Hey all, I'm looking for some advise on how to get back into the insurance industry.
I got my Life and Health License by working for a call center doing CSR and Sales for a major carrier that was in the Individuals and Families health market. I did 2 open enrollment periods for them, only had my license for one of them, before they pulled out of that market.
After that I got moved to working for a different client at that call center selling credit card apps.
Anyway, I have a license that I'm not using and would like to get back into the industry as a career. I've tried applying for a number of insurance jobs through job sites like Indeed, but it seems most of them are looking for people with P&C.
Lately I've started hearing about FMO/IMOs and have been wondering if I could join one and start building an insurance business from home on the side while I doing my dayjob. Well I've been doing some research on it and it seems like doing it part time would probably mean cold calling on the phone, which would probably mean buying leads. I don't have much money for that right now. I definitely don't have the savings to quit my job and start prospecting full time, either.
So I guess here's my questions:
1) Does anyone have advice on how I could bootstrap working independently from home part time, on a budget?
Or if that sounds like a bad idea...
2) Is there a better way to find a salaried insurance job besides going through job sites? I should probably start calling agencies directly and seeing what they have.
Thanks in advance for your advice.
I got my Life and Health License by working for a call center doing CSR and Sales for a major carrier that was in the Individuals and Families health market. I did 2 open enrollment periods for them, only had my license for one of them, before they pulled out of that market.
After that I got moved to working for a different client at that call center selling credit card apps.
Anyway, I have a license that I'm not using and would like to get back into the industry as a career. I've tried applying for a number of insurance jobs through job sites like Indeed, but it seems most of them are looking for people with P&C.
Lately I've started hearing about FMO/IMOs and have been wondering if I could join one and start building an insurance business from home on the side while I doing my dayjob. Well I've been doing some research on it and it seems like doing it part time would probably mean cold calling on the phone, which would probably mean buying leads. I don't have much money for that right now. I definitely don't have the savings to quit my job and start prospecting full time, either.
So I guess here's my questions:
1) Does anyone have advice on how I could bootstrap working independently from home part time, on a budget?
Or if that sounds like a bad idea...
2) Is there a better way to find a salaried insurance job besides going through job sites? I should probably start calling agencies directly and seeing what they have.
Thanks in advance for your advice.