So, you've decided to become a health and/or life insurance agent. Congratulations on taking the first step on this journey in your career!

Readers of the Ritter blog understand that client retention is great for your business, but you may be wondering what you can do to keep your clients coming back.

Communicating effectively with your clients is what drives client retention. Today, meaningful communication can go beyond a sit-down conversation.

In an ideal world, all your clients would be an absolute pleasure to work with and selling them a plan would be effortless. However, this isn’t always the case.

The old saying, "Communication is key" may be ingrained into your brain, and that's for good reason. In fact, communication is said to be the foundation of all human relationships.

Growing your insurance business by 45 percent may seem like a huge goal, but guess what? It can be possible to achieve!

To say that the Annual Enrollment Period is an extremely busy time of year for insurance agents is a massive understatement. At Ritter Insurance Marketing, we know just how hectic AEP can get, and sometimes it's a little overwhelming.

Death is a sad and difficult situation.

In any business, it's important to set clear and attainable expectations. These are the foundation on which your business will operate.

You see ads all over different websites and social media all the time! Now, you're interested in trying your hand at it yourself on media giants like Google and Facebook.

How many times have you walked into a store just wanting to look at, maybe buy, something, then, walked out with nothing, because you couldn't look around without a salesperson giving you their spiel and pushing for a sale?

Will your clients be automatically enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B when they turn 65? It's more complicated than they may realize, and it's something to plan months ahead.

Short-term health insurance plans, offered by private insurers, cover individuals for a shorter period than the usual year-long coverage period of most major medical plans.

When you became an insurance agent, did you know you were getting more than a sales job? It's true! Agents with strong insurance client retention rates find their role is equal parts sales and customer service.