Medicare Agents vs Brokers: Pros, Cons, & How To Choose
If you'd rather opt to be your own boss and possibly run your own firm someday, consider buying Medicare leads directly through Nectar. As an insurance agent, you know how important it is to help protect your clients' finances. However, don't underestimate the value of protecting yourself as well. Our agents can simplify the process of finding the right plan, answer your questions and help you enroll. CMS could consider setting commissions to ensure that agents are not motivated financially to favor a particular type of coverage, and therefore, can provide beneficiaries unconflicted advice. Insurers also may make additional payments, in addition to enrollment commissions. These administrative payments are paid to agencies for assuming administrative and operational responsibilities in support of an agent’s work soliciting and enrolling beneficiaries. These activities may include marketing, technology, training, and compliance; the agencies serve as an intermediary betw...