In this throwback episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht explains the two main reasons why writing small accounts is a terrible strategy for an insurance agent and why THINKING BIGGER and writing larger accounts makes everyone happier. "Small Thinking" is a plague that may allow you to pay your monthly electric bill but it will never allow you to build wealth. Episode Highlights: Why is thinking small, a major problem? (2:55) How does Charles' approach to work...
Nov 21, 2022•18 min
In this throwback episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht explains the five key areas you need to implement the "Power of 1" in order to build your Book of Business to $1,000,000 or more. Staying focused on one path of success is difficult for most producers, but getting better at it is what separates the pro's from the amateurs. Episode Highlights: Charles explains the power and importance of following through. (3:30) What does Charles look for when predicting...
Nov 07, 2022•35 min
In this throwback episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht discusses how to find success as an insurance agent. It's not about you. It's not about the insurance agent. The Hero of the "insurance story" is your prospect. Marketing, branding, and selling is best performed when you position your prospect as the Hero and you as the Guide. Give your prospect a plan for success and they'll do whatever you (the Guide) tell them to do! Episode Highlights: Which two stor...
Oct 17, 2022•28 min
In this throwback episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht discusses how quoting is for the weak! This is a truism. But if you're not going to offer quotes, what should a producer do, exactly? That's what Charles Specht breaks down for us today. Instead of offering quotes, use this process instead to win signed BOR’s! Episode Highlights: Charles shares a story about a poll he recently did on LinkedIn. (1:45) Charles explains why he disagrees that the broker of r...
Oct 06, 2022•38 min
In this throwback episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht discusses how competing insurance agents only win new business an average of 8% of the time in a normal quoting process. Incumbent agents win 92%. So, who has it better? That's really the issue. Incumbent agents retain their clients because they have access and currently control the insured's permission. Therefore, let's focus on winning permission rather than blind quoting. Episode Highlights: Charles s...
Sep 15, 2022•36 min
There are one-owner shops, small agencies, medium-sized agencies, large alphabet houses, and everything else in between. The question is: Which one can you make more money at as a producer? In this episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht walks you through the pros and cons of each, tells you which type/size agency he would work at today if he was planning to pick one to work at, and an option for you if you're considering making a switch. Episode Highlights: Ch...
Sep 08, 2022•31 min
A weak mindset is often what most of your competitors possess. But what about you? Do you have a robust and competitive mindset when it comes to sales? Are you afraid to ask for the signed Broker of Record Letter? Are you nervous about telling the insured what you require from them in order to move forward? In this episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht explains the seven things insurance producers need to have in order to possess a Millionaire Producer Mindse...
Sep 01, 2022•30 min
Could you write $250k of new business commission in the next twelve months? I think you can ... And here's how! There are three main things you need to do in order to successfully write a quarter of a million dollars in commission this next year. In this episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht breaks down the step-by-step process of how you can do this and how you can get every agent at your agency to do the same thing as well. Episode Highlights: Charles expla...
Aug 29, 2022•36 min
Yes, indeed, your clients get solicited by other insurance agents all the time. During this policy renewal year, they are more likely to meet with those agents (your competitors!) to see if there are alternative options available to them to cut costs. Why? Because inflation, a lack of workers, and a hardening insurance market are forcing them to look at options in order to do nothing more than stay in business. In this episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht ex...
Aug 15, 2022•33 min
You don't have to be the "best" insurance agent out there. (Please, read that again!) There are literally tens of thousands of insurance agents out there who prospect in your very own geographic territory. You don't need to be the best out of all of them. In fact, all you have to be is the better CHOICE of whichever agent the prospect is using to get quotes on their behalf for that renewal. That's it. In this episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht explains how...
Aug 11, 2022•34 min
Delivering bad news to current clients is an art. So is uncovering bad news from your prospects. In fact, the best and most wealthy insurance agents out there are typically the ones best at advising their current clients on industry trends, and uncovering pains/problems with their competition. In this episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht will explain how to do this for better client retention and for winning more signed Broker of Record Letters from your pro...
Jul 28, 2022•31 min
Writing small accounts may help you pay the bills, but, you'll never achieve wealth writing small accounts. In today’s throwback episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht teaches you how to determine what size account you should prospect and how to be more successful at building a Book of Business. Writing small accounts may help you pay the bills but, you'll never achieve wealth writing small accounts. Episode Highlights: Charles shares a story about his convers...
Jul 21, 2022•34 min
Please .... do not be one of those insurance agents who have no strategy or process when it comes to presenting renewal quotes/proposal to the prospect! If you do that, you're more likely to lose than win. Why? Because, if you do that you're wingin' it and throwing mud against the wall to see what sticks. In this episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht will give you some options to consider to put you in a stronger position to win the business at the time you p...
Jul 14, 2022•32 min
It's one thing to agree that targeting BOR's is a smart move but it's another thing altogether to develop a step-by-step process to winning signed Broker of Record Letters on a consistent basis. In this episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht will "build you a house" by explaining what the foundation is, what the four walls are, and what the roof is to winning more signed Broker of Record letters from your prospects. Episode Highlights: Charles explains why win...
Jul 11, 2022•30 min
In this throwback episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht explains how cold calling still works and it works very well for those who use the right script. Charles Specht will teach you what your script could be and how to effectively cold call in order to set more appointments with your prospects. Episode Highlights: Charles shares a poignant story from when he first got into the insurance business. (2:36) Charles mentions why being a debt collector on the tele...
