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Life Insurance Sales Techniques to Double Your Policy Sales

2012-01-15T07:00:00.001-08:00

Selling life insurance policies can be great. After all when you look at the real "need" of insurance it is inevitable that someone will have to use this type of policy. The same can't be said of other policies. Everyone will at some point be able to "cash in" their life insurance simply because no on lives forever!

Despite it being applicable to everyone it's not always the easiest type of insurance to sell. Regardless of economic conditions people seem to want to cheat death. They say they aren't old enough to need it. Others may say they don't want to bet on themselves dying. There are countless reasons that prospects avoid investing in life insurance. Sadly most traditional life insurance sales techniques send the agent in the wrong direction.

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Most techniques tell agents to preach the benefits of the policy. Other techniques may tell you that you should scare your prospect and make them feel uncomfortable. Tell them the horror stories of people who lost loved ones far too early. While some of the old techniques may get you a policy or two weekly it will still leave you stuck in survival mode.

To be on the path to a seven figure net income selling life insurance policies I invite you to consider the following techniques.

Why should someone use you? - There are 1,000's of life insurance agents in your local area, what makes you different? You better not answer with "great service" or "honest". How can you save people time and money by them calling you? When you can answer that question in less than 10 seconds you will have a marketing message that you can use on all of your marketing. Stop Selling - People don't like to be sold to. Stop selling them on the benefits of life insurance. Instead of having scripts that are statements, consider transforming your scripts into interest piquing questions. Interest piquing questions will get the prospect looking to you for more help. The questions will have the prospect identifying you as the expert, not as a "sales person". Daily Marketing - To start selling more policies identify 1 marketing system that you can put into action. Not advertising where you throw your money and hope, but marketing where you can track leads and how well they convert. A single marketing system could be good for a few policies a week. Decide on 1 and put it into action.

To get on the path to doubling your life insurance policy sales means putting simple techniques of a marketing message, interest piquing questions, and daily marketing into action. Put just these 3 into your business and watch your business grow.

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Life Insurance Sales Techniques to Double Your Policy Sales

Mortgage Protection Insurance Leads - The Great Secret to Annuity Sales

2012-01-09T23:54:00.001-08:00

I have used this for years to find annuity prospects. For just a moment think about annuity sales and what comes to mind is the financial planner/estate planner/ certified senior advisor/ it just keeps going.

All those charts and new ways to explain how indexed annuities work and how much we all need to buy them. After awhile it becomes such a chore to compete with them and soon you will be looking for a simpler method to sell annuities. It seems to me the simpler method the better and I think most prospects feel the way I do...just show me the benefits and if it makes sense to me then I will buy the annuity.

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I have a very simple method for making things simpler and to provide myself with virtually unlimited people to see....That method is the back door approach and here it is.

Mortgage protection insurance leads! You heard me right; they are a wonderful way to back door into an annuity sale. Just think about it for a minute. A new mortgage should be protected for the family in the event of death or disability. If the man is the bread winner and the stay at home spouse needs to be there for the sake of the family then what would happen if he died? How would she exist and keep the family together? Maybe she could return to work and maybe she couldn't. Either way it is a perceived need and almost everyone wants to be protected. Mortgage protection insurance is a simple sale and if you are smart...can lead to an annuity sale.

Here is how I do it. After my needs presentation I always ask a few questions such as:

o How long have you been at your current job? (potential 401 k rollover)

o Do you own life insurance? (potential conversion or possible combination with the mortgage protection policy)

o Do you own an IRA? (possible annuity sale)

o Do you own an annuity? (possible rollover, 1035)

o Do you own mutual funds? (possible annuity sales)

The list can go on and on. There is a secret about mortgage protection insurance and it is this....most people do not think of it as life insurance!. It is considered a need for family survival because we all need a house that is ours and nothing feels better than not having a mortgage....it is the basic safe harbor instinct.

Use direct mail and cover an area for leads. A return of 1-2% is successful, make the appointment and do the mortgage protection pitch and then turn the process into a fact finder and a two call close. No other mortgage protection insurance salespeople are doing it and it makes you stand out. Plus you will be accumulating clients instead of policies. It is how you build a business and a profession instead of always needing the next sale.

Be a professional and not an amateur by doing something everyone else will not do. Plus regardless of how you are currently selling nothing makes you sharper or helps you think on your feet more than 5-6 appointments a day.

It is a very easy sale and it is one that no one is doing.

Mortgage Protection Insurance Leads - The Great Secret to Annuity Sales

Cheap Life Insurance Leads

2012-01-04T16:54:00.001-08:00

Life insurance is considered to be a ripe market. The need never dies out as young members of the population join the workforce or start earning enough to invest in more life insurance. However, with the increase in people to be covered by life insurance, the number of companies offering life insurance plans suited to the needs of the people have also increased.

There has been a rise in competition among insurance companies as well as increasing numbers of people who need life insurance leads to sustain their life insurance business. Several changes have occurred in the way insurance transactions are made that make it possible for agents to get cheap life insurance leads to increase their business.

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One of the best ways to get cheap life insurance leads is to visit websites that provide such leads. These companies take advantage of technology to gather data on the people who want life insurance. Several informational websites have been created that can be visited by people interested in life insurance. These websites compare the features of the various policies available from various companies and provide other useful information. These website also gather the contact details of these visitors. These are called leads, as the person is already aware of life insurance and is at the same time looking for a life insurance policy.

These companies then pass these leads to insurance companies or agents who follow up with these people, and depending, on their skill and expertise with selling insurance policies, manage to sell them a policy. Thus, these online companies play a major role in providing cheap life insurance leads to agents.

Alternately, an agent, who has become an expert himself, can set up a website to solicit these leads for himself. This is one of the cheapest ways to generate leads, as it only requires the agent to spend on the website and on getting the right kind of content for the site that helps people.

