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The 5-Minute Rule Is Real.

Insurance leads have a 5-minute window. That's not marketing fluff—MIT proved it.

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900%
higher conversion within 5 minutes

MIT research: insurance leads contacted in 5 minutes convert at 900% higher rates than those contacted after an hour. After 30 minutes, the deal is usually gone.

Your average response time
4+ hours
The Uncomfortable Truth

You're Not Losing to Better Competitors You're Losing to Faster Ones

Insurance leads have a 5-minute window.

That's not marketing fluff—MIT proved it.

After 5 minutes, your chances of contact drop 900%.

After 30 minutes? That prospect just bound a policy with the agent who picked up.

  • Quote requests hit your inbox at 9pm. Your office opens at 9am. Do the math.
  • You're paying $50/lead and your 'hot' list is 72 hours old. That's not hot—it's hospice.
  • Your agents spend 2 hours qualifying what AI could gather in 2 minutes
  • The carrier doesn't care why you lost the bind. They just see your conversion rate.

The 5-Minute Window You're Missing

Monthly online quote requests200 leads
Leads responded to within 5 min40 leads
Leads lost to slow response160 leads
Average policy premium$1,800/year
Annual premium revenue lost$172,800+

*Based on 60% first-responder win rate, 10% bind rate

What if you were first on every quote request?

At 900% higher conversion within the 5-minute window, those 160 'lost' leads become 25+ new policies. That's $45,000+ in annual premium—every month.

See the Difference

Same Lead. Two Very Different Outcomes.

Watch what happens when a quote request comes in—and how you respond.

Without Rocket Agents

9:23 PM
Homeowner requests quote online
House closing in 2 weeks, needs coverage ASAP
9:24 PM
Auto-confirmation email sent
'Thanks! An agent will contact you within 24 hours.'
9:31 PMLOST
Prospect contacts Competitor A
Gets immediate callback, discusses coverage needs
9:45 PMLOST
Prospect contacts Competitor B
Online quote comparison, schedules morning call
9:15 AMLOST
You call the lead
'Oh, I already got a few quotes. Let me think about it.'
Next DayLOST
Prospect binds with Competitor A
$2,400/year premium + cross-sell opportunities—gone
Result: Revenue Lost

Same lead, same intent, same opportunity. Lost to a faster competitor.

With Rocket Agents

9:23 PM
Homeowner requests quote online
House closing in 2 weeks, needs coverage ASAP
9:23 PM
Rocket Agents responds instantly
Asks about the property, closing date, coverage needs
9:28 PM
Full application info gathered
Property details, prior claims, desired coverage levels
9:32 PMBOOKED
Consultation scheduled
Tomorrow at 10am to review quote options
10:00 AM
You call with quote ready
All info pre-gathered, ready to discuss and bind
10:15 AMWON
Policy bound
$2,400/year premium + auto bundle conversation started
Result: Revenue Won

You showed up prepared. They showed up ready to buy.

Stop losing quote requests to slower competitors.

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The Numbers

What Insurance Professionals See

Real results from agents using Rocket Agents.

340%
Quote-to-Bind Improvement
<60s
vs 5-Minute Death Window
67%
After-Hours Conversions
$0
Lost to Slow Response
How It Works

From Quote request to Closed Bind

Here's exactly what happens when you connect Rocket Agents to your lead sources.

Connect Your Quote Sources

Website forms, carrier referrals, comparison sites—all your lead sources connected in minutes.

AI Responds in Under 60 Seconds

Every quote request gets an immediate, intelligent response asking the right questions about their needs.

Complete Application Gathered

AI captures all the information your underwriters need—property details, driving history, current coverage.

Consultation Scheduled

When they're ready to discuss options, AI books time on your calendar with full context.

You Close the Bind

You show up to a qualified conversation with all the info, ready to quote, bind, and cross-sell.

Built for Insurance

Everything You Need to Win More Business

Features designed specifically for how insurance professionals work.

Instant Quote Response

Every online quote request gets intelligent engagement in under 60 seconds—even at 2am.

Application Data Capture

AI gathers all the information your underwriters need through natural conversation.

Multi-Line Cross-Sell

When discussing auto, AI naturally explores home, umbrella, and life opportunities.

Renewal Retention

Proactive outreach before renewals prevents shopping and strengthens relationships.

Claims Support Triage

First notice of loss captured instantly, routed to the right team with full context.

Carrier Compliant

Built for regulated industries—no unauthorized promises, no compliance violations.

Social Proof

What Insurance Leaders Are Saying

Hear from agents who stopped losing leads to faster competitors.

"We were losing 60% of online quotes to competitors who responded faster. Now every quote request gets a call within a minute. Our bind rate tripled."
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Robert Chen
Agency Owner at Premier Insurance Group
"The 5-minute rule isn't a myth—it's brutal reality. Before Rocket Agents, our after-hours leads were essentially donations to other agencies. Now we win those too."
M
Michelle Thompson
Principal Agent at Thompson Insurance
"My agents were spending 3 hours a day on qualification calls that went nowhere. Now AI handles initial qualification, and my team only talks to ready-to-bind prospects."
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James Wilson
Regional Manager at Safeguard Insurance
Is This You?

Rocket Agents Is Built For

Independent agencies losing to captive speed

Captive agents respond instantly because they have to. Now you can too—without the captive restrictions.

Agents drowning in quote requests

More leads than you can call? AI handles instant engagement while you work the ready-to-bind prospects.

Agencies where 'call back tomorrow' means 'lose forever'

Insurance shoppers don't wait. Every delayed response is a gift to your competition.

Multi-line producers who need qualification first

AI captures complete needs so you can quote the full picture, not just what they asked about.

The ROI Is Simple

Rocket Agents monthly$499/mo
Average bind value$1,800/year premium
Extra binds to break even3 policies
Potential return on investment
36x ROI

Most agencies see bind rates improve within the first 30 days.

Yeah, But...

We hear these from insurance professionals every day. Let's address them head-on.

You're absolutely right that trust closes deals. But trust doesn't start at the binding conversation—it starts at first contact. When a prospect requests a quote at 9pm and hears crickets until 9am, what message does that send? That you don't care about their business? Rocket Agents ensures your first impression is 'responsive and professional'—not 'slow and unreliable.' The AI builds initial trust, then hands off to you to deepen it.

Complex questions absolutely need human expertise. But 80% of initial quote interactions are basic: coverage types, general pricing, availability. AI handles these instantly while gathering the information YOU need to handle the complex stuff. When someone asks about umbrella liability limits for their specific business, they get routed to you—WITH all their basic info already captured. You spend your expertise time on expertise, not data entry.

So do ours. Rocket Agents is built for regulated industries. Every conversation stays within approved boundaries—no coverage promises, no binding authority, no compliance violations. AI gathers information, answers general questions, and schedules consultations. The human agent handles all regulated interactions. We've worked with agencies across multiple carriers and state regulators. Compliance isn't an afterthought—it's foundational.

That's exactly our point. You're not losing on price or product. You're losing on speed. MIT research proves insurance leads contacted within 5 minutes convert at 900% higher rates than those contacted after an hour. Your conversion 'problem' is a timing problem. The same leads you're losing would bind if you got to them faster. That's what Rocket Agents fixes—not lead volume, but lead velocity.

They do expect to talk to you—eventually. But what they expect FIRST is acknowledgment. When they request a quote at 10pm, they don't expect you to be awake. But they do expect something better than a form submission confirmation. Rocket Agents provides intelligent acknowledgment, answers their immediate questions, and schedules time to talk to you. They get instant service AND personal attention. That's not replacing the relationship—it's respecting their time.

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