How to Make Your First Insurance Sale: A Guide for New Agents

Every agent has a script. Most sound like compliance departments wrote them in 1997. Scripts should start conversations, not end them.

Craig and Jason break this down from hundreds of conversations with agents at every stage. Here's what moves the needle.

Scripts Are Frameworks

Best scripts aren't word-for-word — they're conversation structures. Four phases: open (rapport + permission), discover (understand), present (solve specific problem), resolve (handle hesitation + close). Each phase has 2-3 key beats. Everything else is responsive.

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The Question That Changes Conversations

'What would happen financially if your house burned down tomorrow?' Make the risk visceral. When homeowners visualize displacement with insufficient coverage, they stop caring about $40/month in savings. Make risk real. Close follows.

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Price Objection = Value Gap

'Too expensive' means you haven't shown enough value. Ask: 'Compared to what?' Compare line-by-line — limits, deductibles, endorsements. Almost never apples-to-apples. Educate instead of capitulating.

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Diagnose Before Training

Audit 20 lost quotes. Categorize: price, went dark, chose competitor, unqualified. Biggest bucket = what to fix. 60% price losses = weak value presentation. 40% ghosting = broken follow-up. Target the root cause.

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