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Get Contracted. Find Your Next Step.

Whether you’re exploring the industry, already serving clients or building an agency of your own, Black Sheep meets you where you are.

Let’s meet

Where are you starting?

You do not need to know every step before you begin. Choose the path that sounds most like you, and we’ll figure out what applies together.

I’m exploring the industry

Interested in insurance but not licensed yet? We’ll help you understand the road ahead.

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  • Choose a license and product direction
  • Complete pre-licensing education
  • Pass the state exam
  • Apply for your license
  • Complete required certifications
  • Prepare for carrier contracting
  • Begin training and field support

I’m a licensed agent

Newly licensed or already producing? Let’s look at the contracts, tools and support you need next.

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  • Confirm licenses and states
  • Identify desired product lines
  • Review existing carrier contracts
  • Complete required certifications
  • Submit contracting paperwork
  • Set up quoting and enrollment tools
  • Build a training and production plan

I’m growing an agency

Creating or expanding an agency? We’ll help you bring structure to the opportunity.

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  • Review agency structure and goals
  • Identify product and carrier needs
  • Discuss contract and hierarchy options
  • Create an onboarding process
  • Establish agent training
  • Organize systems and resources
  • Build a growth and community plan
A contract gives you somewhere to write business. The right partner gives you somewhere to go when you’re building it.

We’re not building a downline full of strangers. We’re building a place where independent agents can get answers, learn the business and grow something of their own.

Support for the whole business.

Training

Practical learning for the situations agents face in the real world—not just another collection of links.

Carrier relationships

Help understanding who offers what, where products fit and who to call when a question comes up.

Community relationships

Connections with people, providers and organizations that help agents become part of the markets they serve.

Contracts across product lines

Opportunities across Medicare, ACA, life, ancillary and group products, based on availability, readiness and fit.

Carrier opportunities for agents and agencies

Contracts and product availability depend on location, licensing, readiness and fit.

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Run the business. Grow the business.

Run the business

  • Products, contracts and systems
  • Carrier and partner direction
  • Forms, resources and operations

Grow the business

  • Training and field strategy
  • Community and event support
  • Leadership, recruiting and brand

What happens next?

01

Meet

Tell us where you are, what interests you and what you hope to build.

02

Find the fit

We’ll talk through your goals, licensing, experience and the support you need.

03

Map the steps

Together, we’ll identify the contracts, certifications and training that apply to you.

04

Build forward

Move ahead with a clearer plan—and real people to call when the next question comes up.

Join the herd. Or build your own.

Let’s Chat

No pressure and no complicated application to begin. Tell us where you are, what interests you and what you hope to build. We’ll talk through the next step together.

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