Full-Time Personal Lines Insurance Broker
Job Description
As a Personal Lines Insurance Broker, you work hard to build long-term, professional relationships with current and potential clients. You communicate in a simple and easy to understand manner. You can capably and accurately present facts, choices, and useful advice, verbally and in writing, so that new and existing customers can make a confident and informed decision regarding their insurance needs.
- Hold at minimum, a Level 2 Insurance Broker licence in British Columbia
- At least 2 years experience in selling personal lines insurance
- Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel; Outlook); familiarity with EPIC Applied Systems an asset
- Affinity for helping others; enjoy being part of a team; are comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Excited about contributing each day to the growth of the Company, and your personal development
What You’ll Do
Sales
- Research, network, and develop personal lines insurance leads through a variety of methods; motivated and willing to conduct in-person and telephone sales
- Evaluate the insurance needs of clients and prospects (ensuring no gaps or lapses in coverage)
- Regularly follow-up with all prospects
- Work with a team to establish and achieve your sales targets and develop new business
- Work to grow your department and increase the profitability of the company as a whole
Customer Service
- Determine each client’s needs, extent of present coverage, and long-term needs to determine the best insurance products to meet their needs
- Review applications, renewal requests, and endorsements for accuracy, ensuring they are compliant with underwriting guidelines
- Calculate premiums and rates; apply payments and/or refunds
- Complete the binding, invoicing, premium collection, and file documentation of assigned accounts
- Process cancellations; proactively inquire and document reasons for cancellation
- Keep in touch with policy holders for changes, updates, new options, or problems with their coverage
- Consistently document activities and attach correspondences daily in the Company’s broker management system
How You’ll Do It
- Develop and maintain respectful, professional, and friendly working relationships with colleagues, company underwriters and anyone we do business with
- Actively listen to colleagues’ suggestions; contribute to team meetings
- Mentor others using your insurance expertise
- Update your personal lines insurance knowledge through continuing education
- Actively support the Company’s participation in community events and industry events
- Embrace the Company’s core values of: Passion, Happiness, Innovation and Teamwork
What We Offer
- 37.5 hours per week; Monday – Friday schedule; flexible hours for start time
- Competitive compensation and performance-based bonuses
- Paid vacation
- Comprehensive medical plan (100%); Dental plan (80%)
- Health and Wellness program; 10 sick days; 2 personal days; 20-minutes per day for wellness activities; coverage includes optometry, physiotherapy
- Licensing fees are paid 100%; certification upgrades are paid 50% up front and remainder on successful completion
- Employee discounts on home and auto insurance
- Employee referral program
- Educational reimbursement program
- In-house education programs with a focus on personal development
- Emphasis on career growth with opportunities for advancement
- Positive, empowering, family atmosphere – monthly group lunches, anniversary lunches and other staff events
How to Apply
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