A light-second is the distance light travels in one second, or 7.5 times the distance around Earthâs equator. A light-year is the distance light travels in one year. How far is that? Multiply the number of seconds in one year by the number of miles or kilometers that light travels in one second, and there you have it: one light-year. Itâs about 5.88 trillion miles (9.5 trillion km).
They both have the same licensing requirements required by the State(s) in which they transact business, but the big difference is who they work for. An insurance agent is an insurance companyâs representative and the agentâs primary alliance is with the insurance carrier (company), not the insurance buyer.
In contrast, life insurance agents make most of their money in the first year of a new policy. Such front-loaded commissions can run anywhere from 40 percent to more than 100 percent of the policy's first-year premium. Your insurance agent could also be making money every year you renew the policy.