Jul 07, 2022•33 min
Referrals, referrals, referrals! You've probably heard that referrals are great to get and have the highest win percentage when compared to other forms of prospecting. And, you'd be right to think that because it's true. However, most insurance agents and agencies do either a very poor job at systematically asking for (and receiving) referrals from their client base or COIs, or they have no process for referrals at all. In this episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles ...
Jun 30, 2022•27 min
One of the biggest reasons insurance agents don't achieve success as a producer is due to the QUANTITY of accounts on their prospect list. But the biggest reason overall is no doubt the QUALITY of the accounts on their prospect list. In this episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht will teach you how to increase the QUALITY of the accounts you are prospecting in order to close more deals and make more money! Episode Highlights: Charles explains that most insuran...
Jun 27, 2022•32 min
Setting appointments with new prospects is hard. But it's also one of the most important things a producer needs to improve at in order to win new clients. "Scripting" (what you say or write to your prospects) is the difference maker for all of it. In this episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht outlines what is potentially the best prospecting script in the entire insurance industry, as well as how you can personally edit it to make it your own. Episode Highli...
Jun 23, 2022•34 min
If you're like most insurance agents out there, you're not getting the new business commission results you know you're capable of. You're either not prospecting enough, prospecting inefficiently, not setting enough appointments, not sure how to transition to asking for the signed Broker of Record Letter, or how to close the business if you go through a quoting process. Usually, this boils down to doing things over and over and over again that do not work or do not get a high enough ROI. In this ...
Jun 20, 2022•33 min
In this throwback episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht discusses the biggest problem insurance agents have. It’s not around prospecting or messaging. The biggest problem insurance agents have is their lack of success at getting their prospects to fire the incumbent agent in order to hire them. That is what this episode is all about. Episode Highlights: Charles explains the process of competitive dethronement. (2:56) Charles shares how insurance is war. In sa...
Jun 02, 2022•35 min
In this episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht teaches you how to determine what type of business you should target for prospecting. In other words, Charles will teach you the step-by-step process he takes his 1-on-1 coaching clients through to determine their own most profitable micro-niche focus. This is the topic Charles gets asked about most, which is why he gets very detailed in the process of it in this episode. Episode Highlights: Charles explains the d...
May 26, 2022•39 min
In this episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht interviews one of his sales training clients, Man Phung. Man only started writing commercial accounts about three years ago but has been implementing the things Charles has been teaching, such as Thinking BIGGER, micro-niching down, utilizing the 12-Month Timeline of Services, etc. The result is that he's writing much bigger accounts today. Charles and Man share tips in this episode about what is working and what ...
May 19, 2022•34 min
Most insurance agents don't know how to clearly articulate their value or adequately differentiate themselves in their prospect's minds. In this throwback episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht explains how to best differentiate yourself with a written, objective, and strategic 12-Month Timeline of Services. Episode Highlights: Charles explains what should happen when you’re trying to get a prospect to schedule an appointment with you. (2:18) Charles mentions ...
May 12, 2022•32 min
In this throwback episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht discusses how the Jack-of-all-Trades is dead. The "generalist" producer is a thing of the past. Insurance agents who become experts in a specific area (Micro-Niche) get more clients more quickly and win significantly more signed Broker of Record Letters. Episode Highlights: Charles shares a story about a man named Jack. (2:07) Charles explains what a micro-niche is. (2:55) Charles mentions the problem wi...
Apr 25, 2022•39 min
In this throwback episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht breaks down what those seven steps are and how you can do it, too! Episode Highlights: Charles mentions his book called, The Millionaire Producer. (1:49) Charles shares the first step: collect signatures and serve happiness. (3:00) What’s one of the most important and most expensive pieces of paper in the insurance business? (4:44) Charles walks us through the second step. (7:28) Charles details the thir...
Apr 21, 2022•32 min
In this throwback episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht talks about the five things insurance producers do each week that will guarantee them success. Stay committed to these five things and you'll be well on your way to building a $1,000,000 or more Book of Business! Episode Highlights: Charles explains a problem that he sees with far too many producers. (2:42) Charles mentions what he would’ve done if insurance didn't work out for him. (8:57) Charles lists ...
Apr 11, 2022•34 min
Most insurance agents out there don't really know what they are supposed to be doing, as far as prospecting and selling are concerned. They have little training and often they're trained to do what the person before them has done, even if that person didn't achieve A+ results. In today's episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht will detail seven things insurance agents need to do to become Millionaire Insurance Producers. Episode Highlights: Charles explains why...
Mar 28, 2022•38 min
In order to attract new clients, you must repel those who are not ideal for you. The right messaging will attract the right people, and you'll win more new clients with very attractive marketing that repels everyone you don't want. It works, but most agents haven't figured it out quite yet. In this episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht explains what you need to do in order to repel bad (not ideal) prospects to attract and win the best and most profitable clie...
Mar 24, 2022•34 min
In this throwback episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht discusses THREE things you absolutely need to get from your prospect if you decide to offer quotes, instead of being awarded a signed Broker of Record Letter on the current policies. Doing these three things will significantly strengthen your position to win, while not doing them is a dagger of death. Episode Highlights: Charles mentions why constructive risk exists. (2:55) What issues does Charles face,...
Mar 14, 2022•42 min
QUESTION: Are you 12X? Professional insurance agents aren't throwing mud against the wall to see what sticks. Super producers are in the right mindset, they have a plan, and they go for the jugular. They ask for the business, they demand attention, they require the insured's permission, they get awarded a signed Broker of Record Letters, and they build a $1,000,000 or more Book of Business. In this episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht will explain how to bec...
Mar 03, 2022•30 min
