Insurance Sales Consultant/Agent/Agency Owner (Atlanta, GA)

Georgia  ‐ Onsite
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Description

AGENT

Have you always dreamed of opening your own business? You can be your own boss and control your own income. As an exclusive insurance agent with American Family Insurance, you get all the rewards of being an entrepreneur while lowering your risk by being part of a Fortune 500 company. You will receive extensive training to prepare you for managing your own agency. You'll learn and grow under your Agency Sales Manager - your mentor and coach. You will enjoy corporate assistance and financial support with setting up your office, hiring staff and marketing your business. And, as your business becomes established, you will be able to take the reins with confidence and enjoy nearly unlimited earning potential.

What qualities make a truly successful business owner?

You must be driven to succeed, entrepreneurial, confident, sales oriented, committed to providing top quality products, and dedicated to protecting your customers' dreams. Becoming an American Family Insurance exclusive agent requires obtaining insurance licenses in Property, Casualty, Life and Health, undergoing a background check, and interviewing with a recruiter and Sales leadership.

If you are selected, American Family and your Agency Sales Manager will work with you to get you the training you need - both classroom and in the field - to ensure that you have the skills and knowledge necessary to run a successful business. You will be fully prepared to protect the dreams of your customers while pursuing your own!

Apply today and start your entrepreneurial journey!

Job Requirements

Primary Accountabilities

  • Sales Skill Development (70%)
    • Actively develops and applies techniques, best practices, and recommended strategies to drive sales.
    • Participates in established sales-related development activities.
    • Solicits available insurance products to new and existing clients.
    • Conducts comparisons to other insurers/policies.
    • Calculates and quotes policy premiums.
    • Makes suitable recommendations on policy coverages and options, closes sales, and processes applications in an accurate manner.
    • Maintains an active awareness of current products/coverages offered, and underwriting rules. Must also be aware of state insurance regulations.
    • Analyzes information such as motor vehicle reports, credit reports, applications, risk, etc., to accept or reject new business.
    • Tracks daily sales activity and keeps management apprised of sales activity on an ongoing basis.
  • Customer Service Skill Development (30%)
    • Actively develops and applies techniques, best practices, and recommended strategies to enhance the customer experience.
    • Participates in established customer service development activities.
    • Projects and promotes a favorable image of American Family Insurance to enhance public attitudes regarding company products and services.
    • Maintains compliance with Do-Not-Call regulations, policies and procedures.
    • Assists customers with account changes.
    • Responds appropriately to customer claim situations.
    • Deals with customers in a fair and ethical manner.

Job Competencies

  • Achieve Results
  • Be Accountable
  • Maximize Customer Experience
  • Adaptability
  • Business Acumen
  • Entrepreneurial Orientation
  • Negotiation

Education/Licenses/Designations

  • Prior to appointment, must have the appropriate insurance licenses as required to do business with American Family for the resident state that is supported.

Specialized Knowledge and Skills Requirements

  • Acceptable credit history, driving record and criminal history.
  • Basic knowledge and understanding of insurance industry, insurance terminology, and insurance concepts.
  • Demonstrated experience communicating both verbally and in writing.
  • Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Office applications.
  • Demonstrated experience working in a customer service environment.
  • Demonstrated experience working independently to plan, set priorities and organize work.

Travel Requirements

  • This position requires travel up to 75% of the time.

We welcome candidates from any background including experience in previous roles such as:

Account Manager, Business Development Manager, Customer Service Agent, Customer Service Representative, Inside Sales, Outside Sales, Inbound Sales, Retail Sales, Retail Management, Agency, Sales Producer, Finance, Banking Representative, B2B, Business to business, Commercial Sales, Property and Casualty, Personal Banker, Team Leader, Store Manager, Producer, Real Estate, Realtor, Agent, Realty, Agent Aspirant.

Start date
n.a
From
American Family Mutual Insurance Company(AmFam)
Published at
03.09.2015
Project ID:
977565
Contract type
Freelance
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