Most Outrageous Stories (c-Stories) (TM):  Insurance

I worked for an insurance company about two or three years ago. Everyone there knew that one of the Vice Presidents..(my boss) and his Administrative Assistant were having an affair. To make a long story short, Human Resources was made aware and the assistant was moved to another department. The day this happened, my boss walked in, shocked to see a different assistant and clearly upset wailed, "Where is my Admin.?!" When someone told him HR. He said, “who moved my Admin. HR moved my Admin? We all had a quiet chuckle in the lunch room that day!

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This is a story about my friend. She was an insurance agent for a while. She tried real hard to look for prospects. She asked for referrals every day from her family and friends. Since it was just her first year in the industry, her Unit Manager accompanied her in talking with the prospects. After a month, she had not closed any deal. One time, she bumped into one of her prospects in a grocery store. She followed up her proposal, but to her dismay, the prospect told her that he already got one from the Unit Manager. The manager had the nerves to steal my friend’s prospects and made them her clients.

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My boss has three administrative assistants all which work in different locations but in the same building. I was supposed to be gone, but had some late tasks to do. I had to ass my boss a question... and when I walked in my boss and the other administrative assistant were having sex on his desk. I was like holy **** and ran out. The pay is good so I still work there :)

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Competition is said common among sales person. But I don’t believe in that because in our group, we do not intervene with each other’s businesses. (That’s what I thought so) I am so pissed this morning when I learned that a friend and fellow agent had sent a proposal to my target company. She knew that I am marketing group insurance to this prospect. Still, she has the nerves to deal with my future client. Sometimes, friendship is taken for granted for the sake of commission. 

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My career as an insurance agent is a depressing one. I am pressured to close deals every month. I left home early to talk with prospects but then, I go home without a signed application form. Sometimes, I feel that selling insurance is a waste of time. But, when I ponder on its significance to other people and the commissions that I can get, I take effort to wake up early, look for clients and do sales presentations. Every time I meet with my prospects, I am excited to be of service to them. On the other hand, I am prepared to be rebuffed by them. I have already accepted the fact that this is a business of rejection. Enter your story here! Click on categories to view stories from other visitors.

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One time, a lady walked into our office to ask about the investment program that the company offered. It was a global fund which engaged with Standard & Poor’s BRIC 40 Index. I was not fully equipped about this product so I told our visitor that my supervisor would explain to her. She was in a hurry and my supervisor was still on the phone, so I started the explanation. I was so confident in telling her that BRIC 40 pertains to the top 40 corporations in “Great Britain,” Russia, India and China. I did not actually know how could B stands for Great Britain but I was so certain about it. Then, my supervisor approached us. When she said that B pertains to Brazil, I was so ashamed that I couldn’t look at our visitor. Before she went out of the office, she shook my hand and told me that it was worth a try.

 Rate It |Post Comment | 1 Comments | Story Date:2008-09-07 | Share Story