| When I first started looking into getting
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| | your marketing efforts are terrible,
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| my license to sell health insurance, I
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| | because I could not find you products
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| had a difficult time figuring out what
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| | anywhere. Either way, you pay a modest
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| was involved. I was confused on which
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| | fee of a couple hundred dollars or so,
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| license I needed to get, how to apply,
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| | and schedule your classes.
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| where to take classes and so on. Taking
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| | Taking the Class:
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| the first couple of steps is the most
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| | Make sure you are on time. The
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| difficult part. Once you get past the
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| | instructors are fairly strict on ensuring
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| first few steps, things tend to make more
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| | you put in the correct number of hours.
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| sense. This article is intended to make
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| | Due to the strict government regulation
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| those first steps a bit more bearable.
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| | of the financial industry, professors can
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| First things first:
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| | get fined big bucks for allowing students
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| A license to sell health insurance is
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| | to walk in late. So make sure you show up
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| also a license to sell life insurance. If
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| | early.
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| you want to sell others types of
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| | The classes themselves are pretty
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| insurance, like property and casualty,
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| | intense, so doing homework reviewing
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| that requires separate training and a
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| | materials prior to class will prove
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| separate exam. This type of license is
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| | beneficial. My class was a monopoly, with
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| called an "Insurance Agent" license. The
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| | 99% of the students representing one
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| license we will be referring to in this
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| | firm. On the first day, most students
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| article is Life and Health Insurance
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| | were dressed to a T, but by the last day
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| License.
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| | jeans and t-shirts were the rule. Also,
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| You will need to go look at the laws in
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| | if you own or represent a business, like
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| your specific state, but most state laws
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| | any other gathering, bring business
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| are pretty basic and very similar. You
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| | cards. It's good to get to know people in
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| will need to take a 40 hour class, which
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| | the field, so network, network, network.
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| will get you a certificate of completion.
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| | Schedule the exam:
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| The certificate of completion will then
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| | Once you have finished the course, you
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| grant you access to taking the state
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| | will get a certificate of completion.
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| licensing exam. Here in California, like
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| | This is basically your gatekeeper to
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| everything else, it's a bit more
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| | taking the exam and getting your license.
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| difficult. In California, you are
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| | Most states will have online scheduling
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| required to take an additional 12 hour
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| | tools. At this point, you're ready to go.
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| ethics course, totaling 52 hours in all.
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| | Sell Insurance:
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| Registering for Class:
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| | Once you have passed the exam, which
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| I had a heck of a time finding somewhere
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| | requires a score of 70% or higher, you
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| to take my classes. I searched and
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| | are legally allowed to sell life and
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| searched before finally landing on Kaplan
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| | health insurance.
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| Financial's website. Now this is not an
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| | I hope this helps make things a bit
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| endorsement, but rather a suggestion to
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| | easier for you aspiring producers out
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| other companies offering courses, that
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| | there.
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