Selling Insurance Policies as a Career Option - For those who like meeting people, have good communication skills, possess convincing power and are willing to work hard, working as an Insurance Agent can prove very lucrative. As much as 25% of the first year premium on a policy sold by an agent is paid to him as commission.

He further gets commission of 7%% of the premium for second and third years and 5% commission on rest of the premiums. When an agent becomes a member of the Chairman's of the Zonal Manager's Club he is entitled for facilities of an office, a car, computer, telephone, expenses for maintenance and also housing lone at very nominal rate of interest (5.25%).

There is provision for joining as a salaried employee by getting placement as a development officer, after following the prescribed procedure and qualifying the prescribed tests.

Important Websites
Acturial Society of India : www.actuariesindia.org
Institute of Actuaries, London: www.actuaries.org
Institute of Actuaries, Australia: www.actuariesasn.au
Society of Actuaries, USA: www.beanactuaries.org
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority, Hyderabad: www.irdaindia.org

Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd., Staff Training College, Bata More, Sector II, Mathura Road, Faridabad 121006 (Har.).

School net India Ltd.,19, Unique Industrial Estate, Twin Tower Lane, Bombay Dyeing Compound, Prabhadevi, Mumbai 400025 (Ph 022­24330360, 24330365)