However, one disadvantage of such leads provided by Internet companies is that these leads are not properly screened. Also, there is the chance that the company providing the leads is not totally ethical and may provide the same lead to another agent as well. This leads to a clash of interest between two agents, and this may not be good for the business of either of them.

Another way to get cheap life insurance leads is through referrals. Satisfied customers are usually happy to provide referrals to their friends and acquaintances who might be potential customers.

Hence, though cheap life insurance leads are definitely possible in today?s world, one need to tread the path with caution to avoid unnecessary expenditure on leads that do not provide desired results.

Cheap Life Insurance Leads

Over 70 - Life Insurance - Is This for You?

2011-12-30T10:00:00.001-08:00

If you are over 70, life insurance may be something you are considering.

Many of us reach our golden years and may not have saved as much as we would have liked. One thing you can do is provide the funds for your loved ones to pay the bills you leave behind.

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In fact, the National Association of Funeral Directors estimates that the average funeral expenses are over ,500. In addition, many of us have credit card bills and taxes due upon our passing.

When you're over 70 life insurance can protect your family and provide the money needed to make sure your bills are paid. Also, life insurance can provide funds to help make your family's life a little easier - to provide for them after you're gone.

One option for life insurance for people over 70 is simplified issue life insurance.

Simplified issue life insurance offers you an easy online application. You answer a few health questions and find out within minutes usually, if you qualify for a policy.

Once you are qualified, you may be able to pay your first month's premium online and begin your coverage the same day.

Several insurance companies offer you this type of policy; however, you want to make sure you choose a reputable carrier. Also, some of these policies offer graded benefits. This means you do not have full coverage until one or two years after you purchase the policy, in most cases.

Make sure you understand how the policy works before you choose a plan. Also, make sure you can afford the monthly premiums so you can continue the coverage once you start your policy.

Remember, life insurance is for those you leave behind. If it makes sense in your situation to buy life insurance, then it may be the right choice for you. If you have saved enough money to pay for all of your outstanding bills, your taxes and debt, you may not need life insurance at this time in your life.

Also, if you can't afford it, don't buy it. You may be throwing money away by starting a policy that you cancel in a month or two.

If you have any questions, call the insurance company direct and speak with a customer service representative to get all your questions answered before you buy a policy.

Whether you are on medication or not, you may be able to qualify for a life insurance policy that meets your needs and fits your budget. But, you'll never know unless you take that next step, and apply for coverage.

Over 70 - Life Insurance - Is This for You?

How a Blind Annuity Insurance Agent Tripled His Income in Just 90 DAys

2011-12-25T02:36:00.001-08:00

Had a phone call from an agent who said that by following these five marketing strategies he went from being blind about marketing to tripling his annuity production.

Check it out...

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1. He was blind to the fact that he needed a good quality mailing list to use when he mailed out a series of postcards he received from our marketing system. In fact by following our "3-Step Postcard System" and mailing a 1,000 to 1500 postcards every week his production increased.

In addition, he found by mailing the same prospects at least three times over a three month period his response increased.

2. He was blind to the marketing fact that he had a horrible phone approach and door approach that cost him sales. He took our advice and by using just three key words he was able to set two appointments for every six seniors called who had received his postcard, but never responded to his 800 number or website he placed on the postcard.

These three magic words I've tested for years and I could personally call in the morning just six seniors (preferably widows) and I would have two solid booked appointments for the afternoon.

3. In addition, he learned in my marketing system that he was blind to how to approach prospect at their door. I gave him a door approach that I used when I was full time in the field working that allowed me a 65% in the house ratio for the initial interview. He used this approach with the people who he mailed out the postcards, but never responded to his request for a free report, or a benefit kit.

4. And that's not all...he was blind to the fact how important it was to stay in touch with his current client base on a monthly basis. He uses both our Annuity Pro Lead Capture Web Page and monthly Client Newsletter to stay in touch with his clients.

5. And here's the kicker...he started using our referral technique that gave him an average of three referrals on every appointment.

You will slap your forehead when you learn this technique.

The above five steps allowed this agent to average three solid appointments per day and literally triple his annuity production.

You can read more success stories and also my story how I was a lead junkie and always had 50 new leads a week in my shoebox on my front seat.

How a Blind Annuity Insurance Agent Tripled His Income in Just 90 DAys

Do You Need Mortgage Payment Protection Insurance?

2011-12-19T19:36:00.001-08:00

When buying a home, there are many things that go into your mortgage. On your good faith estimate, you may see several types of insurance that you don't even know what are. Both you and your lender want you to keep your home. The lender does not want you to default, it cost money to foreclose. That is why they ask for so many different types of insurance. For example, if you put less than 20% down, you will be required to pay for private mortgage insurance. This insurance is purely for the lender, not for you.

But one type of insurance that may be offered to you is mortgage insurance. This protects both the bank and your family. If you pass away, the insurance policy will pay off the remainder of your mortgage balance. Your family gets to keep the home and the bank gets its money. You may also be offered this insurance on your auto loans, secured loans, signature loans and credit cards. The same idea applies to all of these loans. In the case of your death, the policy pays off the debt.

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But you shouldn't just jump for this type of coverage. It depends on your situation.

My parents had it on three of my father's credit cards. They did not have life insurance as my father was quite elderly and not in great health. Their credit cards were there only debt. When he passed, the insurance paid these cards. Yes, my mother probably paid the amount covered to the company in premiums, but it was a nice situation for her to have them all taken care of. She didn't have to dip into her savings.

Personally, my husband and I have life insurance. We don't need mortgage insurance because we have adequate life insurance coverage to meet any future needs in the case of one of us passing. If you already have insurance coverage, you don't need to pay for dual coverage.

If you don't already have life insurance, is mortgage insurance a good idea?

Remember that the bank is a money lender, not an insurance provider. You are more likely to have better premiums and coverage through term life insurance than from the bank. Also, the premiums on your mortgage payment protection, also called MPP, remain the same throughout the life of your mortgage. But the balance of your mortgage is decreasing. You are paying the same for less coverage. Doesn't make a lot of sense.

