
Entry Level Insurance Agent – Farmers Insurance
Ann Arbor, MIFull-time$55–75K/yrPosted 3 days agoStill listed 3 days ago
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Job overview
The Darian Taliaferro Agency is seeking an ambitious, outgoing individual to join its sales team and build a career in insurance sales. The role offers hands-on experience selling Auto, Home, Life, and Business coverage, along with training, coaching, and exposure to agency operations. Candidates must hold or be willing to obtain required Property & Casualty and Life & Health insurance licenses. Previous sales, insurance, or customer service experience is preferred but not required.
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Pay: Base Pay + Uncapped Commissions Schedule: Monday–Friday | No Evenings or Weekends Are you competitive, motivated by results, and ready to build a career where your hard work can directly influence your success? The Darian Taliaferro Agency is expanding, and we're looking for an ambitious, outgoing individual to join our sales team. We believe in setting goals, celebrating wins, and continuously improving, all while putting our customers' needs first. This opportunity is ideal for someone who enjoys sales, takes initiative, and wants more than just a routine position. You'll gain hands-on experience in insurance sales, build valuable business relationships, and develop the skills needed for long-term career growth. For those with entrepreneurial ambitions, there may also be opportunities to explore a future path toward agency ownership. What You'll Do
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Generate new business through outbound calls, agency-provided leads, referrals, and networking.
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Connect with prospective customers, understand their needs, and recommend appropriate Auto, Home, Life, and Business insurance coverage.
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Prepare quotes, explain policy options, handle objections, and confidently ask for the sale.
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Identify opportunities to cross-sell additional products and help existing customers address coverage gaps.
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Maintain an organized sales pipeline through consistent follow-up and CRM activity.
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Build strong client relationships that encourage retention, referrals, and long-term growth.
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Work toward individual production goals while contributing to overall agency success.
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Participate in ongoing sales training, coaching, and professional development.
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Gain exposure to agency operations, business development, and the fundamentals of running a successful insurance business.
What We're Looking For You don't need an extensive insurance background to get started. We're looking for someone with the right attitude, work ethic, and willingness to develop their skills.
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Motivated by goals, performance, and opportunities to increase earning potential.
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Comfortable initiating conversations, making outbound calls, and asking for the sale.
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Confident communicator who enjoys connecting with people and building relationships.
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Self-motivated, dependable, and able to take ownership of daily responsibilities.
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Organized, detail-oriented, and committed to following through with prospects.
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Coachable, receptive to feedback, and eager to improve.
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Interested in sales, professional development, and potential leadership opportunities.
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Able to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment.
Previous sales, insurance, or customer service experience is preferred but not required. Insurance Licensing: Candidates must hold or be willing to obtain the required Property & Casualty and Life & Health insurance licenses. What We Offer
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Competitive base compensation plus uncapped commission opportunities.
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Direct mentorship and hands-on training with agency owner Darian Taliaferro.
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Agency-purchased leads and marketing resources to support your sales activity.
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Ongoing coaching, professional development, and opportunities to strengthen your sales skills.
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Experience selling multiple insurance products and building a diverse client base.
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Exposure to business operations, agency growth strategies, and leadership development.
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Potential opportunities to pursue a future path toward agency ownership.
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Monday–Friday work schedule with evenings and weekends off.
Ready to Take the Next Step? At the Darian Taliaferro Agency, we're looking for someone who wants to challenge themselves, develop a valuable skill set, and be rewarded for the results they achieve. If you're driven, enjoy working with people, and want to grow within a supportive, performance-focused environment, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and start building your future with the Darian Taliaferro Agency at Farmers Insurance!
How this job compares
Set against the 52,886 open Sales jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$55–75K/yr
- Michigan median$85–126K/yr472 salary ranges
- US median$96–145K/yr25,486 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $65K, is 39% below the Michigan median midpoint ($106K) — in the middle half of Sales salary ranges in Michigan.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,186 open Sales jobs in Michigan and 52,886 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Michigan
- Home Depot84 open
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- Experience
- Sales postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 6 years (29,083 postings).
- Education
- 11,170 of the 52,886 open Sales jobs (21%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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