How Many Hours A Day DO You WOrk?

Markingriffin · 08-27-2009, 01:27 PM

How many hours a day do you spend working as an insurance agent or do you put into this business?

theinsuranceman · 08-27-2009, 01:29 PM

No matter what my answer is it is never enough.

annuityseller · 08-27-2009, 02:08 PM

I don't count the hours cause I LOVE what I do and besides my boss is a GREAT GUY!!!!!!!!!!

pomfin · 08-27-2009, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by Markingriffin

How many hours a day do you spend working as an insurance agent or do you put into this business?

The more money you demand, the more hours you have to work.

Full Throttle · 08-27-2009, 02:23 PM

I'd be curious to know what the average is as well. If by work it meant "seeing people or fighting to see people", not running quotes, visiting online forums, servicing current clients, then I would venture it's less than 3 hours a day on average for most agents.

sean23 · 08-27-2009, 02:51 PM

Sometimes 15 sometimes 5 it depends on the season and day!

magagent · 08-27-2009, 03:13 PM

I would say that it depends on what market you are in. If you are in the life insurance market, a newer agent a in order to be successful might work 10-12 hours a day. Experienced life insurance broker might 4-5 hours day which would be mainly on appointments unless they sell on-line and over the phone. Experienced life broker has someone to schedule appointments for them and to handle "administrative" duties.

mcmillian-1 · 08-27-2009, 03:36 PM

Originally Posted by Markingriffin

How many hours a day do you spend working as an insurance agent or do you put into this business?

I think this depends on the agent, I spend 4 hours a day on the phone and about 3 hours a day on Tues Weds Thurs seeing clients sometimes on Fri but not after 5 weekends are mine and monday is paperwork day. I check My business and do all the office stuff on monday. I am on the phones 4 hours Mon-Friday unless I have clients to see the rest of the time I am jut living life...I love this business.

Insuranceman · 08-27-2009, 04:05 PM

Average 6-7 hrs a day

Clint · 08-27-2009, 05:15 PM

Paradox; and I don't question anyone's hard work here. M Jans of Quantum club has brokers doing more business working less hours, I think the caveat is handing off the duties to CSR's really. Any of you work that way?

souldeux · 08-27-2009, 05:26 PM

Probably seven hours a day, seven days a week. When I first started, it was more along the lines of 10-12 a day.

VaDwayne · 08-27-2009, 06:33 PM

I put in at least 8 during the daylight hours but I am in the office doing something after the kids and my wife are in bed. She gets up at 4:30 to go to work so she is in there much earlier than me. I would say total hours would be around 60-70 per week. But I really enjoy it, and I worked Mon.-Sat., just about every week,from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. for 20 years in the car business.

This is much more fun..

Pawnature · 08-28-2009, 07:02 AM

Whatever it takes to finish what I have planed for the day..

stormtracker · 08-28-2009, 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by Pawnature

Whatever it takes to finish what I have planed for the day..

I spend 8 hours daily, as I am captive right now. When I go back indy, I may be taking on more...

DavidD1 · 08-28-2009, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by Markingriffin

How many hours a day do you spend working as an insurance agent or do you put into this business?

THAT WAS A GREAT POST....I would never have imagined anyone needed to work that much to make $100k per year (my goal). I feel so fortunate it's about 20-30hrs per for our agency.

THIS JUST MADE MY DAY.....THANKS