I have learned it doesn't have to be that way.This book will explain how people can have a better experience when buying insurance if:* They feel that their needs are the focus of the agent.* They feel confident the insurance coverage will help them when it's needed.* The customer relationship is maintained by the agent through effective communication.This book will also explain how insurance agents can:* Create a learning environment when meeting with a client.* Foster the perception of an insurance expert.* Build an agency team of teachers.* Continue to educate and coach clients beyond the initial purchase.The best salespeople are good teachers. Buying insurance requires trust that the policy you buy is what you need. An insurance agent that can educate someone on their needs as well as their policy coverages will earn that trust. Maintaining that trust as life and needs change will allow for a long term client/ advisor relationship which is the ultimate goal.


The Official Guide To Selling Insurance For New Agents

The Official Guide To Selling Insurance For New Agents

Author: David M Duford

Publisher:

Published: 2019-11-04

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9781702312004

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The Most Comprehensive Guide To Successfully Starting Your Insurance Sales Career... No Matter What Insurance Product You Sell... From The Perspective Of A Top Producing Insurance Agent And National Trainer!Did you know that the "ugly" truth of insurance sales is that over 90% of new agents FAIL within their first 12 months of getting their license?The sad truth is that insurance sales is TOUGH, and to succeed, you must have a strategy in place to avoid becoming another statistic.Taking his own experience succeeding AND failing out of insurance sales, David Duford has designed this guide to help new insurance agents navigate the most common pitfalls to selling insurance so you can improve your odds of a successful, lucrative career.The Official Guide To Selling Insurance For New Agents provides the blueprint to optimizing your new career as an insurance agent. This handbook explains:1) How to avoid failure and achieve success.2) How to select the best insurance product to sell.3) How to identify and avoid joining agencies who are NOT working in your best interest.4) A crash-course in understanding how to become a top-producing insurance agent.


Interviews With Top Producing Insurance Agents

Interviews With Top Producing Insurance Agents

Author: David Duford

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-08-06

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 9781724254146

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The Best Way To Become A Top Producing Insurance Agent... Is To LEARN From A Top Producing Insurance Agent! Are you a new or struggling insurance agent? Are you in search of guidance and direction on how to have an enormously successful career in selling insurance? If so, Interviews With Top Producing Insurance Agents will show you - by example - how 13 six- and seven figure earning insurance agents from a variety of insurance sales backgrounds not only achieved success, but continually sustain success, year after year! You'll get the truth on what it takes to become successful, how to deal with the trials and tribulations that come with selling insurance, and how to position yourself as an individual with value, so you will attract more insurance business. Dave Duford interviews top producing insurance agents and agencies from the following insurance niches: final expense, Medicare Supplement sales, large -employer employee benefits, annuity sales, disability insurance, selling insurance telephonically, and much more. If your goal is to improve your results selling insurance, no matter what type you sell, then this candid, "over the shoulder" interview into the details of top producing agents will help you immensely.


Insurance Agency 4.0

Insurance Agency 4.0

Author: Matt Masiello

Publisher:

Published: 2020-11

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 9781647465223

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Prepare for the Future Develop Your Digital Road Map Increase Profit, Scalability, and Time We are currently in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, where digital capabilities are providing velocity to all prior developments. This includes the insurance industry and independent insurance agents. Do you have a digital strategy? The insurance industry and independent insurance agencies have been slow to adapt to change, but change is here. Insurance Agency 4.0 brings together the digital evolution of insurance agencies and presents a wholistic view of the future agency. Main Street staples like bookstores, travel agents, and music stores have been disintermediated and their products moved online and into self-service; but insurance's complex nature has kept the local insurance agent viable. However, consumers are becoming better educated, price wars blast across all advertising, and people expect the same digital experiences across all parts of their lives, including with their insurance agent. Insurance Agency 4.0 will help agency owners and managers develop a custom path to modernize their business strategy relative to their people, marketing, operations, service, and sales while developing a practical approach to: - Discover and Analyze Your Starting Point - Develop Your Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats - Build and Execute Your Customized Strategic Digital Plan


How to Sell Indexed Universal Life Insurance

How to Sell Indexed Universal Life Insurance

Author: Michael Bonilla

Publisher:

Published: 2018-02-19

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9781980345725

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Indexed Universal Life Insurance (IUL) is one of the fastest growing financial products on the market. There are a lot of ways to sell an IUL. Here is a simple system as an Agent I used to sell Indexed Universal Life.


Networking Is Not Working

Networking Is Not Working

Author: Derek Coburn

Publisher: IdeaPress Publishing

Published: 2014-05-05

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 9781940858081

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Over the last few decades, networking has devolved into an endless series of cattle call events full of open bars and closed fists. Perfect strangers, after a long day at the office, agree to show up and bump into each other, randomly exchanging business pitches for business cards. Needless to say, traditional networking isn't working anymore. For successful 21st century business people, large networking events and the mountains of business cards they produce have become a waste of time and valuable resources. It's time for a new, modern approach to networking. Born out of author Derek Coburn's frustration with having spent thousands of fruitless hours attending traditional networking events, this book offers fresh, effective, unconventional strategies for growing and nurturing a powerful network. These strategies grew Coburn's revenue by 300% in just 18 months and can have a major impact on your business. You will learn how to: * Become the Ultimate Connector * Become the Ultimate Resource * Identify and develop relationships with world-class professionals * Enhance the value you deliver for your best clients * Position yourself for more quality introductions to ideal prospective clients Once you implement the networking strategies in this book, the quality of your clients, your business, and your life will improve dramatically.