Overview:
An insurance agent is a person that sells insurance to people that protects
their lives, property, car etc. They advise people of the type of policy
they need to protect them from financial loss.
Schooling:
If you want to become an insurance agent, you should have graduated
college and majored in either business,economics, finance or experience
in accounting.. You may also be a high school graduate with proven
sales ability or who have been successful in other types of work. You
usually start as a trainee or an assistant.
Salary: There
is a large salary range in the field of insurance sales. It all depends
on the type of insurance agent you are. The salary can be anywhere from
$35,920-$46,320 per year.
If you are
interested in this career you should:
Sit with your parents when they're filling out insurance forms.
Read insurance brochures.
Pay attention to the insurance commercials and advertisement.