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I have been looking into the insurance field for a number of months now and have taken all of my classes for L&H, but have not yet tested. IÂ've had a fairly successful past in Sales & Marketing as well as entrepreneurial ventures over the past 25 years, but I am prepared for a change.
My personal tendency would be to jump into this industry as an independent, but am looking seriously at a couple of captive situations – mostly because of information previously posted on this (and the previous) forum regarding training, mentoring and experience. By the way, I am in a new city and do not have a massive database of local family and friends.
I have two questions:
1) Increasingly, the financial groups are in the insurance business, (Ameriprise, Principal, Merrill Lynch) and the insurance groups are in the financial business (Northwestern Mutual, MetLife, Farm Bureau). I have an interest in insurance over financial planning. Should I limit my discussions to the latter groups, or is the Â"one stop shoppingÂ" of the financial services groups the direction of the future?
2) Does anyone have direct experience with Farm Bureau Services, or more specifically, Rural Mutual Insurance?
Thank you for any feedback.
My personal tendency would be to jump into this industry as an independent, but am looking seriously at a couple of captive situations – mostly because of information previously posted on this (and the previous) forum regarding training, mentoring and experience. By the way, I am in a new city and do not have a massive database of local family and friends.
I have two questions:
1) Increasingly, the financial groups are in the insurance business, (Ameriprise, Principal, Merrill Lynch) and the insurance groups are in the financial business (Northwestern Mutual, MetLife, Farm Bureau). I have an interest in insurance over financial planning. Should I limit my discussions to the latter groups, or is the Â"one stop shoppingÂ" of the financial services groups the direction of the future?
2) Does anyone have direct experience with Farm Bureau Services, or more specifically, Rural Mutual Insurance?
Thank you for any feedback.