Sales Associate - Personal Lines - Insurance

There are many things to consider when deciding on your next employer. Do you want a job where you earn a paycheck? Or do you want a CAREER with a company that values their employees as well as the communities that they are in?

At BXS Insurance we are more than just a work place. We are a company that prides itself on values and the people that we employ. We offer competitive pay and benefits. But even more important, we offer a dynamic working environment with an energetic, creative team of professionals who are driven to stay on the forefront of the endless changes in our industry. This sets the pace for providing exceptional products and services to our clients. Start your search for a career with BXS Insurance.

Primary Function: The Sales Associate is responsible for prospecting, soliciting, proposing, and selling new business and for the retention of existing accounts. The candidate will work at a strategic level to develop and retain consultative partnership relationships by providing professional risk management advice and solutions to personal lines clients and prospects and In addition, the candidate is responsible for meeting and/or exceeding growth targets as outlined by agency management.

Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Successfully complete BXSI sales training program.
• Prospect for new business opportunities, attending networking functions, industry events, trade association events, civic organizations, etc. to maintain a robust pipeline. Data must be maintained in the prospect management system.
• Collect detailed risk and underwriting data from clients and prospects to determine the appropriate risk management solutions
• Work with the marketing team to market and place new business
• Oversee the management of existing clients including structuring the risk management program, staying informed of all claim and/or service needs as well as re-assessing and modifying the program as appropriate
• Participate in educational seminars or training to grow technical insurance knowledge and to meet state license requirements. Must stay abreast of industry and market trends and developments
• Actively participate in agency producer meetings and sales meetings
• Other responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications:

Education/Designations

• Four-year college degree or equivalent experience preferred
• Property & Casualty and/or Life & Health license or ability to obtain within six (6) months

Skill Requirements

• Experience and proficiency using Microsoft Word and Excel and/or G Suite products including Gmail, Docs word processing, Sheets, and Drive cloud storage
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work with numbers including basic calculations
• Organizational and time management skills Ability to work in a team environment
• Projects professional appearance and manner
• Self-starter with the ability to be flexible
• High attention to detail

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to communicate effectively with clients, producers, carriers and staff
• Ability to stand or sit at a workstation during a standard workday
• Ability to operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and printer
• Ability to move about the office to access office machinery and supplies

Mental Requirements

• Ability to work and meet challenging deadlines and expectations
• Job entails meticulous attention to detail
• Must perform well with frequent interruptions or distractions
• Ability to quickly adjust priorities, focus and direction as circumstances dictates

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other status protected under applicable local, state or federal nondiscrimination laws.