As you prepare to transition from campus to career, you’re likely looking for an opportunity to put your education to work while making a difference in the world around you. If that’s the case, consider a Bankers Life’s insurance sales agent career, a unique opportunity to learn the insurance industry from the ground up while impacting the lives of your clients.

In many ways, our agents are entrepreneurs. As an independent contractor, you build a client base through our exceptional leads system and manage your own business. But with Bankers Life, you enjoy the support of a national sales organization and leadership team. In this position, you will have the opportunity to sell a wide range of Bankers Life insurance products, including:

• Health insurance
• Long-term care/home health care insurance
• Life insurance
• Annuities

Your success and ours go hand-in-hand. We strive to reward your achievements with competitive compensation, bonuses and other incentives. As an agent, you’ll earn commissions on the products you sell with no cap on annual earnings. Plus, most products offer renewal compensations throughout the life of the policy, which helps you build your income over time.

Functions

• Utilize Bankers Life’s lead program, collect referrals and gather contacts with occupational/special-interest groups to compile prospect lists and develop a base of long-term customer sources.

• Approach potential customers over the phone, in person through field sales visits with a trainer/manager and by partnering with affinity groups.

• Determine customers’ needs by scheduling fact-finding appointments and helping to determine long-term goals.

• Develop a coordinated insurance protection plan by calculating and quoting coverage rates.

• Follow steps for underwriting approval.

• Provide excellent customer service by delivering policies, planning follow-up visits and evaluating needs.

• Update industry knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, maintaining state life and health licensing, building personal networks and participating in professional organizations.

Qualifications:

• Must be eligible to work in the U.S.

• Sales, marketing, customer service or management experience (helpful but not required.)

• Pass a drug screening and criminal background check.

• Obtain a life and health insurance license and appointment with Bankers Life before your scheduled start date.

Skills and characteristics:

• Sales and marketing skills
• Strong work ethic
• Ability to work independently
• Self-starter/entrepreneurial spirit
• Goal-oriented and focused on success
• Desire to help people improve their lives
• Time management and organizational skills

With a history dating back 130 years, Bankers Life has been helping individuals and families protect their financial security and prepare for retirement. Our affordable, quality health and life insurance products and annuities offer solutions for every stage of life—whether retirement is years away or you’re already here.

From over 275 offices across the country, our more than 5,000 agents live and work in the communities they serve. Our customers have their own Bankers Life agent who takes the time to get to know their family, listens to their needs and values, and is dedicated to helping them meet their goals for a secure retirement.

Our commitment to service is backed with the financial strength of $14.5 billion in assets under management and the stability of century-long experience. Get to know Bankers Life—and learn why our more than 1.4 million customers trust their retirement to us.

Bankers Life is accredited by the Better Business Bureau.

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