Whats it like to be a state farm insurance agent?
What exactly do they do? I’m very interested in pursuing a career as an agent later in life. Right now im entering my junior year of high school. My best friend’s mom, aunt, and grandfather are all insurance agents, and are very very wealthy. All of them have huge houses, with timeshares, condos, etc. in many different locations. They are very wealthy, and treat me to a lot of things. I want that for my family, when I have one. Anyways back to the subject, First off what are the prerequisites of becoming a state farm insurance agents? what is required? Second how do i become a state farm insurance agent? Third what are the hours? Four what exactly do state farm agents do? Five how long might it take for one to become succesful?
Insurance companies are not cheating people, unless you have no morals. Insurance by definition mean to share risk. You are putting money into a pool, just in case you have a need and you can dip in to cover your losses. As for a career, it is a lot of hard work. You can look at becoming an agent as similar to becoming a Dr. You will intern for a quite awhile and not make much money at all. But after 5 years or more you will have a practice under you that will allow you to be sustained by the commissions from your current clients and you can keep building from there. This is not a get rich quick job but can be very rewarding. I wish you the best of luck in your future endevours. You may want to consider interning for an agent to see if this is what you really think it is.
When you start your own agency plan on 50-65 hours per week for the 3 years minimum. You will be able to cut back afte that.
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They sell people the policies that the State Farm adjusters deny coverage on. They are the second part of the scam. They come directly after advertising, which is the first part of the scam and directly before the adjusters which is the worst part of the scam because they routinely lie and attempt to deceive people who have already dealt with a great deal of hardship. Then they force you to file a lawsuit so that they can delay your claim in court for years knowing full well that most people can’t wait long enough and will end up settling before the case can get to trial and appeals dealt with.. You are right about one thing and that is they sure make a lot of money. Unfortunately, that money is money that rightfully should be going to insureds, but instead goes to the massive corporation that is the Snake Farm. Some prequisites would be that you have no morals, conscience or caring. If those attributes describe you, then you should probably apply and make lots of money.
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The prerequisites to be a state farm insurance agent are to have a "salesperson" mentality. This means you can connect with people very well, and also, you can take rejection very well. Also, it helps if you have sales experience. Since you are in High School, you should try finding a job at a retail store such as Best Buy or something like that. Aim for a position where you deal directly with customers. This will give you some great experience and will look good on your resume. In the beginning, being an insurance agent really sucks. If you are hired, then you are trained, and then you're basically on your own. You have to find your own clients and this takes a really dedicated person to build up a large clientele. They often advise you to go through your own network, your friends and family, to get clients, and then your friends and family will refer you to their friends and family. This doesn't always work, and this kind of sucks because often times, people realize that the insurance they're selling to their friends and family is crap. Eventually, you can own your own State Farm franchise if you do really well, or you can keep selling insurance. This job is extremely tough and big money is not guaranteed. This is something you HAVE to be good at in order to be successful.
lol I agree with Ez E. Insurance companies are essentially cheating people, but we have to have it so we have no choice but to buy it. If you're okay with this, then go for it.
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Insurance companies are not cheating people, unless you have no morals. Insurance by definition mean to share risk. You are putting money into a pool, just in case you have a need and you can dip in to cover your losses. As for a career, it is a lot of hard work. You can look at becoming an agent as similar to becoming a Dr. You will intern for a quite awhile and not make much money at all. But after 5 years or more you will have a practice under you that will allow you to be sustained by the commissions from your current clients and you can keep building from there. This is not a get rich quick job but can be very rewarding. I wish you the best of luck in your future endevours. You may want to consider interning for an agent to see if this is what you really think it is.
When you start your own agency plan on 50-65 hours per week for the 3 years minimum. You will be able to cut back afte that.
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