Need to Be More Smarter, Help

[Damnaged]

So I started selling life insurance at the beginning of the year through American Income Life, which was a captive company. I just recently moved to an independent agency because I liked the idea of getting paid.

I am learning, however, that I've got a lot to learn about life insurance, how it interacts and compares to various retirement accounts, methods of determining amounts, etc. Is there some website/book/guru/insurance god I can appeal to to start learning more?

I've got people I can talk to, but I feel like there's a depth of knowledge I'm missing and I'm not sure where to start.

So, where should I start for an actual education about life insurance, not just education about how to sell it?

 

[DHK]

The Tools & Techniques of Life Insurance Planning, 6th edition

This is a cheaper way to get started though with a 30 day free trial, then $23.95/month:
Reference

However, if you want more than just a textbook overview, and want to put some of these advanced ideas into use...
How To Succeed Selling Life Insurance... Tips, Tools and Training

IPS Insurance Marketing and Sales Resource Center

 

[Jerard]

You could also restudy your state license handbook, assuming your state has one. The one in FL is as thick as my, umm.....little finger.

 

[scagnt83]

An english 101 class might be a good place to become "more smarter"...

If you would like to become more educated on how life insurance works then DHK gave you some excellent resources.

Spending an hour per night reading the life and indexed life sections of this forum will provide a tremendous amount of info as well. You will have to look at old posts, and shift through the bs to find the gold... but it is there if you look. There are some highly technical posts about life insurance on this forum.

Another good resource is http://theinsuranceproblog.com

 

[DHK]

When I saw the title of the thread, this was what I thought of:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhrfhjLd9e4

 

[goillini52]

An english 101 class might be a good place to become "more smarter"...

Are you saying that you're more smarter than him?

 

[Damnaged]

My thanks for the resources guys. I'll get to reading and be more smarter by tomorrow.

 

[scagnt83]

Are you saying that you're more smarter than him?

No. Just that between you and me Im the smarterest

 

[Cash]

My thanks for the resources guys. I'll get to reading and be more smarter by tomorrow.

This is just two good

 

[goillini52]

This is just two good

Don't you mean two gooder?