Virtual Sales Representative

The Wood Agency Life; Burlington (VT); Remote; USD 40,000 - 120,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Exclusive lead systems

Weekly team calls

Scripts and training

Job summary

The Wood Agency Life in the United States offers a remote, independent-contractor life insurance sales role that leverages teaching skills to explain coverage options clearly. You’ll meet by phone or video with families who requested information, guide them through products, and complete the application process with underwriting steps.

As an agent, you’ll work on a commission-only basis, with licensing required before soliciting or selling.

Qualifications

• Experience teaching, coaching, or working in a school setting.
• Gift for explaining complicated ideas without talking down to anyone.
• Willing to plan your own schedule instead of following a bell.
• State life insurance license, or plan to get licensed before your first sale.
• Willing to learn a new regulated field from the ground up.
• At least 18 and legally authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Meet by phone or video with people who've already asked about life insurance.
• Listen to the family's situation, goals, and worries.
• Explain coverage options in plain language and complete the application together.
• Follow each application through underwriting and keep families informed.
• Record notes and next steps in the CRM.
• Continue learning as products and rules change and training continues.

Skills

Teaching experience

Coaching

Communication skills

Schedule planning

Education

State life insurance license

Plan to get licensed

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Teachers and school staff are good at explaining hard things clearly. This 100% remote, 1099 independent-contractor life insurance sales role applies that skill to families who requested coverage information, on a schedule you manage.

What you'll actually do

• Meet by phone or video with people who've already asked about life insurance
• Start by listening to the family's situation, goals, and worries
• Break coverage options into plain language, then complete the application together
• Follow each application through underwriting and keep families informed
• Record notes and next steps in the CRM
• Keep learning, because products and rules change and training continues

Who this is a fit for

• Experience teaching, coaching, or working in a school setting
• A gift for explaining complicated ideas without talking down to anyone
• Comfortable planning your own schedule instead of following a bell
• A state life insurance license, or a plan to get licensed before your first sale
• Willing to learn a new regulated field from the ground up
• At least 18 and legally authorized to work in the United States

What we provide

• We walk new agents through the licensing process, even with no insurance background
• Contracts with 43 carriers, so you can match each family to coverage that fits
• Access to exclusive lead systems, so your conversations start with people who asked first
• Mentorship straight from Ben and Andrea, the people who run the agency
• Weekly team calls, call reviews, and scripts available to agents

Compensation

1099 independent contractor, commission-based. No salary or hourly pay; earnings depend on individual production.

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The Wood Agency Life. Ben Wood, NPN 20251128. Independent insurance agency. Agents are independent contractors (1099) paid under contract. A state life insurance license is required before soliciting or selling business, and licensing timelines vary by state. Equal opportunity - we consider every applicant regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.