From the monthly archives:

June 2008

Being an Insurance Agent – Having What it Takes

June 28, 2008

Welcome back to my Insurance Leads Blog, In this section we will be looking at the answers to many of the questions that you probably have if you are looking to become new  insurance agent.  Being an  insurance agent is a very good but challenging career.
A large percentage of new health agents are recruited from [...]

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The Best Insurance Leads – Referrals

June 26, 2008

Referrals are the single most important type of insurance leads to generate.  Getting health insurance referrals is extremely important in growing your business to where you want it to be.  These health insurance leads are usually referred to as lay-downs because you have previously established a relationship of trust with someone the prospect trusts.And here [...]

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Personally Generating Insurance Leads – Health Leads

June 24, 2008

This type of health insurance lead generation typically generates a higher quality of leads, but in many cases takes more time and effort. Most of the time this extra effort will pay off in a much higher appointment count and a more stable health insurance sales business.
Advertising Ideas
Newspaper and yellow-pages ads – Potentially very expensive [...]

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Quote Request Insurance Leads – Health Leads

June 22, 2008

This type of health insurance leads are the most expensive but the easiest to work because the prospect is actively shopping and looking to buy health insurance.
Although many of these prospects are price shopping, you will also find a lot of these prospects needing to get some type of health product due to changes in [...]

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Insurance Leads Generation – Cold Calling

June 20, 2008

This method of health insurance lead generation is the least expensive, but the most work intensive, and is a good supplemental start if you have a limited start up budget as a new health agent.
Just  randomly calling people out of a phone book is not a good idea because you run a risk of violating [...]

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Health Leads – How to Double Check Their Quality

June 20, 2008

There are a couple of great sources to find out if your health leads company is reputable and will give you a good return of investment.   These are the experts at the Insurance Agents Forum and www.ampminsure.org .  These forums are also great resources to find out a lot of information about the health insurance [...]

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Is Selling Insurance for You?

June 18, 2008

It is indeed a brave move to step out on your own, to face the challenges and uncertainty of commissioned health insurance sales. My goal is to provide you with sound advice and encouragement to help you become successful as a new health insurance agent.  Do you have what it takes?  Are you ready to [...]

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Getting Into the Insurance Business – An Agent’s First Year

June 16, 2008

I was drawn into my career as a health insurance agent like the other 80% of new agents that are recruited by the major captive agencies. The following incentives made the position seem irresistible:
“Be your own boss”
“Own your own business”
“Set your own hours”
“No cold calling, all of our leads are waiting for you to call [...]

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Health Insurance Lead Generation

June 12, 2008

When approaching health insurance lead generation, a well rounded approach is the best solution to grow your business.  Do not make the mistake of putting all of your eggs in one basket.
There are four basic types of health insurance lead generation that you will need to use in order to be successful in your efforts.  [...]

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Online Insurance Leads Generation – Getting Set Up to Do Business Online

June 10, 2008

Selling Health Insurance Online and Insurance Leads Generation:  Getting Set Up to Sell Health Policies Online.
In this article I am going to be talking about hardware and getting set up to sell health insurance online.
1. Do not panic if you are technically challenged.
Lets look at your hardware first:
Your computer is the one of the most [...]

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Insurance Leads – Welcome To Insurance Sales

June 8, 2008

Are you considering becoming a health insurance agent, or a new health insurance agent just getting your feet wet? Are you wanting to learn to generate more insurance leads?
Just feel free to browse around and read my posts and hopefully you will pick up some good ideas about what it is like to work as [...]

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