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Selling Insurance?

J

JoeKing

Lifer
Well the job hunting has been pretty slow since my graduation last Dec. Mostly due to my location.

I just got this phone call from a person working for Bankers Life Insurance who wants me to come in for a seminar on selling insurance. Apparently she got my resume from monster.com.

I've been doing some research into the company and they seem fairly reputable and have been in the business for a long time. It seems their main product is providing LTC (long term care) insurance primarily to senior citizens.

Their Prospective Agents Website

I was just wondering if any of you sell or have sold insurance in the past. How was the experience? Any advice and maybe what I should look out for?

I'm kind of leery about selling to older folks and wonder how that is like. I mean I don't want to pressure or fool people. And... I don't know selling insurance isn't exactly what I was expecting to do after college.
 
Base + Commission, or just Commission?

Looks like just commission, and if so, to make a buck you would need to put old ladies in headlocks just to pay your rent...

Try it for a few years and you would have no problem pressuring or fooling people. By then you would have a black Lincoln, be calling yourself Vinnie and have a few guys selling for ya...
Youse betta buy "insurance" from my boss or there may be an accident... 😉

No, seriously, based on what you say about not wanting to pressure or fool people, it does not sound like the job for you. Even if it is base + commission, a few weeks with no sales and they would send you packing.
 
Yeah it does look to be based off of pure commission. Have you sold with a company like Bankers Insurance?

I mean if they pay for my training and licensing it's something to do for the summer instead of neffing around on OT. 😀

What I'm wondering is if I'd be obligated to stay with the agency for a set amount of time or if I could quit at anytime. I'm not really getting the whole concept of being a "captive agent".

I guess I'll sit through the seminar and watch their corporate video and listen to their schpeel. Nothing else better to do on Wednesday.
 
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