Hello everyone. Im looking for some advice so any and all would be greatly appreciated. Here is a quick background about myself.
I have worked for 2 of the largest banks in the country selling financial products, life insurance and loans. I loved doing this kind of work. I have never sold P&C or health insurance. I was always a top producer for the banks. I left that environment about 6 years ago because i was extremely unhappy with the current bank i worked for. Since then i have owned businesses and have had great success. My current business is a computer/phone repair & sales facility. This is all great and i make nice money, but as i get older i miss selling products people need and miss the interaction on a daily basis like that. But i don't want to give up my entrepreneurial lifestyle or go back to having a boss. My goal would be to open an independent agency that starts off offering P&C, Life & health. Eventually i would be looking to add more financial products also.
So here are my questions.
1. Has anyone with a background in another form of sales just jumped right in and opened an independent insurance office?
2. For those of you that started an agency from scratch, did you jump both feet in and get a building and everything or did you start out of your home or just rented a small cheap office?
3. I have been reading about Clusters & SIAA. For someone new to the P&C world, which has the least amount of resistance to new agents?
Any other tips or advice would be greatly appreciated!
I have worked for 2 of the largest banks in the country selling financial products, life insurance and loans. I loved doing this kind of work. I have never sold P&C or health insurance. I was always a top producer for the banks. I left that environment about 6 years ago because i was extremely unhappy with the current bank i worked for. Since then i have owned businesses and have had great success. My current business is a computer/phone repair & sales facility. This is all great and i make nice money, but as i get older i miss selling products people need and miss the interaction on a daily basis like that. But i don't want to give up my entrepreneurial lifestyle or go back to having a boss. My goal would be to open an independent agency that starts off offering P&C, Life & health. Eventually i would be looking to add more financial products also.
So here are my questions.
1. Has anyone with a background in another form of sales just jumped right in and opened an independent insurance office?
2. For those of you that started an agency from scratch, did you jump both feet in and get a building and everything or did you start out of your home or just rented a small cheap office?
3. I have been reading about Clusters & SIAA. For someone new to the P&C world, which has the least amount of resistance to new agents?
Any other tips or advice would be greatly appreciated!