P&C Insurance Sales Agent

Department: Insurance & Financial Services

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: North Carolina

Compensation: $60,000 - $85,000 / year

Description

As an Insurance Sales Agent, you will be responsible for generating new business by identifying and meeting the insurance needs of prospective clients. You will leverage your knowledge of our products to provide tailored insurance solutions, foster client relationships, and achieve sales goals. This role requires a self-starter with excellent communication skills and a passion for
helping others.

Key Responsibilities

• Prospect and Generate Leads: Identify and target potential clients through various methods,
including referrals, networking, and marketing initiatives.
• Network with Others: Identify and meet with centers of influence that can refer business to you
• Outbound Calls: Use phone/email to reach out to prospective commercial and personal lines
clients
• Consult with Clients: Assess clients' insurance needs, offer appropriate coverage options, and
explain policy details, including benefits, terms, and exclusions.
• Prepare and Present Quotes: Prepare and present customized insurance quotes to clients,
ensuring clarity and accuracy in all documentation.
• Manage Client Relationships: Build and maintain strong relationships with clients to ensure high
levels of satisfaction and retention.
• Close Sales: Convert leads into clients by effectively closing sales and meeting or exceeding sales
targets.
• Stay Informed: Keep up-to-date with industry trends, changes in insurance regulations, and new
products to provide clients with accurate information.
• Administrative Duties: Complete necessary paperwork, process applications, and maintain
accurate records of client interactions and transactions.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining
them over time.
• Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
• Convincing others to buy policies or to otherwise change their minds or actions.
• Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to enter data and
process information.
• Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes
comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
• Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to
customers, the public, and other external sources.
• Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or
data.
• Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing
paperwork.