Financial Professional
Job Description
New York Life Insurance Company and NYLIFE Securitiess, LLC. are seeking a Financial Professional to help clients protect what matters and build plans for the future. This Louisville, KY-based role (onsite/hybrid remote) supports the development of your client relationships, along with training to help you offer insurance and financial solutions tailored to individual needs. Compensation is commission-based, with opportunities to grow into independent career agent responsibilities.
Role overview
- Support clients through important financial decisions, including retirement, protection, and education planning
- Develop your own book of business using networking, referrals, and community involvement
- Deliver tailored solutions across insurance and financial products
- Build expertise through ongoing training and real-world experience
How training and support works
- Structured onboarding and licensing support
- Ongoing coaching and access to opportunities to obtain professional credentials
- Prepaid tuition for eligible, participating agents pursuing approved credentials
- Training subsidy available for eligible candidates during early stages
Products and client solutions
The organization offers a broad range of solutions to help clients and their families pursue financial goals, including life insurance, annuities, long-term care insurance, disability income insurance, and investment products such as mutual funds through NYLIFE Securities LLC (member FINRA and SIPC), a licensed insurance agency.
- Access to experienced professionals and institutional knowledge
- Proven best practices, plus sales, prospecting, and marketing tools to help attract and retain clients through web, social, and email content
Career path flexibility
- After two years of training, agents become independent career agents and run their own businesses
- As you grow, you may specialize in wealth management, estate planning, or business solutions, or pursue leadership opportunities
- You may also choose to become a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies LLC (registered investment advisor) to offer advisory services
Compensation and income
- Commission-based compensation: you determine your own income based on performance
- In 2024, the average income of financial professionals under the N8 and N9 Agent’s Contract who met annual minimum sales production requirements was $120,555
- Individual agent performance determines income
Benefits
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Paid training
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
For eligible full-time agents, benefits include medical, dental, life and long-term disability coverages, 401(k), and pension.
Requirements
- Self-motivated individuals who take initiative
- Strong communicators who enjoy building relationships
- Coachable with openness to feedback
- Interested in long-term learning and growth rather than a short-term role
Pay, location, and additional details
- Pay: $50,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year
- Work location: Hybrid remote in Louisville, KY 40222
- To learn more about commission-based income and benefits, visit: https://www.newyorklife.com/careers/financial-professionals/income-and-benefits
Why this role
- Be supported by a Fortune 100 company while building your own practice
- Work toward independence after training, with access to tools, coaching, and institutional expertise
- Contribute to outcomes including 5 million policyowners protected and $1.2 trillion in life insurance protection in force
- Additional track record includes $1 billion in lifetime annuity income paid and $7.8 billion in living benefits awarded (dividends not guaranteed)
- Ranked as the #1 largest mutual insurer in the U.S.