Newly Licensed Looking for a Career

[tuckerabbott]

Hello everyone, I am new to forum as of last night. I resently became a licensed L/H agent in northeast Atlanta area. While going through my training and transitioning from the real estate field, I had sort of set my sights on a particular mortgage protection martketing company.

After attending their meetings and conference, I stumbled across a few things that turned me off about them.

I am licensed as a L/H agent, never sold any insurance. I have a very strong work ethic and not afraid of working hard. I also do not need a quick buck as I have money and not desperate for immediate monetary gratification. As a matter of fact, getting paid as earned sounds nice, so the possibility of chargebacks isn't as strong.

I am looking for a reputable company, with training, that cares about their clients and sells policies that make sense to the client. I got into this for the long haul, and I am willing to put in my time. I am not interested in going door to door or cold calling from a phonebook.

If anybody has any legitimate suggestions, I would very much appreciate them. I was up to 6 am this morning going through this forum and another trying to find the right fit for me.

Again, thanks for reading my post, and if you can steer me in the right direction, please let me know.

Thanks again,

Brian

 

[nka245]

I have my background in Real Estate, as well.
Welcome to the forum.

Here are my suggestions:

Write down what you feel is important to you in an organization.
Gather your questions together and interview a few companies before making a decision.
There are companies that will offer you high commissions without very much support.
There are companies, probably like the one you were interested in, that will offer low commissions and no support other than tapes, MP3s, etc... and training on how to recruit when you don't even know what you are recruiting to...
There are companies that may start you off low and allow you to grow...
Figure out where you think you fit in.

I don't think anyone in this business should be building an agency of any kind until they first understand the business themselves.

Good luck to you!

 

[insuranceexec]

Good info Louise........

 

[myinsurebiz]

The key to closing deals is fresh, quality leads.

Who ever you go with, be sure they have an inhouse lead program or access to one and will allow you to join in.

Insurance isn't rocket science - but training is important.

Good luck,

Tom

 

[nka245]

Tom, I haven't worked fresh leads in months. I wrote 28k last month and probably something close to it this month, I haven't added it up yet. I guess I have a different key...

 

[tuckerabbott]

Thank you very much. I was up until 6 am reading posts about the company I was going to go with. Boy, do I feel dumb for not doing my research.

I know that there are honest companies out there to go with. I just don't have a clue where to start.

 

[Todd King]

The key to closing deals is fresh, quality leads.

Who ever you go with, be sure they have an inhouse lead program or access to one and will allow you to join in.

Insurance isn't rocket science - but training is important.

Good luck,

Tom

Tom, I haven't worked fresh leads in months. I wrote 28k last month and probably something close to it this month, I haven't added it up yet. I guess I have a different key...

Tom of course is referring to himself when he talks about the "fresh leads", the "joining in" and the great "training".
Of course he left off the fact that he starts you off at a whopping 50% and still makes you pay for half your leads!

 

[insuranceexec]

Thank you very much. I was up until 6 am reading posts about the company I was going to go with. Boy, do I feel dumb for not doing my research.

I know that there are honest companies out there to go with. I just don't have a clue where to start.

I was just about to tell you to talk with Todd; now I guess I will suggest Louise or Tom............LOL. In all seriousness give'em a call. I hope this helps.

 

[nka245]

I was just about to tell you to talk with Todd; now I guess I will suggest Louise or Tom............LOL. In all seriousness give'em a call. I hope this helps.

I actually know of an excellent guy for him in GA that could help him. He is great with new agents. I will pm him the info.

 

[myinsurebiz]

Tom of course is referring to himself when he talks about the "fresh leads", the "joining in" and the great "training". Of course he left off the fact that he starts you off at a whopping 50% and still makes you pay for half your leads!

Todd,

Don't know why you have a burr up your ass with me pal. Lat time you and I talked you were fine with my program, but I guess that was when we were talking about me getting my UHL or LA contract with you and I choose someone else in the end.

Glad I did with your attitude and Dr Jekyll / Mr Hyde persona . . .

Fresh leads and quality leads are the basis for an easier close. Now - if some don't need them as in Louise's situation - more power to them - but leads are the foundation.

Regardless of what you may think Todd, we have a program for someone to jump right in the insurance biz and start making money. Do they get a 100% contract from the get go - hell no.

I'm not going to train, babysit and give up all my sales secrets for 10 or 15 points in the beginning. If that bugs you - so what - But while you sit bitching, I've got peeps one week into the biz getting paid already . . .

Tom

p.s. - our training consists of simple TeleConference Calls where people learn the products, how to present them over the phone and how to ask for and close the sale. It's not rocket science.

I can take a high school drop out that has the desire to make money and teach them how to sell Easy Issue Insurance.

Heck - with the Accidental Death with ROP policies we now market - it's even easier . . .

Not only are we like Geico where even a "caveman" can do it - we could even teach you Todd . . .