Insurance Agents and Their Role

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By Ed Hulse


Insurance agents and their role today are very important to every single adult person in the modern world. In some way, every person needs this professional whether they are homeowner, car owner, home-renter, or someone who earns income. The agent is responsible for assessing the coverage needs of their clients and then selling the client the appropriate coverage.

The role of the insurance agent is very important though. The agent works on behalf of the companies offering coverage and is a salesperson. Remember the classic picture of the door to door insurance salesman. Part of his or her salary is based on the commission of sales.

The relationship between the agent and the customer is ideally long lasting and trusted. An agent should have the client's best interest at heart. Avoiding selling too much unneeded coverage will go a long way to make a client trust the agent.

The agent's job is to ask a lot of questions of the customers. The broker has to know exactly what a situation is so they can assess customer recommended coverage. Someone seeking coverage will help themselves by answering all of these questions honestly and truthfully.

This is a regulated industry so it is important to be checking the legitimacy of the agent. Since there are many long-standing agencies, it is best to do business with one of these or any other proven reputable company. Beware of scam artists and crooks in this business and never give your money or information to an agent without first doing your homework on that person or the company they represent.

This industry is also very competitive regarding prices. Do a little shopping a comparing when starting with a company. Though a contract is not usually longer than 6 months or so, it is best to start with a company you will want to stay with for a long time. Rates often go down the longer one remains a customer.




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