Insurance Sales Agents
Sell life, property, casualty, health, automotive, or other types of insurance. May refer clients to independent brokers, work as an independent broker, or be employed by an insurance company.
479,100 people do this job in the US. $62,280 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 80%
- 18%
- 2%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 1%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 42%. Today's estimate: 52%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 19 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Develop marketing strategies to compete with other individuals or companies who sell insurance.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 16% | 5 h1.7 h to 2.1 work days | 15%Half by Jun 2027 | |
| Sell various types of insurance policies to businesses and individuals on behalf of insurance companies, including automobile, fire, life, property, medical and dental insurance, or specialized policies, such as marine, farm/crop, and medical malpractice.Done daily by most who do it. | 11% | 1.3 h38 min to 4.2 h | Stays with people | |
| Customize insurance programs to suit individual customers, often covering a variety of risks.Done daily by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 10% | 1.3 h25 min to 3.3 h | 77%Half by now | |
| Seek out new clients and develop clientele by networking to find new customers and generate lists of prospective clients.Done daily by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 10% | 1.7 h50 min to 5 h | 76%Half by now | |
| Plan and oversee incorporation of insurance program into bookkeeping system of company.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 9% | 3.3 h1.7 h to 6.7 h | 49%Half by now | |
| Call on policyholders to deliver and explain policy, to analyze insurance program and suggest additions or changes, or to change beneficiaries.Done daily by most who do it. | 7% | 1.3 h25 min to 2.1 h | 92%Half by now | |
| Explain features, advantages, and disadvantages of various policies to promote sale of insurance plans.Done daily by most who do it. | 6% | 38 min13 min to 1.7 h | 95%Half by now | |
| Attend meetings, seminars, and programs to learn about new products and services, learn new skills, and receive technical assistance in developing new accounts.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 5% | 2.5 h50 min to 6.7 h | 46%Half by Oct 2026 | |
| Interview prospective clients to obtain data about their financial resources and needs, the physical condition of the person or property to be insured, and to discuss any existing coverage.Done daily by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 5% | 1.1 h25 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Perform administrative tasks, such as maintaining records and handling policy renewals.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 25 min8 min to 1.3 h | 97%Half by now | |
| Select company that offers type of coverage requested by client to underwrite policy.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 25 min13 min to 1.3 h | 100%Half by now | |
| Contact underwriter and submit forms to obtain binder coverage.Done daily by most who do it. | 2% | 29 min13 min to 1.1 h | 100%Half by now |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel69% now, 88% by 2028
- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks98% now, 98% by 2028
- Customer Service Representatives67% now, 67% by 2028
- Personal Financial Advisors66% now, 90% by 2028
- Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents59% now, 87% by 2028
- Insurance Underwriters85% now, 100% by 2028
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025).
- Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities378,790 people
- Insurance Carriers80,630 people
- Management of Companies and Enterprises3,240 people
- Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services2,990 people
- Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities2,040 people
Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025).