The most important thing to remember is that the mortgage insurance will only take care of your mortgage. If you pass on, there will still be other bills to be paid. It is a good idea to forgo the mortgage insurance and take out life insurance, if possible. If you aren't able to get life insurance due to various medical reasons, then by all means, protect your mortgage.

Do You Need Mortgage Payment Protection Insurance?

How to Lead a Healthy Life

2011-12-14T12:36:00.001-08:00

Getting older puts health and life in a completely different light. Staying health is our most important job, because we only get one chance. There are many parts of being healthy; one without the other will collapse the entire pyramid.

There are five main steps that you need to complete to lead a healthy life:

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1. Your body needs energy: Feeding your body the right foods in the right amount of proportions is the perfect way to get that energy. You need three servings of dairy products, three servings of good protein, four servings of fruits, five servings of vegetables, and 10 servings of grains and cereals. Cut back on that food you know you should not eat, like candy, chips, and sodas.

2. Your body needs movement: Everyone knows that exercise is a key part of being healthy, even if we do not like it. Exercise is not only to keep off weight, it can make your body more flexible and thus can prevent many types of injuries, builds better bones, strengthens your immune system, and can prevent depression. Try to get at least an hour of exercise three times a week, minimum to keep a healthy body.

3. Your mind is an integral part of your health: If you are continually stressed, work long hours, and have no time for yourself, your health is going to suffer. Getting enough sleep, going out to have fun, and being with your family can do wonders for a healthy mind.

4. Cut out harmful habits: Your body is not made for consuming large amounts of alcohol or drugs. Smoking is a common vice for people; however, it is taking years off your life and damaging your body with every puff. Other drugs are obviously much more serious and should be completely taken out if you care about your body at all.

5. Visit your doctor regularly: If something hurts, something's wrong. You need to visit your doctor regularly enough so he/she can take your health and make better diagnosis.

Living a healthy life may seem difficult at first, but it is a guaranteed way to feel better about yourself and your life.

How to Lead a Healthy Life

4 Ways of Gathering Insurance Leads

2011-12-09T05:18:00.001-08:00

Gathering insurance leads may be one of the most difficult job of an insurance agent. That is why, it is required that every agent needs to be fully equipped with all the different ideas on how to acquire successful leads. Actually, leads are not that difficult to get if you already know what to do and where to go, however, to those who are just starting off, here are some of the simplest and most useful ways to fulfill your goals

Use the newspaper - One of the best ways to find qualified prospects without having direct acquiring is be to basically stick to the newspaper. A lot of local papers constantly give out information about certain occasions such as births, and also other lifestyle transitions. Pay attention to their names and other descriptions, contact them and offer your assistance concerning their insurance.
Search online - Because of the continuous growth of the technology, our lives was made easer than before. The internet for example, can be of big help to agents. There are a lot of qualified insurance leads from different providers online. They will do the rest of the job and all you got to do is to purchase the leads. There are also certain things that you should give out to them such as the type of leads you are looking for and what you are offering. This information will be used in order to sort out different leads and land on the prospect you are looking for. After you have obtained these leads, you can then successfully close deals.
Develop your own site - Another option is to create and develop your own website. However, this process may be quite costly because you will not only have to create a site, but you also have to highly optimize it in order to come out on the top ranks of search engines. There are a lot of ways to promote your site such as article writing, email marketing, and many more. You can also hire a SEO specialist to do all the work for you. After you have fully developed your website, leads will surely come to you.
Stick to the basics - Not because there are already tons of new gadgets that can be used means that the old ways are no longer useful. After you have acquired leads thru the use of the internet, you can go back to the old ways such as making phone calls or talking personally. However, if you are going to do this, you should be convincing and confident enough for people to trust you. That it why, the sales talk and convincing power are the most required things if you are going to offer your services to clients. You have to make them believe that they really need your service and also, make them comfortable with you. The key to a successful sales talk is to make them understand how important having insurance is and how would their life be without it.

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4 Ways of Gathering Insurance Leads

The Top Homeowners Insurance Leads Generation Companies

2011-12-03T22:18:00.001-08:00

As a Property and Casualty agent in the highly competitive market of insurance, it is important to market and promote your business to stay profitable. While many agents choose to advertise within their book of business for up-sell opportunities, others recognize the importance of not only retention but also expansion. Homeowner insurance leads are an asset to agents actively marketing their business. Not only can agents close sales on Home Insurance, but they also have their foot in the door to cross sell to other products including auto insurance, life insurance, disability insurance and other financial-related products. Leads can be purchased by many third-party companies. Knowing which companies offer the highest quality leads with the highest closing ratios will benefit your production.

Homeowners Insurance Leads Direct is a popular choice offering agents a choice between a number of leads in a real-time database. With thousands upon thousands of homeowners prospects, agents can conveniently narrow their target audience between property value, known risk, and area narrowed down to zip code. With the choice to purchase both shared and exclusive leads, you can expand your horizons and receive immediate delivery of contact information and data.

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The real-time database includes both existing homeowners coming up on renewal, as well as home buyers who are closing escrow. With leads that are check for quality prior to submission, Homeowners Leads Direct guarantees accurate quoting information and contact numbers or your money back. With instant email delivery, agents can contact customers immediately and begin their sales presentation via the phone or face-to-face. Sign up for a free account to browse leads in your area, and only pay for the leads you select.

Most homeowner leads generation companies send you prospects. With the ability to browse through leads and home values, agents can determine which leads could be profitable for their agency and affordable for the client. Increase the production of your insurance agency and close more sales by signing up to become a member online.

The Top Homeowners Insurance Leads Generation Companies

Life Insurance - Who Needs It?

2011-11-28T15:18:00.001-08:00

When most people were asked, they said they would gladly give up their luxury monthly charges for their T.V and mobiles if they found money was a bit tight if it meant that they could keep their life insurance policy.

