Economy, credit crunch hurting your business

mswebb06 · 04-24-2008, 02:04 PM

I have spoken with several local health agents and they are feeling the damage of the poor economy, credit crunch, inflation etc.. Most of the guys work in b2b market, self-employed, landscaping, truck drivers etc..

Is the market effecting anyone else's business? The agents that I know that are in the senior market claim they are not feeling the results of the economy yet. Opinions?

healthagent · 04-24-2008, 02:11 PM

I've never written more individual health. All of my prospects who otherwise wouldn't care about their "$500" premium all of a sudden care.

mswebb06 · 04-24-2008, 02:58 PM

That is what I thought. I had a hard time buying what they are saying, I think they just got lazy all of a sudden.

The New Guy · 04-24-2008, 03:00 PM

To me, the glass is half full. I use the economy as one of my main selling points. With today's ever rising prices of food, gas, and health care, I have yet to run into somebody who doesn't want to save themselves money.

The news organizations make money selling doom & gloom. I just offer my clients a way to help them save $1200 to $3000.

If I could show you how to save $1200, would you be interested?

healthagent · 04-24-2008, 03:01 PM

When I'm on the phone with prospects and showing them $150 a month savings off their current plan I ask "so how many tanks of gas is that?"