General Agent Jobs
General Agent jobs are open across insurance, real estate, and financial services, at every level from entry-level to senior and managing general agent, with specializations in life, property and casualty, and commercial lines. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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- Simple IRA
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- Bonus based on performance
- Competitive salary
Expected Total Compensation: $80,000–$100,000+ Based on Performance
- Build a consistent sales process: Implement and reinforce clear expectations for prospecting, lead follow-up, quoting, cross-selling, objection handling, closing, and customer follow-up across both offices.
- Lead sales training: Establish a regular training and role-play schedule, facilitate Greg Gaines sales training, and help team members apply what they learn in customer conversations.
- Coach individual team members: Conduct weekly sales coaching sessions, identify skill gaps, set development goals, and provide practical feedback that builds confidence and improves performance.
- Drive sales growth: Partner with the Agent and Office Managers to establish production goals, develop sales campaigns, and improve lead conversion and cross-selling results.
- Use performance data to guide action: Review sales activity, production, lead conversion, and existing-customer opportunities to identify what’s working and where additional support is needed.
- Support new employees: Ensure new team members learn the agency’s sales process and develop effective sales habits from the start.
- Create accountability and momentum: Coordinate with Office Managers to reinforce training, remove barriers, track progress, and recognize successful sales behaviors.
- Build teamwork across locations: Share effective practices, encourage healthy competition, and create a culture of continuous improvement and shared success.
- Experience in banking, automotive sales, wireless sales, pharmaceutical sales, or a similar sales-focused environment.
- The ability to coach, motivate, and develop others through clear expectations and constructive feedback.
- Confidence leading training sessions, role-play exercises, and performance conversations.
- A proactive, adaptable, and self-motivated approach, with the ability to identify opportunities and take initiative.
- Strong communication, organization, and follow-through.
- Comfort using sales reports and performance trends to make decisions and improve results.
- A collaborative leadership style and a personal commitment to helping others succeed.
- Willingness to obtain the required insurance licenses.
- Simple IRA
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Paid time off
- Training & development
- Bonus based on performance
- Competitive salary
Expected Total Compensation: $80,000–$100,000+ Based on Performance
- Build a consistent sales process: Implement and reinforce clear expectations for prospecting, lead follow-up, quoting, cross-selling, objection handling, closing, and customer follow-up across both offices.
- Lead sales training: Establish a regular training and role-play schedule, facilitate Greg Gaines sales training, and help team members apply what they learn in customer conversations.
- Coach individual team members: Conduct weekly sales coaching sessions, identify skill gaps, set development goals, and provide practical feedback that builds confidence and improves performance.
- Drive sales growth: Partner with the Agent and Office Managers to establish production goals, develop sales campaigns, and improve lead conversion and cross-selling results.
- Use performance data to guide action: Review sales activity, production, lead conversion, and existing-customer opportunities to identify what’s working and where additional support is needed.
- Support new employees: Ensure new team members learn the agency’s sales process and develop effective sales habits from the start.
- Create accountability and momentum: Coordinate with Office Managers to reinforce training, remove barriers, track progress, and recognize successful sales behaviors.
- Build teamwork across locations: Share effective practices, encourage healthy competition, and create a culture of continuous improvement and shared success.
- Experience in banking, automotive sales, wireless sales, pharmaceutical sales, or a similar sales-focused environment.
- The ability to coach, motivate, and develop others through clear expectations and constructive feedback.
- Confidence leading training sessions, role-play exercises, and performance conversations.
- A proactive, adaptable, and self-motivated approach, with the ability to identify opportunities and take initiative.
- Strong communication, organization, and follow-through.
- Comfort using sales reports and performance trends to make decisions and improve results.
- A collaborative leadership style and a personal commitment to helping others succeed.
- Willingness to obtain the required insurance licenses.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Insurance
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in general agent jobs.
- Active state insurance license in relevant lines of authority required
- Demonstrated experience recruiting, training, and managing independent producers or agents
- Proficiency with agency management systems and CRM platforms
- Strong knowledge of carrier appetites, underwriting guidelines, and product portfolios
- Proven ability to meet or exceed premium production and retention targets
- Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or a related field preferred
Tips for Your General Agent Job Search
Tailor your resume to license type
Hiring managers scan for the specific lines of authority you hold, whether life, property and casualty, or surplus lines. List each license by state and line on your resume so recruiters can confirm eligibility without asking follow-up questions.
Highlight your book of business results
General agent roles are production-driven, so your resume should show policy counts, premium volume growth, and retention rates from prior positions. Concrete output numbers from your book of business differentiate you from candidates who only list duties.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists general agent openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target carriers whose product mix matches yours
A general agent background in commercial lines rarely translates cleanly to personal lines roles, and vice versa. Narrow your search to employers whose core product portfolio aligns with the lines you've actually sold and managed to avoid mismatched interviews.
Prepare agency management system examples before interviews
Interviewers for general agent roles routinely ask how you use an AMS to track submissions, renewals, and producer activity. Have two or three specific workflow examples ready that show you used the system to drive results, not just log data.
Negotiate your override structure, not just base pay
Compensation for general agents often centers on overrides and contingency bonuses tied to producer performance. Before accepting an offer, ask how override tiers are calculated, when bonuses are paid, and whether the structure changes if production thresholds shift.
General Agent Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How many general agent jobs are remote?
About 0% of general agent openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how much of the role depends on phone, video, and digital tools rather than in-person presence. Producer recruitment and virtual agency support functions are the sub-areas most likely to be offered as fully remote positions.
How do you become a general agent?
Start by obtaining a resident insurance license in your state for the lines you want to work, typically life, property and casualty, or both. Build several years of experience as a producing agent or agency manager, then pursue appointments with carriers that work through the general agency distribution channel. Demonstrating consistent production results and a network of independent agents is usually what moves candidates into a general agent role.
Can you get hired as a general agent with little experience?
Entry-level general agent roles do exist, but they typically require an active insurance license as a baseline. Candidates with limited experience can strengthen their candidacy by completing designations such as CPCU or CPIA, shadowing an established general agent, and building even a small roster of referred producers. Some carriers also hire junior general agents specifically to train and develop into full territory managers over time.
What does the general agent interview process look like?
Most general agent interviews run two to four rounds, starting with a recruiter screen focused on your license status and production background. A hiring manager interview typically follows, where you walk through your producer network, your approach to onboarding new agents, and how you handle underperforming books. Final rounds often include a territory plan presentation or a case study around growing a specific product line.
Where can I find and apply to general agent jobs?
You can find and apply to general agent jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Search the listings, find the roles that fit your license type and experience level, and apply directly to each one.
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