How to Become an Online Insurance Agent

Jump-start your insurance career by preparing online for your state insurance exam.

Becoming a licensed insurance agent easily can be done online by just about anyone. There are hundreds of online schools that provide preparation courses for taking the exam to become an insurance agent. You can take courses to sell life insurance, property and casualty insurance and auto insurance.

Things You'll Need

• Computer
• Internet access

Instructions

1. Decide which type of insurance you want to sell. Whether it be life, property and casualty or auto insurance, they all have the potential to enable you to make a good income. How much money you make will depend largely upon your own determination and drive to be successful as a insurance agent. The best thing to do is to choose the type of insurance that you have the most interest in -- not the one you think will make you the most money. The more passion and interest you have in a career, the easier it will be to make money at it.

2. Search the Internet for programs that offer online course preparation for insurance exams in your state. Depending upon what type of insurance you want to sell, there will be different courses to enroll in. Make sure you are taking the correct classes for the type of insurance you are interested in selling.

3. Enroll in the courses you will need in order to take the insurance exam. The online course provider will have detailed steps on how to do this. It usually involves paying a fee for the course by a specific deadline as well as submitting either an application or enrollment forms.

4. Do well in the required courses. Don't take for granted that it's online and you don't have a classroom instructor to answer to. You should study just as hard as if you were physically going into a class every day and having an instructor look at your completed assignments. You need to learn all the required information so that you don't waste your time or your money. Take advantage of any study aids and tutoring assistance your online insurance school may offer.

5. Register to take the insurance exam with the Department of Insurance in your state. Go to your state's department of insurance website to see the available dates for testing in your line of insurance. Fill out the necessary paperwork and submit the testing fee before the submission deadline for the testing date you have chosen. After passing the test, you will be on your way to becoming a professional insurance agent.

Tips & Warnings

• If your online course provider offers a practice test, be sure to use this aid to help you pass the state exam.

References

• Insurance and Education Training