According to a leading insurance company, the majority of people, at 71%, said that television would be the least important luxury to them in times of financial crisis, closely followed by their mobile phones with 47% of people saying that they could get rid if their mobiles, in fact only 11% of people would be willing to give up their life insurance if they were ever struggling financially.

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Almost a third of people asked said that they believed life insurance to be the most important insurance policy, something made clear by the fact that 42% of people choose a policy according to their specifications as opposed to only 25% of people who select their life insurance quotes based solely on the price.

However, do all people who have a life assurance policy actually need it? Numerous young adults are being sold life insurance policies as they are cheaper to take out when you are younger, although, the irony is that if the young adult does not have children, then they have no need for the policy, regardless of the price. Another example of people who are not gaining from their policy are people in their 50's who have policies were the premiums are draining them of their cash meaning that far less will be left to their loved ones.

Those who would require a life insurance policy are young couples who have children and established families who would find things difficult if one of them were to die, including any member of the family who works from home, as covering the housework and childcare, for example, may be difficult for the rest of the surviving family.

Life Insurance - Who Needs It?

Life Estate Deed And Its Uses In Medicaid Planning

2011-11-23T08:18:00.001-08:00

Medicaid planning can be very difficult to understand but understanding the uses of a Life Estate Deed in Medicaid planning can help you land a few lucrative annuity sales per year.

To have a better understanding of all of the aspects about Medicaid planning you should read Transmittal 64 the Section of dealing with Annuities (Medicaid Annuities and Life Estates). To give a brief synopsis of what you will read in the section about the life estate deed, it explains that a person can not have constructive ownership of the property, and that just having a " life estate in the property " does not mean you have ownership as long as you do not have the right to sell, mortgage, or convey the property. So the deed should be written giving you and your spouse ( the right to live in the home ) a life estate in the property with "no rights to sell, mortgage, or convey the property". In addition to this statement another statement must be made giving the property or the " remainderman" to the children for or other valuable consideration. Quite simply your giving the property to the children for and giving yourself the right to live in the house for the remainder of your lives. The waiting period to qualify the transaction as a non countable asset is now five years.

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The information contained in this article is to give you a starting point in educating yourself, and it is advised that you should read Transmittal 64 and completely understand it before speaking about the importance of the deed transfer. Matter of fact is this is just enough information to get you in trouble, remember that you are on an attorney, so speak to an Elder Law attorney in your state before proceeding.

Life Estate Deed And Its Uses In Medicaid Planning

Why Take Out Life Cover?

2011-11-18T01:00:00.001-08:00

How much you pay for life cover would depend on many factors with one of the being the type of cover you choose. It is however a very worthwhile product to have as it would leave you family something to fall back on financially in the event of your death.

Your loved ones would not be left struggling financially in the short term and they would be able to fall back on the financial benefits from your policy as a means of keeping up with the essential bills that come into the home each month. It can also be used to clear any outstanding loans and your mortgage.

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Life insurance is needed to give you peace of mind as you do not know what is around the corner. Accident and illness crop up at anytime and no one lives forever so insuring against the inevitable is essential.

The insurance can be taken out for a premium paid each month based on many factors. Your life is covered throughout the term of the policy.

If you make a comparison using a specialist website when considering life cover then you are often able to make the biggest savings on cover while ensuring you get more than enough cover. You are also able to compare exclusions in the cover.

Two things that go towards setting the cost of your premiums are whether you are a smoker or a drinker. If you do both then the premiums will be set higher as there is more chance of you suffering from life threatening illnesses. If you want to save money on the premiums then cut out both.

Individuals considering insuring their life who are over a certain age can often get cheaper and more affordable policy if they look with companies offering special deals for certain age groups. Some of these also come with no medicals too. However, there will be a limit to the amount that you can get insured for.

If you are fit and well then the cost of your premiums for your policy will work out cheaper than if you are unfit and overweight. A good diet and exercise plan can help to shave something off the premiums and of course you feel better in yourself.

If you and your partner are taking out policy they look for a joint policy and take out life cover at the same time, this can lead to you paying cheaper premiums.

How much insurance you will need depends on your individual requirements. As a rule of thumb, use your annual salary multiplied by 10 to come to an estimate as to how much you policy you need to take out when insuring your life. This will be a starting point; however you also have to take into account factors in your life such as children; their education costs; and your mortgage.

There are many policy companies out there so when taking out something as important as life cover it is essential to choose an ethical policy provider that is not going to disappear overnight. Your broker can help you find the right one.

Why Take Out Life Cover?

Pre-Approach Letters Keeping You From Selling Insurance?

2011-11-12T17:54:00.001-08:00

Are you using pre-approach letters in an effort to secure appointments? How well are those letters working for you? If your results are less than you'd like this article will help you make some adjustments to those letters and improve your insurance sales results.

Realize when you take the time and spend the money to actually mail a pre-approach letter that letter has to produce results greater than the costs associated with the mailing. If it doesn't then continuing to do what doesn't work isn't going to produce different results. No big surprise there yet it amazes me how people will continue to send a letter they already know doesn't work and expect a miracle.

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There is an incremental process that has to happen to have a pre-approach letter work for you. The first step in the process is getting your letter opened. Don't use one of your fancy letter head envelopes when mailing these letters.

If you want your letter to get opened it absolutely has to look like a personal correspondence. The easiest and cheapest way to do that is to use a plain envelope hand addressed and sent using a live stamp. A live stamp is just a postage stamp like you buy at the post office versus any kind of bulk meter postage.

Your reader is standing over the waste basket sorting their mail and deciding what gets put aside to look at, and what gets immediately thrown away. They open yours because they're curious as to who is sending them a letter. You've succeeded in the first step.

When they pull your letter out of the envelope it must still look like a personal message, so again don't use your fancy letter head paper because when you do you immediately trigger their defenses. As they begin to read your letter your first sentence must clearly communicate the value to them in reading your message. They must immediately get that you get what's going on with them.

