If you are a life insurance agent, then you no doubt already know that the hardest part of an agent's job is getting business. Some agents rely on the tried and true method of cold calling. Others take advantage of newer approaches like online lead generation. The truth is ...

Many insurance agents start out cold calling potential prospects in an effort to make their first insurance sales. Before long though, it usually becomes apparent to most insurance agents that cold calling is a very inefficient approach to trying to gain new clients. Indeed, cold calling and door to door ...

According to FBI estimates, "there are at least 14,000 illegal sales operations stealing from American consumers every day." Telemarketing fraud is a crime and everyone should learn how to protect themselves from these criminals. Telemarketing fraud takes place when scammers pose as legitimate charities, businesses, or other organization and ...

Offers of interest-rate reduction claims targetedThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is widening its campaign against telemarketers who violated the Do Not Call Rule and other laws by making hundreds of thousands or even millions of recorded robocalls to consumers. This latest effort targets three groups that allegedly made robocalls to ...