An insurance agent is an individual that is employed by a specific insurance company, tasked with selling products on that company’s behalf. An insurance broker, on the other hand, is simply the liaison between the insurance seller and the insurance seeker. Insurance brokers offer products from a marketplace that includes products from various organizations, widening the consumers’ choices.  Both insurance agents and brokers are incredibly knowledgeable in their field. They must both be licensed, and they both make commissions off of their sales. Insurance agents make a sales commission paid by their employer. They may also have sales targets that give them additional benefits for selling more. Insurance brokers, on the other hand, receive commissions from various insurance companies whose products they’ve sold.