What Does A Life Insurance Agent Do? 
Whether they work for an agency or work for themselves , most life insurance agents are expected to be pretty self sufficient . One of their biggest jobs is finding clients . This entails marketing , advertising , attending events , building relationships , and possibly contributing to resources for consumers and other professionals , to build up credibility . Once leads are found , the life insurance agents must gain their trust and show that they can do the best job for their leads . Then they gather all the pertinent information and hunt all their options to find their clients the best policies . At this point , they work to get the policies placed , follow it up with record keeping , and do policy reviews from time to time . In the midst of all of this , life insurance agents keep up continuing education , stay abreast of new products and technology and industry practices , and manage staff as needed . 