Who’s afraid of the big bad banks?
Ask a silly question, get a silly answer, I say.
Of course they don't like selling insurance. Selling insurance is hard. The hardest bit is doing what society tells us is impolite: which is point out that most people have no plan for how to cope should they die or become disabled. We also point out that their families deserve better, and we've got a solution. Usually the solution costs less than a cup of coffee a day...
Apparently this is all horrid, nasty stuff, that no-one should be doing. But I've a northern friend who says "where there's muck, there's brass". What's more, many life brokers take pride in providing a solution which, if you've been around a while, you've seen relied upon by a desperate, grieving family. There's no reason why a bank staff member should not take the same pride in this vital work.
They even quote, horror of horrors that bank staff are required to ask clients about their ‘children's future' to ‘force the sale'.
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