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Old 03-24-2007, 04:55 PM   #1
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How did you start out selling insurance? What type of company did you work for? How many hours did you work a week? If you could do anything differently what would it be? Why did you start working in insurance? What was the worst type of company you have worked for, and what was the best? I'm looking to start selling insurance so wanted to know about others experiences!
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Old 03-24-2007, 05:28 PM   #2
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1. got tired of working 6 days a week in car business
2. debit route collecting prem and selling small face policies
3. about 32-40 hours half day on Fri. thought I had died & gone to Heaven.
4. to own a strip club in Las Vegas
5. worst kind was debit route best has been independent my rules my way
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Old 03-24-2007, 07:14 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by johnrocks View Post
1. got tired of working 6 days a week in car business
2. debit route collecting prem and selling small face policies
3. about 32-40 hours half day on Fri. thought I had died & gone to Heaven.
4. to own a strip club in Las Vegas
5. worst kind was debit route best has been independent my rules my way
If you ever need financing for number 4 let me know...
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Old 03-24-2007, 07:18 PM   #4
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If you ever need financing for number 4 let me know...
I'd be very interested in a seasonal bartender position

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Old 03-24-2007, 07:19 PM   #5
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Lol I don't know the name of it might be FT. Knox in High Heels
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Best thing you can do to make it in insuranbce is work atleast 40 hours a week. You will be rich if you do that.
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I'm trying to get up to 20 hours.
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Old 03-24-2007, 10:50 PM   #9
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I got my license through Combined Insurance Company but quit a few weeks later after I realized that the position had been seriously misrepresented. (I do have to say though that their licensing training was excellent.) I kept my life and health license but did not really get started selling until I went to work with Humana in 2005 selling Medicare Advantage plans and Part D.

Someone said sales is the highest paid hard work and the lowest paid easy work and insurance is certainly no exception to that.

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