adam1314
Expert
A recruiter from Allstate contacted me regarding their Financial Specilist position. My understanding of the position is that you would be a commission only agent with Allstate selling only Life and Investment products. Allstate gives you a small bonus to start (I guess to float you while you are training), then you are commission only. When you first start you are working with 4-5 other Allstate agents that will open their books to you to cross sell life insurance. Also the staff for the Allstate agents will help to set life insurance appointments for you. Both you and the Allstate agent get credit for the life sales that you would make. Allstate agents would want to have a Financial Specialist as they don't want to focus on Life insurance, but they need to hit certain Life insurance goals. Allstate pays for your office space and all your supplies.
I understand from following the forums for some time now that being an independent agent is the best way to go for most agents, but this opportunity looked pretty intriguing to me because it would cut down significantly the prospecting that you would need to do, and the out of pocket expenses.
Is there anyone on here that is a Financial Specialist now with Allstate or that has had experience looking into this opportunity? I'm also looking for thoughts from other seasoned and new agents.
Thanks,
Adam
I understand from following the forums for some time now that being an independent agent is the best way to go for most agents, but this opportunity looked pretty intriguing to me because it would cut down significantly the prospecting that you would need to do, and the out of pocket expenses.
Is there anyone on here that is a Financial Specialist now with Allstate or that has had experience looking into this opportunity? I'm also looking for thoughts from other seasoned and new agents.
Thanks,
Adam