Back Advice for the new guy???

I'm a new agent and I'll be on the "plan" January 7th, does anyone have any beneficial advice so I can come out of the gate with a full head of steam? Thanks in advance for your response and have a great holiday season! Best Regards, Geoff Graue

The market place, and competition will take some of the steam out of you. There is an old joke out West, about the old Bull & the young Bull walking down the road. The young Bull looks up on the steep hilltop & spies the 50 heifers on its top. He says to the old Bull, "Lets run up this hill and have our way with one or two of those heifers!" The old Bull suggests that, "Lets walk up the hill & have our way with all of them!" Advice: Target a specific industry & approach everyone you can in that specific business. You will learn everything about it, with time, rating, markets, problems, coverages needed, etc, etc. Then target 1 or 2 more specific classes of business & make yourself an expert in what they need. Keep going from there.........& Good Luck!

Thank you so much for the advice and have a great holiday season! Sincerely, Geoff Graue

That advice was very well put and key. If you are looking for a company that offers commercial classes, we are a company looking to help the "new guy". Feel free to e-mail us at info@crusaderinsurance.com for more info.

I would also suggest, you join as many Professional and Personal Organizations as you can handle. Professional will give you the networking you need and Personal will allow you to expand the pool of referrals.

Hi Shirley, I'm a sponge right now and can't thank all of you enough for this advice. I'm so happy I stumbled upon this website. Take care and have a Happy New Year's!!! Sincerely, Geoff Graue

I'm a new agent and I'll be on the "plan" January 7th, does anyone have any beneficial advice so I can come out of the gate with a full head of steam? Thanks in advance for your response and have a great holiday season! Best Regards, Geoff Graue

Geoff, I will assume that you are in the P&C end of things. I am not. I am in the Life, Health & Specialty Markets. I do work with many P&C agents however, and my advice is to look for a door opener that sets you apart from everyone else. One exciting option is International Life & Health Insurance. Everyone loves to talk about travel and it is a good avenue to let people know that you are in the business of protecting people. And we can assume that many of those people that you are protecting have businesses or assets that need to be protected as well. Good Luck David Compton

That was just the advice I'm looking for, thank you so much and best of luck in your insurance endeavors as well. Take care!

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This site is too good to be true, and I look forward to the day that I can pay the advice forward. I really appreciate it and if you're ever in Charlotte I owe you BIG time. Thanks again!!! Sincerely, Geoff Graue