Commercial Lines Account Manager
Full Time • Ellisville
The Account Manager at Independent Brokers Agency, LLC is responsible for maintaining and maximizing profitable relationships with clients and growing the book of business through new client sales.
Benefits/Perks:
- Competitive Pay
- Professional Development
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Long-term & Short-term Disability Insurance
- Paid PTO
- Job Stability in a growing industry
Responsibilities
- Identify, qualify, and develop commercial insurance opportunities with new and existing clients in person, online, by phone, and through written communication.
- Foster and maintain excellent relationships with clients and prospects through regular follow-up, accurate and timely quotations, and general account support. Anticipate, respond to, and follow up on all existing client needs.
- Actively partner, network, and plan for new clients and business opportunities.
- Read and verify policies for accuracy.
- Analyze coverages and make recommendations of additional coverage that may benefit client.
- Monitor, review, and report on key metrics to ensure sales targets are achieved and execute sales activity documentation quickly, accurately, and professionally.
- Collaborate with team members responsible for issuing certificates of liability, ordering changes, reviewing endorsements and audits for clientele, and participate in formal and informal meetings as needed.
- Support and prepare clients for renewal and retention and maintain strong client relationships.
- Keep records of customer interactions and transactions, recording details of inquiries, complaints, and comments, as well as actions taken utilizing agency management system
- Learn and maintain familiarity with each insurance carrier's product lines, underwriting process and website.
- Maintain CE and participate in ongoing education and keep informed regarding industry information, new product information, legislation, coverages, and technology to continuously improve knowledge and performance.
- Review client audits, verify and facilitate corrections as needed and maintain A/R and billing.
- Observe and comply with all Independent Brokers Agency policies and procedures.
Qualifications
- Hold a Missouri Property & Casualty Insurance License
- Have a minimum of two years commercial lines account management experience (preferred).
- Demonstrate strong knowledge of insurance products and usages, rating procedures, underwriting procedures, coverages, and industry operations to effectively secure new business and maintain an existing client base.
- Be people-oriented, customer-focused, and professionally assertive in developing new client relationships and servicing existing clients.
- Possess outstanding organizational skills with an ability to complete difficult assignments without supervision, sound business judgment, strong decision-making, and superior written and verbal communication skills.
- Possess flexibility and enthusiasm.
- Have excellent time management skills, thrive in a team environment, and have Technology and Computer proficiency including agency management systems, Microsoft Office, Dropbox and Google Docs.
- Be willing to submit to a background investigation; any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation.
Compensation: $45,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year
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Make a Difference
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Job Security
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Independently Owned
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Flexibility
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