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Why do people call it an "interview" with these career recruitment shops? You are the one being recruited not interviewed. Mutual companies are the only life insurance companies, yea right.
GA's, like wirehouses and other investment firms, make money off the people they bring in. So, yes, their main focus is to recruit. However, career shops do interview and can be selective, depending on the local GA. The candidates they don't offer a career contract to either get shown the door or get an 'alternative' contract where they need to place a certain amount of business before they become full-time.
And I agree, there are other options besides the mutuals. Ultimately, the local management should be the number one reason to choose one insurance company over another. Another reason to choose one company over another is dependent on the market you focus on. White-collar prospects will generally be better-suited to the mutuals. Grey and blue-collar do better with more moderately-priced companies like Met, et al.