Welcome to Plan For It, a not for profit website dedicated to giving Singapore insurance, investment and insurance sales career insights to those who need it. Whether you are a young recruit seriously thinking of making insurance selling your career, an industry veteran looking for some inspiration or the buying public wanting to understand more about insurance in general, … [Read more...]
Insurance – Why People in Singapore are Sometimes Not Convinced they Need It?
Insurance in Singapore is a necessity; this we all know. Yet, many a times, we Singaporeans need a little push or two from our friendly insurance advisor before we even consider buying. Let discuss in this blog post why this is so? … [Read more...]
Is It Difficult to Succeed As a Life Insurance Agent in Singapore?
This is a question I had often been asked by new recruits, especially when I was the head of agency recruitment way back during my AIA days. Again my answer remains the same – it is simple but not easy. The field underwriter’s (i.e. insurance agent’s) job is a simple one and that is to bring in quality business for the company. The secrets to success too are not difficult to … [Read more...]
Are Singapore Insurance Agents Adequately Prepared for the Job?
In my many years managing the agency distribution, I can never understand why there are so many Singapore insurance agents who are ill prepared to meet clients. By ill prepared, I need to clarify that I am not referring to compliance or regulation related matters but rather, the soft skills aspect of the job. And how did I reach this conclusion? Throughout my insurance career, … [Read more...]