How to close an insurance deal: The Emotionally Intelligent Way

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Congratulations! You’ve made it to the final stage of the insurance sales process: closing the deal. This is where you’ll need to put all of your skills to the test in order to seal the deal and make your commission. But simply presenting the facts and figures isn’t enough. In order to close an insurance deal, you must also be able to connect with your prospect on an emotional level. You need to show them that you understand their needs and that you can provide a solution that will improve…

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Insurance jobs in Oak Ridge to increase by 75

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The Tennessee employment marketplace will be growing as an insurer expands in the state. Answer Financial Inc., one of the largest American online home and auto insurers has announced that it will be opening up 75 new insurance jobs in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This is a part of its intentions to expand the offices that already exist in that city. Oak Ridge is already the home of one of Answer Financial’s offices, and currently employs approximately 240 workers in various insurance jobs. The office functions primarily as a center for…

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Insurance jobs should continue their trend to gradually increase

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Report shows that despite a slowing American economy insurers continue to post positions. The latest insurance jobs statistics have shown that even though the U.S. economy appears to be going through another slowdown, insurers are continuing to post positions for more workers. Companies continue to seek employees in an industry that still has rising demand. According to the leading American employment website specific to the industry, InsuranceJobs.com, this past quarter has shown a steady increase, and they predict that this trend will continue into the future. The company’s president, Jay…

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Insurance employment forecast sees 14,000 jobs currently available and 27,000 more this year

GreatInsuranceJobs.com has released a report on the availability of jobs among managing general agents, third party administrators, brokers, and agents, and has determined that there are currently about 14,000 positions open, and that there will be an additional 27,000 jobs available before the end of 2012. The report was based on a survey of those parts of the industry, among which 126 different insurance entities participated across the country. The survey was performed over the phone, and involved five questions about the current and forecasted job availability, in addition to…

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Allstate boosts efforts for recruiting in California

Allstate Insurance Company has announced its intention to grow its agency owning workforce for the fourth consecutive year in California in 2012. This is a part of an ongoing aggressive campaign to recruit new agency owners, which resulted in 17 new recruits in 2009, 44 in 2010, and 58 in 2011, in that state alone. According to the California strategic deployment leader at Allstate, William Vasquez, “Allstate is committed to growing in California and to serving more Californians.” He went on to say that professional entrepreneurs with the sales and…

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