Sell insurance from home

Sell insurance from home

Many people wonder if they can be successful if they sell insurance from home.  In fact, you can successfully sell any type of insurance from home.  This blog will go over details on the best way to sell Medicare plans from the home/office without the need for face to face visits.

Strategy to close sales from home

In order to successfully sell from home, you will need to address a few things.  The first is; how will you contact prospects.  There are a few different ways agents attempt to do this.  None of them are perfect; but they do work if you do the proper planning and preparation.  Agents will also benefit by having access to online enrollment

Connect4Medicare online enrollment

Connect4Medicare is provided to all of our agents at no cost.  It allows agents to enroll prospects in Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement and Part D Rx plans without the need for a face to face appointment.  All signatures are electronic without the need for a wet signature.  The system also has the ability to run drug comparisons, compare plan benefits, search for providers and access all plan documents.  CLICK TO LEARN MORE

Here are some of the methods agents use to prospect for online sales:

Predictive Dialer

Agents will use a dialer to call DNC compliant phone lists for those either turning 65 or those already on Medicare.  Using a dialer will save a great deal of time and also can help you track how much you are calling and who you have contacted.   It is important to remember you can only cold call for Medicare supplements and not for Medicare Advantage or Part D plans.  For T-65 lists, you should call prospects well in advance of them being 65.  Usually anywhere from 3 to 10 months prior will work.  Others will call those already on Medicare to talk to them about changing to a different supplement plan.  CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR AUTO DIALER

Using mass email

CMS rules now allow agents to cold prospect for Medicare Advantage and Part D plans via email.  Emails that are sent out must have a valid opt out option.   Email lists can be obtained in a number of ways.  Agents can buy opt in lists or use their own lists of email addresses.  It is important to use an email service when sending out emails to large numbers of prospects.  If the opt out rate is too high the email service will suspect the account.  It is also important to have a separate email address to use when sending out mass emails. We do not recommend that you use your regular business email.

Sell Insurance from home with online enrollment

In order to sell from home, it is important to be able to use online enrollment.  The ability to put clients in plans without the need for a face to face appointment is key.  Most types of insurance have a function to submit applications electronically without a meeting.  Medicare has a number of challenges when it comes to this type of enrollment.  Our online enrollment system, Connect4Medicare gives agents the ability to enroll prospects in Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement and Part D plans without the need for a face to face meeting.

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Quote and comparison site

It is important to have the ability to quote and compare all lines of business with multiple companies from one site.  Checking on each carrier website to find the best rate is time consuming.  A quote site makes the process much quicker and efficient.

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