Comments on: How do I get into the life insurance field? http://insurance.hirby.com/how-do-i-get-into-the-life-insurance-field/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:09:13 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: mrsdeli http://insurance.hirby.com/how-do-i-get-into-the-life-insurance-field/comment-page-1/#comment-17781 mrsdeli Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:02:48 +0000 http://insurance.hirby.com/how-do-i-get-into-the-life-insurance-field/#comment-17781 Need to be licensed. Check out local schools in your area. Need to be licensed. Check out local schools in your area.

]]> By: ceby2k http://insurance.hirby.com/how-do-i-get-into-the-life-insurance-field/comment-page-1/#comment-17780 ceby2k Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:02:47 +0000 http://insurance.hirby.com/how-do-i-get-into-the-life-insurance-field/#comment-17780 This largely depends on your prior work history and your general level of intelligence and ability, but if you're confident in yourself, I'd search out a large enterprise like Ameriprise or AG Edwards and see what they can do. You'll want to get with a company that has a wide-array of products, a good support system, and a track record of training inexperienced representatives and turning them into SMEs. Some of the bigger companies have extended "training" periods--e.g., the first year--where you're actually on salary so the pressure isn't as high right away. This largely depends on your prior work history and your general level of intelligence and ability, but if you’re confident in yourself, I’d search out a large enterprise like Ameriprise or AG Edwards and see what they can do. You’ll want to get with a company that has a wide-array of products, a good support system, and a track record of training inexperienced representatives and turning them into SMEs.

Some of the bigger companies have extended "training" periods–e.g., the first year–where you’re actually on salary so the pressure isn’t as high right away.

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