Do Agents/FMOS Work on Friday Anymore?

[gordon112]

Does everybody leave on Friday, I made 3 different calls to IMO's, and one FMO, no answer...ah

 

[Josh]

I wasn't aware they worked Monday through Thursday

 

[VolAgent]

I wasn't aware they worked Monday through Thursday

Those are meeting days. Typically from 9:01 to 11:59, with lunch from 12:00 to 1:00 and an afternoon meeting from 1:01 to 4:59.

Your best times are 9:00, 11:59, 1:00 and 5:00, but if they are late, leave early or the meetings or lunch run long, you are SOL.

 

[gordon112]

...yuck, come to think of it I wouldn't do much on Friday afternoon but was still very active tell after lunch...so that's why I got on the horn early but no luck...man

 

[DS4]

The best time to catch a IMO/FMO is when you initially sign up. After that, you will never hear from them again.

 

[gordon112]

The best time to catch a IMO/FMO is when you initially sign up. After that, you will never hear from them again.

This statement is becoming more true as the hours pass by....man

 

[NCAgent]

Just send them a PM on the insurance forums. They'll respond back to you pretty quickly that way since they're always on it.

 

[Cenla Agent]

I've dealt with some that, to my recollection, shut it down at Noon on Friday. United Commercial Travelers was the same way when I was selling their Med Supp.

 

[Todd King]

I would love to be able to shut down after half a day on Friday but there's always too much work to be done. I guess some of the IMO's are lucky to be able to do that.

 

[Cenla Agent]

There's an old school FMO I've dealt with that forwards the phones to an answering service between 12 and 1 as well. About half the time when I'd think to call, it would be between those hours.

Since I tend to work late, I've thought of using an org. that is on Pacific time if I were to get into a market that's more complicated than what I do now. I knew a mortgage broker that used to do that.