Posted On: July 23, 2009, 9:45 am CDT

Posted By: Puzzled

I am puzzled because I have always known that insurance agents made a commission for selling insurance. My father (who was a steelworker) told me. Since I became an agent, no one has ever asked me how I get paid or by whom. I would hazard a guess that all of my customers know that I make a commission. Some have said something about commission as an off-the-wall comment when talking about how they have to work late and how much they appreciate our extended hours. I have told some customers what our commission is, and they said they would not work our hours for that amount. Many carriers post the fact that they pay a commission on their web site and on their insurance policies. What else could possibly be needed? Common sense tells me that most people already know how agents get paid.