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An agent’s first year commission including any bonuses or allowances can exceed 100% of the first year premium (although this is not always the case). This is why most traditional cash value life insurance policies have no to almost any cash surrender value for the first few years. Policies typically pay a renewal commission from 2% to 10% for 10 or more years.

Most carriers also offer their permanent life insurance policies with the option of adding in term life insurance which reduces the commission. Some have also lowered the “target” premium, which is the lewd to which the carrier will pay the maximum commission. In my mince there is skepticism that this provides additional profits for the company rather than a benefit for the consumer. This will depend on the carrier and it is always a good idea to get proposals from at least two companies and use the tools in this book. You may want to cap the number of companies that you look at, as the more companies looked the greater the chance it may become overwhelming.

A consumer also now has the option of a no-load or low-load poll refer to policies that pay a reduced commission or no commission. Some “no-load” policies do, however, pay a commission, which is usually referred to as a marketing allowance. Low load and no load policies are tend to be more competitive from the standpoint of consumer. This is especially true during the first few years, because the lower surrender charge (than on a traditional, load policy) or la of any surrender charge. Most such products (there are exceptions) have other built in charges that tend to make long term perform and cost more closely approximate traditional “load” policies. Perhaps, one day in the near future, there will be more no-load low-load life insurance policies from which to choose. Unfortunately at present there are only a few of these. The future looks bright with life insurance, so it makes sense to buy a policy while you still have the time.