The reader will not perceive value in an offer from you for a free review or a personal appointment. They're thinking so what. You're a complete stranger they don't know anything about you and they certainly don't see any reason to give you an appointment. That's the wrong offer.

The right offer will provide them with something that does have perceived value for them. Offer them something they do want and tell them the exact actions to get the offer. Then allow them to reach out to you first.

Some will reach out immediately others won't. You need a system to properly follow-up with each person. Your objective when you call the people who reached out to you is to determine if this person is a good potential client for you. Only extend an offer for an appointment to the people highly qualified to work with you who realize there may be a reason to meet with you and learn more.

Look at your current pre-approach letter and match it up against the recommendations in this article. Improve and refine your letter. Then make sure you carefully select who you'll send those letters to.

When you learn how to develop your own highly proprietary list versus throwing money away on lists that will never produce like a well developed list you'll enjoy great results from your letters. You won't throw away precious marketing dollars sending tons of letters that don't produce when you can selectively send small numbers that consistently produce highly qualified leads. Selling insurance doesn't have to be so hard if you'll just stop doing the things that don't work and learn how to do the things that do.

Pre-Approach Letters Keeping You From Selling Insurance?

Cheap Engagement Present Suggestions For Under $50

2011-11-07T10:36:00.001-08:00

There are plenty of fantastic presents that can be given for engagements, which can be discovered for under fifty dollars. Even though the busy couple are working out their life together and perhaps looking into more serious things like Mortgage Life Insurance for their future, the job of the guests attending the engagement is to consider what fun gifts to give and let things like California Life Insurance left to the newly engaged.

A lot of partners probably have not organized a gift registry since it is just after the proposal stage, so you may well be left to think about a gift idea on your own.

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If you are great friends with the couple, then half the battle of what to buy them is won. In case you are unsure about what they like, have hope, there are suitable gifts that most everyone would enjoy. More often than not finding a gift that both of them will enjoy is the best option. Knick-knacks for their garden or maybe unique kitchenware for their new life together might be a terrific way to commemorate their new beginnings.

Below are a few engagement present suggestions beneath to help you out:

Picnic Basket With a Twist

Lots of couple's love to picnic at the beach or park together. Jazz up a traditional picnic basket for two. You can find traditional looking picnic baskets and add to that some food for romance. You cannot go wrong when you take the romantic path, even if the couple is pie eating-football fans types, picnics and romance outdoors for newly engaged couples can be a great present. Fill their basket up with their favorite wine, and some outdoor picnic tools, like posh plates and cutlery. And add some non-perishable food, or food with a long shelf like at the very least.

Engagement Gift Baskets

Engagement gift baskets make great presents that can be given to the happy couple at their engagement party or even posted to them should you not be able to attend.. Due to the availability of gift baskets and a variety of ideas these days, simply fruit or wine doesn't have to be your only option. Think about the things that they love to do, love to eat, love to play; you can even add things like a year's supply of movie tickets. The options are endless and it can be so much fun putting it together yourself, or going to a gift basket service company that can do it for you if you don't have the time.

You do not need to go crazy with engagement presents in price, something simple to offer them in their celebration of their love and new life together. A gift is a symbol of your happiness for their engagement. With the amount of engagements and weddings that come up and seemingly all at the same time once you get to a certain age, people do not really expect you to spend a fortune. A gift of love and thought is always nice.

Cheap Engagement Present Suggestions For Under

How to Avoid Mortgage Pitfalls

2011-11-02T04:36:00.001-07:00

There comes a time in just about everyone's life when they will try to obtain a mortgage. Becoming a homeowner is part of the American dream, but sometimes the excitement gets in the way of paying attention and not really understanding the type of mortgage you are getting. This is basically why there is now a high foreclosure rate and the industry of mortgage loans has become one that is in a heap of trouble. Paying attention to the terms of the mortgage you are getting, whether it is a mortgage to buy a home or a mortgage refinance, is one way to avoid future problems.

One of the major reasons the foreclosure rate has skyrocketed over the last several years is due to the obscene amount of ARM's that borrowers have taken on. An ARM is an adjustable rate mortgage. This type of mortgage was mostly given to sub-prime borrowers, meaning they were given to people who had less than perfect credit. While they may seem like a good deal at the time, these adjustable rate mortgages usually present future problems. Many unfortunate consumers are now dealing with and are why the foreclosure rates have been so high over the last several years.

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An adjustable rate mortgage starts with a low rate, but that rate is only valid for a specific period of time. Typically, the term of the initial rate is anywhere from 90 days to 36 months. Once this period is over the interest rate on the mortgage will be based on the prime rate at the time plus a couple of percentage points, which all depends on the terms of the mortgage note you have signed. Not only have these loans affected home buyers, but also those who have taken out mortgage equity loans and even those who have done a home loan refinance.

What many fail to realize is that once the interest rate goes up, so will the monthly payment. Depending on the new rate, this could mean paying hundreds of dollars more each month. For example, instead of paying 00 per month, once the rate changes the payment could be 00, 00, or more. This is what has brought about the inability of many consumers to continue to make their mortgage payments and sent the foreclosure rates through the roof.

Another problem that has effected those who have taken out mortgage loans in the last several years is that of balloon mortgages. These loans can also present a problem because similar to an ARM. The terms of this loan change once the balloon payment becomes due. With this type of mortgage, you can get a good rate to begin with, but after a specific number of months there are no longer monthly payments that are required on the mortgage.

Instead, the total loan amount becomes due. This means that if you can not refinance the mortgage prior to the balloon payment coming due, you will be required to somehow come up with the money to pay off the entire loan. How many people can actually accomplish this? It's no wonder the foreclosure rates have gotten as bad as they are.

To avoid the pitfalls of these mortgages. You need to know what you are signing and make sure the terms of the mortgage will not hurt you in the future. It doesn't matter if you have good credit or poor credit. Shopping around for a mortgage and making sure the terms fit your needs not only now, but in the future, is important.

