Captive vs Independent Insurance Agent

Just as life insurance can be broken up into different types of products.  Life Insurance Agents and Agencies can also be broken down into two different categories.

Captive Vs Independent Insurance Agent:

Those categories include:  Captive Insurance Agents and Agencies Vs Independent Insurance Agents and Agencies.

A Captive Insurance Agency is one in which the group may only place life insurance products with one insurance company of family of insurance companies.   Sometimes this means that that insurer has at least the right of first refusal.  After which the insurance agent may be ‘allowed’ to offer you other companies products.

As the word independent would seem by its definition An Independent Insurance Agency is one in which the group may place your insurance product with any insurance company that is open to accepting proposals and policies independents.   There are more than 50 companies that work with independent but this changes on a given state.

Captive Vs Independent Insurance Agent, which is right for you?  It may depend on your situation or your health condition.  However as a general rule of thumb, Independents have many more choices and Choice is usually a good thing.

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