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Understanding Why Insurance Agents are Business Owners!


By Jason Cunningham
Apr 24, 2007 - 9:16:20 PM

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Each insurance agent is a business owner, regardless of whether a captive agent or independent agent. Unlike most professionals, an insurance agent must maintain a positive image in the community and find marketing opportunities, in order to increase revenues.

It is the job of each insurance agent to promote their practice just as any corporation. On a daily basis, you are called upon to leverage your marketing skills to further penetrate an insurance market. Also, you will have sales goals that are evaluated on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annual basis. If any of your target markets change, most insurance agents make a new marketing plan.

On average, those who prosper in the insurance industry seem to possess these three qualities:

1. They understand their time is very valuable. Each day's activities are planned a week in advance.

2. These individuals are great students of attention. The elite agents know the policy backwards and forward and how to communicate this information to clients and prospects.

3. They do not get bothered by not getting a sale. Their business is so lucrative that there is no reason to waste time with individuals looking for cfree information and not serious about getting the proper insurance coverage.

A career in the insurance industry is like no other. You have to possess the necessary discipline and marketing ability to make a comfortable living. Otherwise, you might want to consider being a financial writer.

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