The National Pension Scheme offers investors options in the kind of investment fund they would like to invest, based on their risk appetite. Among the options are equity based investments, where up to 50 % and up to 75 % of the invested amount is invested in equities or shares. The primary objective of choosing… Continue reading Pension Schemes should be Defined Benefit
The share market is crashing and we do not know when it will stop crashing. In the recent past the BSE SENSEX crashed from a peak of about 41000 to 27000, currently. This represents a fall of about 34 %. The SENSEX is at approximately 65 % of what it was in February, 2020. Continue… Continue reading What happens to MF Investments Now?
In a sales interview, the interview goes through a process and in life insurance selling, the process is usually stretched over to more than one meeting. The stages in an interview can be classified as Stages in a Sales Interview The hand-shake Building professional trust Building emotional trust Conduct of a needs analysis Financial Planning… Continue reading Basics of Objection Handling – 5
In Basics of Objection Handling – 3, we learnt the 6-step technique of handling genuine objections. In this article we learn how to apply the 6-step technique in practice. Let us recall the 6 steps first. Listen to the customer Ask the Customer to repeat his statement or question Repeat the customer’s question and get… Continue reading Basics of Objection Handling – 4
We have so far read 2 articles on the Basics of Objection Handling – Basics of Objection Handling – 1 and Basics of Objection Handling – 2. We are approaching the subject of Objection Handling by first constructing the conceptual framework. The conceptual framework will give us the answers to all the objections we face.… Continue reading Basics of Objection Handling – 3
In my previous article I had mentioned the basic reasons why customers raise objections (https://www.helpindiainsure.iistpune.in/2019/04/24/basics-of-objection-handling-1/ ). In this article we will study some more basics. The reason we are going through the basics is that it gives a framework in which we approach the subject of objection handling. It is like first trying to learn… Continue reading Basics of Objection Handling – 2
One of the main reasons for under performance in life insurance sales is the lack of adequate prospecting activity. It is quite common for the agent to wake up in the morning and wonder whom to visit during the day. All the motivation to be a top performer, to qualify for MDRT, etc., goes up… Continue reading Is Prospecting Your Problem?
