Life Insurance Sales Agent

PYLET LEGAL CONSULTING LTD

Charlotte (NC)

On-site

USD 86,000 - 121,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance
401(k)
Sales incentives
Professional development trips

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Charlotte is seeking an entry-level insurance agent to provide financial advising and insurance solutions. This role offers comprehensive training, a commission-based income, and the opportunity to make a significant impact on clients' lives. Successful candidates will excel in communication and be self-disciplined, joining a supportive team dedicated to professional growth.

Qualifications

  • Desire to make a lasting impact on clients' financial well-being.
  • Ability to navigate complex financial challenges.
  • Willingness to engage in continuous training and development.

Responsibilities

  • Provide insurance solutions to clients.
  • Assist clients in preparing for retirement and saving.
  • Utilize a variety of digital marketing tools.

Skills

Competitive
Business-Minded
Coachable
Communicative
Self-disciplined
Authentic

Job description

Are You A Leader Who Has the Following Traits?
  • Competitive
  • Business-Minded
  • Coachable
  • Communicative
  • Self-disciplined
  • Authentic

If the answer is yes, consider becoming an insurance agent to drive a positive impact in the lives of families every day. At New York Life, you’re in control of your career journey. Backed by a Fortune 100 company that is a leader in the financial services industry, New York Life will invest in you from the start, training you in valuable skills such as marketing, customer relationship management (CRM), and communication, and providing you with a development team and sales support to guide your success.

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for people who want to make a lasting impact on the financial well‑being of individuals, families, and small businesses. This is not just a sales job—it’s a career with purpose and opportunity. You’ll provide peace of mind to clients while helping them navigate challenges that many of them find complex and confusing, such as preparing for retirement and saving for college. As an insurance agent, you will have the opportunity to see the positive impact of your work for years to come. You will grow personally and professionally along with clients.

What We Offer
Training & Development

We’ll equip and train you with a multifaceted approach that includes an industry-leading learning platform, personalized coaching from dedicated training professionals, and the ability to obtain industry professional designations. We are so committed to training that we’ll subsidize it in your first two full‑time contract years, providing you with additional funds, if you qualify, to help keep you on your feet while you complete our training program and grow your career. You’ll also be eligible to get rewarded and acknowledged with sales incentives and professional development trips for our top‑performing insurance agents.

Digital Tools

Beyond this training and support, New York Life will equip you with the tools you need to succeed day to day, including experts on hand to answer your questions and a suite of digital sales, prospecting, and marketing tools that will help you attract and retain clients with web, social, and email content.

Products & Solutions

Together with its subsidiaries, New York Life provides a range of products, including life insurance, annuities, long‑term care insurance, disability income insurance, and investment products such as mutual funds through our broker‑dealer arm, NYLIFE Securities LLC (member of FINRA and SIPC), a Licensed Insurance Agency, ensuring that the solutions you develop with the clients can help them and their families achieve their financial goals. You’ll also be able to specialize and gain expertise in different areas, such as by becoming a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies LLC, our investment advisory division, to offer wealth management and advisory services, estate planning strategies, and business solutions. Human guidance. When you join New York Life, you’re joining a strong team with peer‑to‑peer support options like study groups, mentorship, and other opportunities to engage with your fellow insurance agents.

How We Will Compensate You

You have the power to determine your own income with our commission‑based compensation. In 2023, the average income of our agents under the N8 and N9 Agents’ Contract who met annual minimum sales production requirements was $117,359. Individual agent performance will determine your income. Benefits for full‑time agents include medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, as well as a 401(k) and pension. For more information about commission‑based income and benefits for financial professionals, please follow this link https://www.newyorklife.com/careers/financial-professionals/income-and-benefits.

About New York Life: New York Life is a Fortune 100 company with a long history of doing good. We have been in business for over 175 years, helping generations of Americans protect their families and attain their financial goals. As a mutual company, we are accountable only to our policyholders, not to Wall Street or outside investors. We are focused on the long‑term success of clients.

Awards & Accolades
  • We’re proud of our financial strength.
  • A++ Superior (A.M. Best)
  • AAA Exceptionally Strong (Fitch)
  • Aaa Exceptional (Moody’s)
  • AA+ Very Strong (Standard Poor’s)

We’re proud of the training we offer. Chief Learning Officer: 2023 CLO Learning Elite Gold award.

We’re proud to be recognized by organizations that also value diversity. Human Rights Campaign: 2023/2024 Corporate Equality Index. Forbes 2023: America’s Best Employers for Diversity. Seramount: 2023 Best Companies for Multicultural Women.

We’re proud of the help we’ve provided and continue to provide…

3 million LIVES PROTECTED. Includes all owners of individual life insurance and annuity policies $937 million LIFETIME ANNUITY INCOME PAID. Includes all payouts on individual income annuity products.

$5 billion IN LIVING BENEFITS AWARDED. Includes life and annuity cash value accumulation and qualifying policy dividends paid. Dividends are not guaranteed.

Over $1.2 trillion LIFE INSURANCE PROTECTION IN FORCE. Includes term, whole, and universal life.

New York Life is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

New York Life accepts applications for the Financial Professional position on an ongoing basis. Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Compensation

Financial Professional: $86,000 - $121,000 yearly

Seniority level
  • Entry level
Employment type
  • Full-time
Job function
  • Sales and Business Development
Industries
  • Legal Services
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