1. embrace the phone 2. persistence 3. willingness to learn/you need to be coachable 4. good old hard work
To become an insurance agent, most companies require an agent to have a college education. You will also have to be licensed with your state. You can read more at http://www.insureme.com/insurance-agent/becoming-an-insurance-agent.
A successful insurance agent should have in depth knowledge of the insurance products of his company. More importantly, he must be able to build rapport with his clients to gain their trust in his ability.
The first step to becoming an insurance agent is to get yourself bonded. I have a friend who used this website to get started. www.ask.com/questions-about/Become-Insured-and-Bonded - Cached - Similar
For information on becoming an insurance agent, I recommend visiting the BLS and this website: http://careerplanning.about.com/cs/occupations/p/insurance_sales.htm
Proschools.com can help you get the training that you need. They specialize in insurance education and you can do all your training online.
To write a business plan as an insurance agent you should include the executive summary, marketing plan and the key employees. You have to focus on your niche and write about how your business will be successful.
Yes, in some cases a person with a felony can become a life insurance agent. However, it will depend on the type of crime that was committed. Any crime to do with money such as embezzlement will decrease chances of becoming an insurance agent.
Probably a natural ability to sell people something they never wanted, or needed in the first place.
In order to become a successful licensed insurance agent, a person must receive a Bachelor's degree in Business or Economics. Insurance companies like to hire people whose academic background includes courses in math, finance, economics, accounting and business.
An insurance agent has a contract with an insurance company which specifies his rights; but basically an agent has a right to be paid a commission for the insurance that he or she sells.
An insurance agent is responsible for the sales of the company's insurance products/services. An agent is generally considered to be the agent of the insurer, whereas a broker is generally considered to be a representative of the insured. That is, the agent is more closely bound to the insurer that it represents, whereas a broker usually represents many insurers and shops for an insured. That said, there is becoming less of a distinction between the two. An agent also often gets involved in assisting the insurer with submitting covered claims to the insurer for payment. An agent has a fiduciary duty to the insured (a duty of trust and to act in good faith). An agent is licensed and regulated by the insurance regulatory authority of the state(s) in which he/she transacts business.
The agent represents the insurance company, not the customer who is buying the insurance.