Guide to Online Insurance Sales Lead Websites
October 9th, 2009Back in the day, a great share of an insurance underwriter’s day was spent on the phone, calling up potential prospects. Currently, insurance marketing plans for insurance underwriters includesobtaining prescreened leads from insurance leadgen websites. These sites supply an simple and quick way of obtaining new clients.
Leadgen websites operate by bringing together consumers interested in an insurance policy with insurance agents who are looking to sell them a policy. The sites collect personal information from each user using a lead form, store the information and then sell the sales lead to one or more insurance brokers.
There are lots of different sales lead companies, all claiming to have the most targeted leads. How do you figure out which company to choose? You should look for a site that can regularly supply leads with prices that can return a good ROI, a clear billing system and refund guidelines, a means to filter your leads and that the insurance leads are delivered in real time.
Having an idea of what to watch out for in an insurance lead service can help you choose the right one. Quality is most important in acheiving a good return on investment. One of the biggest factors to look at is filtering ability. A lead service with great filtering abilities should be able to provide you with the consumers that best fit your business. How much you pay per lead is also important. If you pay too much for each prospect you are sold, you might see a bad return on invested capital. Then again, if you purchase cheaper insurance leads, you may have a lower ROI. Review the refund policy before contracting with a sales lead company. They should repay the cost for any bogus leads you are given. Some lead generation sites also try to make you shell out $500 or $1000 when signing up. Be cautious of this. Nearly all insurance lead generation sites only want a minimal up front deposit to start getting leads while a couple will just charge you at the end of the month.
When purchasing insurance sales prospects, you shouldn’t keep all your eggs in one basket. You should try 3-4 leadgen sites. Some will be strong for automobile insurance leads while others might offer better homeowners insurance leads. If you purchase insurance sales leads from various sources, it will give you an edge against your competitiors and will keep the quality of your sales leads in check.