Things can go wrong no matter if it is a purchase, mortgage refinance, or mortgage equity loan. There are many mortgage companies that want your business, so shop around. Don't get sucked into a deal that seems to good to be true or just because you trust that your mortgage rep knows what is best for you. Doing your homework will help you find the right mortgage without having to subject yourself to something that will come back to haunt you in the future.

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Insurance Leads and Cold Calling Can Cause Confusions - Stop Buying Insurance Leads!

2011-10-27T21:36:00.001-07:00

Understanding the headaches and frustration massive insurance agents suffer by cold calling people day in an out after paying for worn out insurance leads.

I am compelled to write this article about Internet Leads, Life Insurance Leads, Health Insurance Leads, Homeowners Insurance Leads, etc. and why it has been a huge waste of money and time for the majority of insurance brokers and agents in the insurance industry. I am grateful for such a great resource like EzineArticles which is a powerful tool in communication to the masses!

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Agents all over the United States are constantly bombarded with solicitations daily with new lead programs from many different insurance lead providers. I have a friend who is an insurance agent and owes her insurance company money for insurance leads. She is required to buy a certain portion of leads on a monthly basis.

Feeling the pressure from your own insurance boss to close more deals i call this The Greatest Scam of all Times when it comes to (Internet Insurance Leads). Internet leads or leads generated by companies online are about 90% frivolous = trash. The great big lie that we only share these leads with one other insurance company, but when you eventually call, the bottom line is that 5 to 7 others called before you. Wolves in Sheep clothing is what i call these camouflaged as exclusive leads.

Decent insurance leads come to light about once every 20-25 leads. That is a minimum of 0 to run into that decent lead. This does not include the greatest expense, labor and time spent on19 to 25 other leads that did not pan out. This can be burdening on the insurance agent who is not good at closing and has issues dealing with rejection. After calling so many insurance leads and getting the big NO I AM NOT INTERESTED, and the agent apologizing to maintain his integrity, after saying sorry so many times, they begin to feel sorry.

So what specifically these insurance lead generating companies are doing wrong? What is happening with the conversion rates? As you continue to read i will disclose some hidden secrets.

Would you like to know the insurance lead generating companies that are literally giving insurance brokers and agents tons of garbage no good leads? if you do a query on google, msn, yahoo and many other search engines, you'll find that a vast majority of them dominate top rankings in these search engines for terms like heath insurance leads, mortgage leads, life insurance leads and more.

One way these major companies generate leads is buying these positions on the search engines with (PPC) pay per click advertising. Many companies invest aggressively in search engine optimization to technically dominate good positioning on search engines (Organic Listings). Paying several web masters to aggressively design lead capture pages to generate leads is also a tool used once they are dominating top search engine rankings. Mind you a good portion of them do not know much about the Insurance Business, but generating the leads, they master it!

If you have a hefty budget to invest on (PPC) Pay Per Click, companies like Google Adwords will place your insurance website at the very top almost immediately as long as your a good bidder above other pay per click participants. The average cost per click on Google Adwords for the keyword 9life insurance) is between -24 per click with no guarantees! of any conversions.

These big lead generating companies will then sell the leads to brokers or insurance companies that funnel these leads to their brokers at a fraction of the cost, but multiplied many times over, so their investment brings in a big and chunky (ROI). So how does it happen? Well, everybody down the line will pay -20 a piece, So what was a investment initially is multiplied by 10 = 0! And who gets the real headache? The client by 7-10 agents calling them and giving them a speech on why they are the best, then they outbid each other.

As many companies use various ways to generate these leads, there are several tactics, sometimes suspicious, sometimes legal and sometimes straight bogus, but that is another story!

Using natural search results, which are found further down the pay per click links, about 3 links lower on the organic section. If you do a search on google typing in (life insurance quote). Usually the first 3 sites are pay per click advertisements, below you will find the natural search results. Major search engines have been weeding out the Spam, but there is a good portion that persist and most likely continue to Spam as long as SEO (search engine optimization) professionals are getting paid!, the job will get done.

These lead generating sources get to the top of natural search engine listings without knowing much about insurance policies - but hiring experts who master SEO (search engine optimization), link building or link exchange and all the technical ways to gain prominent positioning.

Companies are also lead brokers, another bogus way many websites are accumulating these leads to sell to the masses is from other websites. Websites that have prime positioning and get good amounts of traffic easily will cut a deal with companies and become (commission affiliate brokers) that sell leads at wholesale prices. Why are these leads bogus? Because they generate leads by spamming, hacking and buying dead lead lists to redirect them to the affiliate sites and the list goes on, doing whatever it takes to generate leads.

At least a tenth of these websites that dominated search engines for any given term do not know much about insurance, nor do they have content that provides value for the consumer!

Other common problems with insurance leads that are generated are screening issues and pre-qualifications, but most companies will boast that they have screened clients very well, which, after speaking with insurance agents and brokers, their experience claims it not being true!. Speaking with insurance agents and brokers doing research, i found that approximately 85-90% of the leads from these Internet Lead Companies left false contact information, they really were not interested in an insurance policy, all they wanted was a price figure for comparison purposes, or would submit their information only to say (sorry, it's just too much money for me right now) when the policy came in (per requested!). Here you see alot of wasted manpower. Even companies that have an effective follow-up system, with the most aggressive rates in the industry, dedicated assistants and staff members, technological and underwriting resources at their fingertips - even this makes it a complex lead program to work.

So where is the Insurance Industry headed and what will come of all this? Fact!, People are shopping online daily. They go to these insurance lead generating websites, fill the application, and next thing you know an agent calls them with hopes of closing a deal. Now, the client has numbers that was quoted to them. However, that Insurance Agent RARELY gets a chance at closing a deal. Now the Insurance Agent is chasing a lead and is focused on a misconception. If the client is truly interested in opening up a new policy, now using those quotes goes back to his existing insurance agent, finds one online locally or calls up a friend or family member and discusses theses numbers which in return get refereed to a trusted local insurance agent by word of mouth recommendation.

