Hi everyone! I'm newly licensed in California. I have my L&H and P&C licenses. Initially, I was going to start with Symmetry. But now that I'm licensed, I no longer feel Symmetry is the right option for me after doing some research of my own on them, so I'm finding myself looking into how to proceed since Symmetry was my plan. Insurance is a whole new world to me. I'm looking for someone that is experienced that I can work with to learn the ropes and ask questions when I need support ... perhaps a mentor.
I feel like I'd like to get started with life insurance and auto insurance. I have a great relationship with a car dealership that will send me some business when they have a car buyer that needs auto insurance. And I've always felt that life insurance is something important that everyone should have so I'm passionate about life insurance. I'd like to be independent. I don't want to be a captive agent. I've been doing some reading and honestly, IMO's and FMO's sound like they're pretty much the same thing?? Please correct me if I'm wrong.
A little about me. I've been self-employed for 20+ years. I was in real estate for a bit and still hold a valid Cali real estate license. I really liked real estate until the buyers I was working with became primarily investors where I live and there's great money in it but I found myself no longer passionate about real estate because many people that dreamed of being home owners were priced out of the market due to investors coming in and driving home prices up and buying up homes. So, I took a break from real estate. I've been self-employed and co-owner with my hubs of our small two person business since 2010. I'm not new to the sales world ... but I am new to the insurance industry. I'm great to my clients and believe in providing great service. I've worked with people from all walks of life and all ages. I'm not an aggressive sales person and even though I've been in sales, I don't see myself as a sales person. I see myself as someone that provides a service to people. I build relationships and trust with my clients and that has served me well as most clients will send me referrals because they trust me.
I'm also able to create my own leads. My hubs builds sales funnels and can create and run ads for me.
Any feedback on where to start, how to get started and companies that would be great to get started with that provide support for those just getting started and still have a lot to learn is greatly appreciated. Thank you
I feel like I'd like to get started with life insurance and auto insurance. I have a great relationship with a car dealership that will send me some business when they have a car buyer that needs auto insurance. And I've always felt that life insurance is something important that everyone should have so I'm passionate about life insurance. I'd like to be independent. I don't want to be a captive agent. I've been doing some reading and honestly, IMO's and FMO's sound like they're pretty much the same thing?? Please correct me if I'm wrong.
A little about me. I've been self-employed for 20+ years. I was in real estate for a bit and still hold a valid Cali real estate license. I really liked real estate until the buyers I was working with became primarily investors where I live and there's great money in it but I found myself no longer passionate about real estate because many people that dreamed of being home owners were priced out of the market due to investors coming in and driving home prices up and buying up homes. So, I took a break from real estate. I've been self-employed and co-owner with my hubs of our small two person business since 2010. I'm not new to the sales world ... but I am new to the insurance industry. I'm great to my clients and believe in providing great service. I've worked with people from all walks of life and all ages. I'm not an aggressive sales person and even though I've been in sales, I don't see myself as a sales person. I see myself as someone that provides a service to people. I build relationships and trust with my clients and that has served me well as most clients will send me referrals because they trust me.
I'm also able to create my own leads. My hubs builds sales funnels and can create and run ads for me.
Any feedback on where to start, how to get started and companies that would be great to get started with that provide support for those just getting started and still have a lot to learn is greatly appreciated. Thank you
