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 Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:08 am Post subject: How does commission & residual income work? |
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Hi all,
I'm in the process of learning insurance industry, and would like to know how the commission and residual income work for life insurance. I'm ready to jump into this field once I'm clear with commission & residual part. Is there commission/residual income difference for working as independent for broker company and as captive at one particular company? Thank you so much for your help. |
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| Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:47 am Post subject: |
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IMO an independent agent or an agent working for a broker firm receives higher commission on sales than their captive counterparts. However, the residual income declines faster for an independent agent than captive agents working for a particular company.
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| Quote: | | I'm ready to jump into this field once I'm clear with commission & residual part. |
 Really? 
 Hmmmmmmmm, go get your license then we'll talk. 
Professional Insurance Agents earn a good living for the time spent.
Selling insurance is simple, but it's not easy.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 4:52 am Post subject: |
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You get paid when you work. If you don't work, no money, honey.
You can get a salaried position being captive but then you don't get the benefit of making as much money as you want to work for. It's up to you.
Salary for me = job and job= Just-Over-Broke. No thanks, I will work my tush off and keep my commissions. I work 80-90 hours a week sometimes... sometimes more but shhh don't tell anyone because I am not a work-a-holic!
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| Quote: | | Salary for me = job and job= Just-Over-Broke. No thanks |
Amen, sister!
What you just described is the ever relentless corporate structure who employ the cradle-to-grave mentality W-2 wage earner indentured servants, AKA, employees.
People think slavery ended with the Civil War, not so, DEBT makes you a slave to your employer/creditor.
Just like AIG is now a slave to the USA Gubment.
GM is now a slave to the USA Gubment.
The banks who are being bailed out are now slaves to the USA Gubment.
Yes, indeed...slavery is alive and well in Amerika, except now it's self imposed slavery because they've been SOLD on the idea that debt is good, buy now... pay dearly later.
And the "Masters" in Washington are loving every minute of this financial fiasco they themselves created.
You can't get out of debt by borrowing money.
AND...some advice for GM...if you are losing money on each and every car you sell you can't make it up on volume...
DO THE MATH! 
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| Quote: | | Professional Insurance Agents earn a good living for the time spent. |
I guess you're pointing to the independent agents over here..am I right!
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I will finish college in a year. I have a brother-in-law thats been in the industry for two years. He's been telling me that he will help me get started. Do you have any advice?
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Find out what he means by helping you. Find out what commission he is offering, what type of training, etc... Weigh out your options with others agents/agencies.
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| Quote: | | Find out what he means by helping you. Find out what commission he is offering, what type of training, etc... Weigh out your options with others agents/agencies. |
Agreed, further I'm worried about the kind of help he would be able to offer. I think he himself is very new to this field. In two years an agent doesn't even learn about the ways an insurance business occurs. I'd like to echo Gary over here.... | Quote: | | Selling insurance is simple, but it's not easy. |
. Hence, you also need to find out whether or not you're suitable for this career.
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