So there you go! Insurance is usually sold by word of mouth recommendation from trusted associate resources, friends and family members. It initially cannot be sold via the Internet, but using this reliable resource for local insurance companies is vital to their business. If you have an insurance business and your website is not positioned where your local consumers are seeking out information, then you are subject to other insurance agencies intercepting your local leads. Now it balls down to closing skills and providing useful value and great quotes to have the client determine whether or not you are a reliable firm or agent to do business with.

Insurance companies easily say that their best foot forward is implemented in acquiring good solid leads with the best intentions, therefore the leads they provide are well worth the money and if any bad leads exist, they will either refund your money or replace them.

Unfortunately these lead generating companies blame insurance brokers and agents for not having the proper ability to provide quality information with enough value that will lead the consumer to closing themselves, nor have the competitiveness that these online insurance companies show them when quoted for an insurance policy. Most of the time they refuse or make an excuse to why they will not credit you, because there was or is (enough contact information provided to you) which most of the time never gets a response from the client.

This is a challenge for most insurance companies purchasing these leads. If you have 8-10 agents calling the same client, now it IS time to compete and when this happens, fraudulent quoting becomes a common denominator due to competitiveness among insurance agents. Many insurance agents will say anything in order to get that person to walk in the office, sign a deal or outbid another quote. When this happens it leads to unattainable premiums and false claims based upon a clients true rating! Too many variables such as A+, underwriting issues or backdating all play a part in a true quote for a client, so there is a big loop hole in luring the client to fill in the application which ultimately harbors corruption. When the smoke clears and months have gone by, the client is more likely to take the policy because at this point he/she is exhausted and overwhelmed with waiting, they just want it to end it. Bottom line, the lowest pricing usually closes the deal, not the insurance agent who gives the accurate quotes.

This is very unfortunate for many honest and ethical insurance agents who strive to provide the best value. However, the solution to this is in assuring your positioning on the internet with top search engine rankings and be in the way when your consumers search for information concerning insurance quotes. Who better to find than the local insurance company in the neighborhood.

Are you still thinking about buying leads online? Think again!

If you are a broker and your insurance agency has slowed down, and agents have left you slowly but surely, i have a question for you! What kind of search engine rankings does your website have?

If you are a (Broker or Agent) and you are looking for Quality Insurance Leads that call you direct, i recommend you start using Web 3.0 platforms like YouTube, Myspace, Facebook ect. to initially have some immediate viral exposure and work on getting your website to the top of search engines where your potential clients are digging for your information.

Insurance Leads and Cold Calling Can Cause Confusions - Stop Buying Insurance Leads!

Mortgage Indemnity Guarantee

2011-10-22T13:54:00.001-07:00

A Mortgage Indemnity Guarantee (M.I.G), also known as a mortgage indemnity premium or high loan-to-fee (L.T.V), is an insurance policy for the lenders, but the mortgage policy holder pays.

If you want to take out a mortgage with a high L.T.V., i.e. the amount of the mortgage is close to the value of the property you are buying, the lender will insure itself against any default.

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The amount at which you have to pay a M.I.G. will vary from lender to lender, but as a rule, if the lender does levy such a charge, they will do so at a L.T.V. of 85 per cent or more. It's usually charged as a percentage of the loan, and all lenders calculate their fees in different ways, so you need to check with your lender.

While it's always in your best interest to pay the lowest rate possible, and have the highest deposit, you should understand that mortgage rates are almost always much cheaper than other forms of borrowing. So if you have a large deposit but have other borrowings, it may make sense to put down a smaller deposit while you paying off your other debts.

As the value of your home starts to rise, your L.T.V. will be lower when it comes to remortgaging your house. If you've managed to make all your payments on time, the two together will make you a much more attractive prospect to lenders, which should reduce your rate.

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How Online Insurance Leads Have Changed the Industry

2011-10-17T06:54:00.001-07:00

One thing that has changed the insurance industry forever is the ability to buy leads on the internet. It is true that there will always be ways to generate leads offline, but the internet is adding a whole new dimension for both the consumers and the agents.

What this means is that where the consumers are, the agents will follow. Consumers are using the internet more and more to purchase insurance of all kinds. Online insurance leads have done two things for agents. The first and foremost thing is that it allows them to cut back on other methods of marketing the products they sell. Some agents love what the internet is doing for their business and their industry, while others who are dealing in the past would rather see it go away entirely.

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Agents are aware that more and more consumers are using the internet to learn about insurance and shop for insurance too. This means that even if an agent does not like what the internet has to offer for their business that they must still learn to use this method of communicating with their potential clients because it is where more and more consumers are heading.

This means in order to stay on pace with the insurance industry, agents must begin using the internet whether they are comfortable with it or not. Now, consumers can submit their information online to receive a quote for insurance. This brings more agents into the picture because they then have to respond to the requests. Even though there will always be consumers who would rather shop for their insurance offline, the internet is changing the shopping experience.

Insurance leads provided by the internet are a relatively new thing for the industry, but in the short time they have been around they have changed the face of buying and selling insurance for consumers and agents. Within the next few years, this trend is sure to bring even more positive growth.

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Selling Life Insurance Policies - Selling Term VS Whole Life Insurance Coverage Plans

2011-10-11T23:54:00.001-07:00

Over the last 50 years, the debate on selling life insurance policies has only gained fire. Is selling term vs whole life insurance coverage plans killing agents and enriching clients? Look at the dilemma ignited and fueled by low rate cheap internet term life versus whole life insurance with high commissions.

In excess of 600 companies selling life insurance compete unfairly, having their agents compare apples to oranges to lemons. Every conceivable mishmash of term and life insurance is blended into an easily digestible lemonade combination. Einstein could not finish high school let alone taking on the greater task of developing a formula for comparing life insurance rates.

