Migrating: E Coast to W Coast, is It Possible?

[czar]

Have any of you successfully moved from the east coast to the west coast in the insurance biz? Insurance sales is my career "Plan B" but it hasn't swayed me from seeking a life somewhere between Vegas and LA within the next 10 years.

Although my wife, who has an MBA in HR can probably get us through, I'd like to know if regional differences can be overcome to succeed in the insurance sales field and if it's worked for any of you specifically.

 

[CHUMPS FROM OXFORD]

It can be done. One of the bigger health insurance writers moved from Florida to Arizona.

 

[HomeService]

I went from the midwest to NY and learned that the Boston and NY crowd thinks that the NE area is the only place to be, so if they ever leave, all they think about is returning. However, I am now in TX and have learned the people from the southeast such as NC/SC seem to adapt to TX fairly well. We are getting tons of Cali moving to TX lately. Who knows how you will handle it, everyone is different.

 

[padthaiforlunch]

If you're east coast you should think about Florida. You'll feel right at home in Deerfield Beach. But after a while, you'll get bored living in the land of Walgreens. (Seems like Dixie Hwy has nothing but hookers and drugstores.)

So you'll come to the conclusion that you need more, but you don't want to go back to the cold NE. And you'll do what so many before you have done -- move half-way back home -- to Texas, where the natives will derisively refer to you as a half-back.

So, just save yourself the trouble and go straight to Texas. Austin, because you're one of the east coast liberal elites.

Have any of you successfully moved from the east coast to the west coast in the insurance biz? Insurance sales is my career "Plan B" but it hasn't swayed me from seeking a life somewhere between Vegas and LA within the next 10 years.

Although my wife, who has an MBA in HR can probably get us through, I'd like to know if regional differences can be overcome to succeed in the insurance sales field and if it's worked for any of you specifically.

 

[HomeService]

Texas. Austin,

That's where I am- and yes it is kind of liberal.

 

[Mark]

I don't think it matter much at all unless you get into a strict state that don't allow all the normal products.

People are people and sales are sales.

I can take a good agent and stick them just about anywhere and they will survive.

I do think that Ga,Calf,FL,Tx are goldmine states.

 

[indmedins]

The beauty about this business is you can sell from wherever you are. All you need is a phone, computer and however many non-resident licenses you wish to buy.

 

[czar]

Thanks for the words, guys. I didn't mean to leave the thread un-attended. I could already tell within a 100 mile radius of my home from face to face cold calls to others that there is definitely a regional difference in approach and reaction to such. I'm definitely not ready to make a move to another area yet, but it's good to hear that there is no big difference in this industry across the country as a whole.