Getting Started
If you stick to the schedule, you can be up and running with us in a few days.
Before you get started, you need a Life & Health insurance license. Click the green button if you don’t have one:
GET CONTRACTED
Once you’re licensed, the rest of the process only takes a few days:
☐ Submit Agent Profile >>>
- Let us know who invited you to the team so we know where to place you
- New agents start at the 80% comp level unless you have earned more from your documented experience.
☐ Join Discord HERE
- Discord is our “Virtual Office”
- All our communication is on Discord
- Help, Training and Troubleshooting around the clock 24/7
☐ Validate NIPR Info HERE
- When your state issues your license, they send your Information to the National Insurance Producers Registry
- If there’s a discrepancy, you want to fix it before we start requesting products.
☐ Upload W9 and DL HERE
☐ Upload AML Certification HERE
- Anti-Money Laundering certification is required for every carrier
- If you’re not AML certified, you’ll see a link to American Amicable’s free course
☐ Upload E&O Coverage HERE
- If you already have E&O, upload it
- If you need to purchase E&O, you’ll see a link to our preferred rates
☐ Setup your HCMS Profile HERE
- HCMS is the abbreviation for our Hierarchy and Contract Management System, which manages your relationship with Velocity
- Your HCMS profile will keep track of your agent numbers, writing agents, and NIPR information
☐ Complete Next Level Contracting (NLC) HERE
- Request Ethos, Americo, Corebridge, American Amicable, Transamerica and Mutual of Omaha
- Check your contracting requests in NLC daily for any notes on your requests
- Carrier contact info can be found: HERE
- Keep an eye on your email box for important messages and confirmation
- Download this Carrier Dashboard to keep track of everything
- As you get approved with each carrier, update your HCMS profile
- Each carrier will email you instructions to access their agent dashboard
- Familiarize yourself with each carrier’s quoting tool and e-Application
☐ Complete Ethos Agent Academy HERE
- Ethos allows you to write John Hancock, Legal & General America, Banner, Ameritas, TruStage, and Senior Life
- Ethos streamlines the application process with predictive modeling to make it easy for customers to get covered on their own through your unique agent link
- You requested Ethos when you were going through your NLC steps above
PREPARE TO RUN APPOINTMENTS
☐ Get On Our Training Schedule
☐ Product Knowledge – Learn about the main products we sell: HERE
☐ Sales Training Bootcamp: HERE
☐ Quote Tools: HERE
☐ Print These Documents for Easy Reference
☐ Marketing Strategy and Booking Appointments
- Have a Lead Strategy Call with your team leader before buying any leads!
- Order Leads once you have your first writing number
- Start dialing and booking appointments
- Use the Dial Tracker to track your dials and production
☐ Stay Active and #PROFIT!!
- Stay Active in Discord
- Stay Active in Training Calls
- Stay Active in our Facebook Group