Agent opportunities
Become an agent of change.
Are you looking for a job that delivers financial growth? Do you want a meaningful career with opportunities for advancement? Our agents and managers come together from a broad range of backgrounds to pursue New York Life's vision for long-lasting success. Success made by doing right.
As an agent for New York Life, you'll be extensively trained to build meaningful relationships with policy owners, and help make important financial decisions that impact the lives of individuals, families, and businesses on a daily basis.
The best agents and managers in our company will tell you that there is nothing like being able to be there for their clients when they are needed most. With a sales force of over 12,000, we are part of every community, making a difference for our policyowners, and being rewarded in many ways for our personal efforts.
Take pride in your career choice.
Three great reasons why it feels good to be part of New York Life.
A solid reputation
Harness your ambition.
A partner in good
New York Life has one of the best-trained and most respected sales forces in the industry.
A place to make your own
Join a diverse community committed to making a difference in people's lives.
A few of the good things you'll do.
- Connect with individuals and their families by getting to know their values and the important people, activities, and milestones in their lives—in order to truly understand their financial concerns and needs.
- Safeguard people's lives, livelihoods, and loved ones by offering the insurance and investments that are right for them.
- Make a difference in your community every day, leaving a positive impact that will be felt for generations.
- Customize a career path to match your personal goals with a complete benefits package, and significant income potential.
New Agent
If you're seeking a career that enables you to grow your own business and make a difference in your community, then let's talk. As a New York Life agent, you'll offer valuable life insurance, fixed annuities, long-term care insurance, and other products for insurance and retirement planning-from a company that has paid 99.9% of its claims.
- Create and implement business and marketing plans.
- Prospect for potential clients.
- Talk to individuals and families about their financial concerns and needs.
- Present potential solutions using our world-class suite of products and services.
- Deepen your professional knowledge.
Experienced Agent
Whether you specialize in advanced markets, worksite marketing, or protecting families and individuals in your community, we can support your success with our long-standing history of financial strength and integrity. In addition to leading the Million Dollar Round Table in membership for more than 60 consecutive years, here are some qualities that separate us from the competition:
- One of the most comprehensive and well-respected training programs in the industry.
- Best-in-class marketing and technology support.
- A world-class service organization.
- A quality retirement plan and a competitive benefits package.
Sales Manager/Partner
If you're a seasoned financial services or insurance industry professional with strong leadership skills and a desire to help others succeed, now may be the time to join our team of sales management professionals. As a partner, you'll be responsible for the successful recruitment and development of a dedicated team of sales professionals.
- Comprehensive professional training
- Generous benefits
- Excellent retirement plans
- Significant income potential
- The opportunity to work for a Fortune 100 company
Management Fast Track
If you're a natural leader who has either completed your MBA in the last 24 months or has prior management or business-owner experience, the Management Fast Track program may be your perfect career path.
In this program, you'll have the opportunity to advance to management within 12 months. You'll start as a financial professional to gain hands-on experience. Once program requirements are met, you'll be able to transition into management as an Associate Partner, recruiting and developing your own team of financial professionals. You'll also be enrolled in the Associate Partner Training Program, an intensive, six-month program that will develop you and prime you for success as a manager.
These qualifications are preferred, but you can also get them on the job:
- Life and health licensed
- FINRA registrations of Series 6 or 7, and Series 63
- Previous sales experience
Best-in-Class Training
Learn how to develop and implement business and marketing plans.
Understand how to prospect and secure new clients.
Develop your unique style when presenting our world class suite of products and services.
Advance your professional skills and talents.
Tap into our award-winning mentorship opportunities.
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Building meaningful relationships with policy owners.
Volunteers for good
Giving is in our DNA.
Each year, we develop and help coordinate hundreds of volunteer projects that offer our employees and agents an opportunity to get involved and make a difference in their communities. We collaborate with hundreds of charitable organizations and help coordinate hundreds of volunteer projects every year to address community needs across the country.
