“I want to sell insurance, but I don’t know how to get started.” This is something that insurance agents hear, and it’s easy to see why. Selling insurance is a great career! If you think it might be the right choice for you, don’t just wonder if you could really make...
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How to Sell Disability Insurance
The risk of disability is high, and many workers are unprepared for the financial consequences of an illness or injury. Insurance agents can help people protect their paychecks with disability insurance – earning themselves a nice commission in the process. You just...
Is Mental Illness a Disability?
Mental illnesses can be debilitating and can render a person unable to work or earn an income. But is mental illness a disability? The answer depends on the details and context. Insurance sales professionals need to help their clients understand their risks and...
How to Compare Long-Term Disability Insurance Quotes
When you’re shopping for disability insurance, one of the first things you’ll want to know is the cost. Since disability insurance premiums can vary significantly by company, receiving several long-term disability insurance quotes is the best way to find out what...
Which of the Following Disability Buy-Sell Agreements Is Best Suited for Your Business Clients?
When business partners create a company together, they have big hopes for the future. Unfortunately, things don’t always go as planned. Business failure isn’t the only potential problem, either. Sometimes, the business itself is performing well, but it’s the business...
How Changing Consumer Attitudes Are Opening the Door for Disability Insurance Sales
COVID-19 changed consumers’ lives forever — in a multitude of ways, including how they perceive insurance. In particular, ReMark’s 2021-22 Global Consumer Survey (GCS) found that changed attitudes about insurance were due to consumers’ concerns about risks to their...
The Frightening Facts about Disability Insurance
Ghosts and goblins may not need disability insurance, but the millions of U.S. workers who depend on a paycheck do. This October, many people will be watching horror movies and wearing scary costumes, but nothing is more frightening than facts about disability and...
Insurance Sales Strategies: Overcoming Indecisiveness
You can’t win them all – but you still want to close as many sales as possible. Losing sales to indecisiveness can be especially frustrating. The prospect isn’t providing an objection that you can counter. They’re not saying no. The pitch just kind of peters out. It’s...
How Disability Insurance Can Help with Unexpected Life Events
Agents – Share This Article With Your Clients! Sometimes life throws you a curveball. Disability insurance can help people manage many unexpected life events – and not just disability. Of course, disability insurance helps people replace a portion of their income when...
The Surprising Correlation Between Cross-Selling and Retention
It’s a great thing to be recognized as a company’s employee benefits broker of record. However, it’s a privilege that can be taken away at any time. You never want to leave the door open for competitors. That’s why it’s important to understand the correlation between...