Description and Requirements
Join a growing and highly collaborative Commercial Lines team where your expertise and contributions will make an immediate impact. This hybrid opportunity, based in either our Denver or Colorado Springs office (minimum three days in-office), is ideal for someone with prior placement and marketing experience who thrives on building carrier relationships, negotiating competitive solutions, and helping drive new business success. We are seeking a detail-oriented professional with strong organizational and communication skills who enjoys partnering with a variety of individuals across the organization. If you're looking to join a culture-focused team with strong leadership and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a growing department, we'd love to tell you more about this exciting opportunity.
General Description: Market new prospective client accounts to carrier partners. Support commercial lines sales associates. Provide marketing analytics, negotiate carrier coverages, and finalize marketing and client onboarding process.
Responsibilities:
• Work closely with sales associates to understand prospect's commercial lines insurance needs.
• Develop submissions to carriers and obtain quotes. Respond to underwriters' inquiries.
• Negotiate terms with carriers on prospect's behalf.
• Finalize the marketing process and prepare appropriate proposal presentations.
• Bind coverage for clients and execute client onboarding process.
• Develop knowledge of insurance markets on behalf of USI.
• Develop relationships with carrier underwriters and representatives.
• Serve as technical expert on market trends, pricing practices, and other underwriting policies.
• Maintain a high degree of accuracy in agency management systems and technology platforms.
• Keep current with industry, new product information, legislation, coverages, and technology.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• 5 years + experience in commercial property & casualty insurance agency. Comprehensive understanding of all property & casualty insurance coverages, underwriting, and rating concepts.
• College degree preferred.
• Must hold state Property & Casualty insurance license.
• Industry designations such as ARM, CIC, CPCU preferred.
• Ability to carry out complex tasks with many concrete and abstract variables.
• Working knowledge of internet-based programs. Knowledge of Sagitta/ImageRight preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft office suite of products.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team environment with minimal instruction.
• Sets priorities and manages workflow to ensure efficient, timely and accurate work.
• Ability to maintain relationships with clients, co-workers, carriers, vendors, and other business contacts.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
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USI is committed to providing a full-suite of competitive benefits for our growing population and its diverse needs. We offer a wide range of health, welfare and financial benefits including medical, wellness, dental and vision, 401(k), flexible spending and health savings accounts, short and long-term disability, life insurance and other unique employer-sponsored and voluntary programs. USI also offers a generous paid time off policy, paid family leave benefit as well as 12 paid holidays.
This is a Paid Time Off/Paid Sick Leave eligible position. 18 day per year.
This is a bonus eligible position with a target incentive of 5%.
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis.
Salary Range: $85,000 - $110,000
