{"id":390,"date":"2025-10-22T16:54:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countryhitmakers.com\/?p=390"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:29:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:29:22","slug":"driven-by-dollars-the-role-of-compensation-in-life-insurance-agent-placement-decisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/countryhitmakers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/22\/driven-by-dollars-the-role-of-compensation-in-life-insurance-agent-placement-decisions\/","title":{"rendered":"Driven by Dollars: The Role of Compensation in Life Insurance Agent Placement Decisions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">Compensation drives placement decisions in ways most don\u2019t recognize. Case in point: 62% of agents actively prefer insurers running contests, and that\u2019s just the beginning!<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">This report, commissioned by Vertafore and produced by Celent, draws on insights from over 600 life insurance agents to reveal what truly drives placement decisions and how carriers can strengthen their distribution relationships. Inside, you\u2019ll discover:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"[&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc space-y-1.5 pl-7\">\n<li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">Why long-term residuals and payment flexibility matter as much as commission rates<\/li>\n<li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">How technology gaps in self-service tools and dashboards create competitive disadvantages<\/li>\n<li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">What Millennials (61% of today\u2019s agent workforce) expect from compensation programs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re a P&amp;C or L&amp;H carrier, the insights in this report on life insurance agent motivation, compensation strategy, and distribution management technology apply across insurance sectors. Download the report now.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/research\/research\/driven-by-dollars-the-role-of-compensation-in-life-insurance-agent-placement-decisions\/\">Driven by Dollars: The Role of Compensation in Life Insurance Agent Placement Decisions<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/research\">Insurance Journal Research<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compensation drives placement decisions in ways most don\u2019t recognize. Case in point: 62% of agents&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/countryhitmakers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/countryhitmakers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/countryhitmakers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/countryhitmakers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/countryhitmakers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=390"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/countryhitmakers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":391,"href":"https:\/\/countryhitmakers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390\/revisions\/391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/countryhitmakers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/countryhitmakers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/countryhitmakers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}