What Is a Remote Health Insurance and How to Become One

By ZipRecruiter Marketplace Research Team

Remote health insurance jobs involve working in sales or providing customer service to policy-holders. As a work-from-home insurance agent, you sell healthcare policies to customers. You communicate with each customer by phone or internet to define their coverage needs, then help them select an insurance plan that has the benefits to meet those needs. Your duties can include assisting clients as they complete paperwork to obtain coverage and answering questions from new or existing policy-holders.

The qualifications that you need to start working as a remote health insurance professional include sales and customer service skills. Before you begin handling the responsibilities of an agent, you also need to get a license from your state. A college degree is not a requirement, although some postsecondary education may increase your job opportunities. Most health insurance providers offer additional product-related training online or in person to help you learn about the different benefits they provide in each plan.