text: insurance sales chance for optimum success!!? how can i increase my chances of success as an insurance sales agent in my first year of business and what steps can i take to drum up business also who is the state insurance commissioner for ohio don't know state insurance comm. for oh, but, should be on web. best way to drum up biz is postcards, they are less offensive than phone calls. post an ad on web, some place like yahoo even. telephone book, yellow pages. get the word out that you're there. i'm in fl and since hurricanes are a big thing here, we deal with a lot of mobile homes. big biz, because they're almost always wiped out. you can always go on line and look at the competition and see what they are doing. auto insurance is always a safe bet, everyone needs it!    good luck!