What Does It Take To Sell Auto Insurance? 
Each state is a little different , so you would want to check with the department of insurance in your resident state for specific guidelines . First , you need a Property & Casulaty insurancelicense . Typically you must take some required courses to be eligible to sit for this exam . Once you pass the exam , you are technicaly and insurance `` producer '' or licensed agent so then you need a product to sell . Best thing to do here is to try and get on with an established agency . Here you can gain valuable experience and knowledge and hopefully have good products to sell . Going it alone right out of the gate would be a challenge as well as a fairly big financial risk . You need markets , E&O insurance , training , knowledge , etc. etc. etc. ... To get the E&O , you often times need experience or the price can be quite high . To gain market access , you need experience and proof of past performance to get direct contracts with carriers . You can sign up with some quality brokers out in the market place for access and that is n't a bad way to start out . 