Licensed Insurance Sales Agent (Commercial Lines)

No list. No service work. A salary while you build.

$48,000 salary to start · plus 50% of our commission on every new account you write, from your first policy · Idaho Falls office and the field · One seat

I'm John Page. My dad and I started Page Insurance in 1999. Commercial is the side of the agency I work myself, and it's where I'm taking the agency. We're independent, so you'll place a contractor with Auto-Owners first, and with Travelers or The Hartford when they fit better.

Why this seat exists: I can't get to every business owner in eastern Idaho who should hear from us. I'm filling one seat whose whole job is to go find them.

The honest version

I won't hand you a stack of leads. You'll be on job sites, at supplier counters, at the Home Builders and the chamber. The standard is 15 real conversations with business owners a week, at least 6 face to face. Most will tell you "my guy takes care of me." A commercial account moves when its renewal comes up, so this takes time. That's why there's a salary.

What I give you

• The business owners who already have their home and auto with us.
• The commercial requests that come in by web and phone.
• Introductions from the CPAs, bookkeepers and payroll people I know.
• Thirty minutes with me every week on your pipeline.

Everything else you find.

What you won't do

Certificates, billing and policy changes. Our commercial service team handles those, and a rater builds your quotes. You gather the facts, present the proposal in person, close it, and go find the next one.

How the pay works

$48,000 salary in year one. Half of the commission the companies pay us on every new account you write, from the first policy, paid monthly as it comes in.

The salary steps down as your commission grows: $42,000 in year two, $36,000 in year three, none after that. Commission targets at months 6, 12, 18 and 24 decide whether the seat and the salary continue. Every step, date and number goes in your offer in writing. I'm not printing an income figure here because I'd be guessing.

This is NOT for you if

• You need a list to call.
• You want accounts to inherit, or a desk job with sales in the title.
• You want a salary you can coast on.
• You need remote days. This job is in Idaho Falls and in the field.

This IS for you if

• You hold a P&C license, or you'll have one before your first day. No license yet? You need a high school diploma or GED.
• Business owners already take your call. Maybe you've sold to them, or you came up in the trades, building supply, equipment rental, commercial banking or another agency's commercial desk.
• You have a valid driver's license and a reliable vehicle. You can be at a job site in Rigby at 7 a.m. and a chamber lunch in Idaho Falls at noon.
• You can tell me your best month: the number, the date, what you sold. It's the first thing I'll ask, and I'll check it.

What else you get

• 30 paid days off in year one: 10 vacation, 7 sick, 13 holidays.
• SIMPLE IRA with up to a 3% match.
• $50 a month toward Aflac coverage.
• We don't offer a health plan today. If that's a dealbreaker, better you know now.

How hiring works

1. Apply online. About ten minutes. One question asks for your best month.
2. A 10-minute video call with me on Google Meet. You pick the time. It's recorded so I can go back to what you said instead of my notes.
3. A short online assessment, on your own time.
4. A mock first meeting at our office, about 90 minutes. I play a contractor. The business and the numbers are made up. It's recorded so every candidate gets the same fair look, and it's unpaid because it's a tryout, not work.
5. References, then an offer in writing, conditional on a background check and an active license.

You'll hear from me within a week at every step, yes or no.

One seat. Have your best month ready.

P.S. Under an agreement with another agency? Say so on the application. I'd rather know on day one than at the offer.

John Page

Owner, Page Insurance · 208-522-5151

Page Insurance is an equal opportunity employer.

Page Insurance is an independent agency in Idaho Falls. My dad and I started it in 1999. We write home, auto and business insurance for eastern Idaho families with Auto-Owners, Safeco, Progressive and more.