Anyone an insurance agent?

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

Thinking about this for the wife. State Farm is looking

for agents. What kind a bucks are in it?

http://www.sfyourstyle.com/rewards.htm

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[groundpound4200 5,000+ posts]

I am!!! I passed my accident, life, and health test today and I already passed the property and casualty exam. I am working for Farm Bureau

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

Congrats! What's the outlook?

 

[groundpound4200 5,000+ posts]

well... in my case I get a guaranteed draw for the first 9 months. P&C policies pay 8-10% commission and life policies pay 50% commission. I am only licensed in Minnesota for now. I had 60 hours of classroom time and then I had to take the 2 tests. It wasn't to hard and it cost about $450 for the classes and tests

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

Nice. You gotta cold call?

 

[groundpound4200 5,000+ posts]

not too much really. I got hooked up with a pretty good guy that doesnt have time to meet with all of his clients so I get to take care of a lot of those people. Plus I have lived a few places in MN and I know quite a few people so its mostly people I know or leads.

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

Sounds good, I'm going to look into this.

 

[groundpound4200 5,000+ posts]

http://www.kaplanfinancial.com/kfs/Insurance-Licensing/inslic_product_list.asp?state_name=Texas&state=TX

this site will get you hooked up with the right classes (I assume dfw is Dallas/ Fort Worth). Kaplan was the school I used and it was pretty good actually. It looks like it might be a little bit more expensive in TX but its worth it.

 

[mcsoul 10+ year member]

Again, thanks a lot.

Very cool.

 

[crunktimes.com 5,000+ posts]

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[rtillaree 10+ year member]

i'm a cat manager for one of the "state" companies, all lines certified...thought about being an agent for awhile, but just a tough job getting and keeping that clientele...people have to believe in the produce and they have to like you, they dont like me...

 

[miker 5,000+ posts]

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