Agent Development Program

Tennessee Farmers Insurance District 25 Office; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Farmers Insurance is seeking entrepreneurial-minded individuals for its Agent Trainee Program in Tennessee. This role focuses on developing professional sales skills, gaining business experience, and exploring a path toward agency ownership.

Participants receive hands-on training, mentorship, and real-world experience, with a focus on learning insurance sales, customer relationship management, and business development in local communities.

Qualifications

• Motivated and goal‑oriented.
• Comfortable building relationships with new people.
• Interested in sales and business development.
• Coachable and eager to learn.
• Self‑starters who enjoy taking initiative.
• Interested in long‑term career growth opportunities.
• Previous experience in sales, customer service, retail, hospitality, management, recruiting, entrepreneurship, or business development is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Learn insurance sales and customer relationship management
• Develop business development and prospecting skills
• Build confidence in sales, leadership, and client service
• Help individuals and families protect what matters most
• Participate in training and professional development programs
• Gain exposure to agency operations and business management

Skills

Motivated

Relationship building

Sales interest

Coachable

Self-starter

Career growth

Job description

Farmers Insurance is one of the country's largest insurers of vehicles, homes, and small businesses and provides a wide range of insurance and financial services products. Take control of your life and financial future as a business owner! We are looking for entrepreneurial minded, sales professionals who are looking for an opportunity that allows you the ability to be in business for yourself, but with substantial structural and financial support.

Role Description

Are you looking for more than just another job?

Farmers Insurance has helped individuals build rewarding careers while serving their local communities for nearly a century. Our Agent Trainee Program is designed to help motivated individuals develop the skills, experience, and confidence needed to pursue long-term success in the insurance industry.

The Farmers Insurance Agent Trainee Program is designed for motivated individuals who want to develop professional sales skills, gain business experience, and explore a pathway toward agency ownership.

Whether you come from sales, retail, hospitality, management, education, customer service, or another industry, this program provides hands‑on training, mentorship, and real‑world experience working alongside industry leaders and professionals.

No prior insurance experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Learn insurance sales and customer relationship management
• Develop business development and prospecting skills
• Build confidence in sales, leadership, and client service
• Help individuals and families protect what matters most
• Participate in training and professional development programs
• Gain exposure to agency operations and business management

Requirements

• Motivated and goal‑oriented
• Comfortable building relationships with new people
• Interested in sales and business development
• Coachable and eager to learn
• Self‑starters who enjoy taking initiative
• Interested in long‑term career growth opportunities

Previous experience in sales, customer service, retail, hospitality, management, recruiting, entrepreneurship, or business development is helpful but not required.

We are open on the location for this in Tennessee. Available locations will be discussed.