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That is because instead of one true formula, there are 2,400 formulas. Each life insurance company has at least one formula for comparing its best selling term to other insurers, plus a formula showing why there best selling whole life insurance coverage is the best. Then they have an illustration how their top selling term coverage beats out buying whole life from any competitor. Last, they have an illustration why buying their whole life insurance plan is superior to purchasing any insurance providers cheap term.

The policy scramble name game. First you have whole life insurance coverage, and then you have life insurance policies called, "straight life", "life endowment at age 100", simple life, and ordinary life. Four more plans for selling the exact same whole life policy. Numerous options exist for an agent selling "all risk", no cash value", term life insurance. The term could be straight term, annual renewable, 5 year renewable, 10 year renewable, straight decreasing, mortgage decreasing, and many more. The 6 term types mentioned here could the same company, and all at selling at different premium rates offer all.

Each year there are new crossbreds added to heap. Some pay cash dividend values, others provide none. Popular derivatives like Universal Life when introduced were going to end all the term vs whole life insurance confusion. You could make your own pie, with a certain amount of pure risk term, grouped in an orderly process with cash value whole life. This did not end the controversy, as now there was another selling choice that agents heavily promoted.

Commission is no longer a factor, at least among independent agents. Career company agents are typically paid 15 to 20% less commission to sell term insurance policies. The whole life policies, more profitable to their home office, gave them a higher incentive to sell. Today you can find independent life insurance carriers that provide various forms of whole life, universal life, and term insurance all at a high first year commission.

Individual policy rates are no longer a factor. You cannot judge an insurance policy by looking at its rate. However a very short time ago, one of the largest term life insurance companies (with AIG) as its first three letters got into a earth destructing bind by combing the lowest rates with absolutely some of the highest commissions. With 99.5% of insurers not so greedy, how do you compare apples to apples? Rates, company age, commissions, overhead, financial investments, policy riders, mortality tables, and underwriting requirements can be researched, and you still will not know which apple you should be selling or buying.

The proper way of buying or selling life insurance policies Insurance is a matter of total risk, and only so many dollars exist to cover only these seven major risks. These are for providing risk plans for sufficient life insurance, car, homeowners, major medical, disability, retirement, and long-term care. How many insurance agent sellers, and policy buyers sit down, and at one time figure out the entire picture. They don't. Insurance is mainly bought by either price (like cheapness), commissions, or by what a prospect is solicited with.

Try this. Come to my house, and I will show you my risks and assets. I have a bank check for ,000 and tell you to handle all my insurance needs. I would then tell you that you are in competition with 2 others, and I will take the most logical plan. Do you think this is fair? I am giving you a vast selling opportunity, and testing your integrity. Should I care if you increase the cash value of my life insurance policy to provide more retirement benefits or assets? Likewise does it matter if I get some cheaper term insurance so a mortgage disability income plan could go into effect?

Insurance agents have not got their act together in over 100 years. In this information age, they do not have another 20 to wait. People do not need an extreme education on insurance. Insurance agents need to become extremely educated on adapting to their client needs on a total insurance concept.

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6 Benefits Of Buying Life Insurance Leads Vs Cold Prospecting

2011-10-06T16:54:00.001-07:00

The problems of cold prospecting are solved by using life insurance leads

1. Spend time building cold prospect lists

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Life insurance leads save you the time of cultivating and building cold sales lists. Instead of time spent building the list, you could be talking to interested prospects

2. Spend time learning to prospect cold lists

Life insurance leads save you the time of learning the skillset of talking to cold prospects. You can skip that and talk to people who want to purchase life insurance right away.

3. Waste time talking to people to figure out if they're interested

Life insurance leads save you the time of talking to a high percentage of people who are not interested in life insurance. Your time is valuable. You make less money per sale if you have to spend alot of time finding the right prospect.

4. Close a low percentage of cold prospects

Life insurance leads allow you to close a much higher percentage of prospects. If you've sold life insurance for any amount of time, you know that you've got to talk to many cold prospects before you get to the ones that are interested in buying. It's frustrating to hear the word "NO" that often.

5. Cold prospects take months to warm up

Life insurance leads allow you to get in touch with prospects who are interested now. This saves you months of warming up cold prospects and taking them through the whole sales process.

6. It's a skill to prospect cold lists

Working life insurance leads save you the time to build "cold prospecting skills". These cold prospecting skills could take months or years to learn. Working with interested people by passes this process altogether.

There are many reasons for using life insurance leads that solve the issues of cold prospecting. The most important thing to remember is that buy using lead generated marketing, you save your time and your money and get better results.

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Mutual Mortgage Insurance Disability Insurance Vs

2011-10-01T09:38:00.001-07:00

Mortgage insurance is a good way to protect you and your family from illness or injury that would lead to death. This type of insurance is a bit 'different mortgage disability insurance. The idea behind this type of insurance is straight: You pay a premium for the exchange, which remains the same throughout the life of the policy. If you die during this period is similar to the policy of your family and pay the balance of the loanleft. This ensures that your family can stay at home and a loss of life force them out of the house.

Mortgage insurance is similar to life insurance that only accepts the mortgage of the house and not a big win. Often you can get approved for this type of policy, if you do not happen to qualify for life insurance. This is easily the mind of every homeowner a way to protect his family are looking for, if he or she happenspass.

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Disability insurance protects the home outlet if you do not have a work injury or illness through work. If you can not bring in any income due to these factors, the insurance will kick in and replace the wages lost revenue. For the purchase of disability insurance, you will receive a monthly fee similar to term life insurance to pay.

Many factors must be questioned, what kind of program is right for you or your family. If you are in the vicinityRetire to a mutual is probably a better choice, this option is disabled. If you're young, as I would have disability insurance mortgage due to the fact that statistics have shown that they are more likely to be disabled in your life before recommending installation at an early age.

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