Insurance Customer Service and Sales Representative

  • Libertyville
  • Farmers Insurance Jon Robb District Office
Job Description Job Description

As an insurance customer service and sales representative, your role combines two key functions: providing excellent customer service to existing clients and generating new sales opportunities. Here's an overview of what your responsibilities might entail:


Customer Service:

  • Handling inquiries: You'll assist clients with questions about their policies, coverage details, claims process, billing inquiries, and any other concerns they may have.
  • Problem-solving: Addressing client issues or complaints effectively and efficiently, ensuring customer satisfaction and retention.
  • Policy management: Updating client information, processing policy changes, and managing policy renewals.
  • Claims support: Guiding clients through the claims process, assisting with claim submissions, and following up to ensure timely resolution.

Sales:

  • Lead follow-up: Contacting leads generated through various channels such as inbound inquiries, referrals, or marketing campaigns.
  • Needs assessment: Conducting thorough assessments of potential clients' insurance needs and recommending suitable coverage options.
  • Presenting solutions: Explaining insurance products, coverage benefits, and pricing to prospective clients, tailoring your recommendations to meet their specific needs.
  • Closing sales: Persuading prospects to purchase insurance policies and guiding them through the application process.
  • Cross-selling and upselling: Identifying opportunities to offer additional insurance products or coverage enhancements to existing clients.

Relationship Building:

  • Building rapport: Establishing trust and rapport with clients by demonstrating empathy, professionalism, and expertise.
  • Client retention: Proactively reaching out to existing clients to review their coverage, address any concerns, and identify opportunities to enhance their insurance portfolio.
  • Follow-up: Follow up with clients after sales or service interactions to ensure satisfaction and reinforce the value of their insurance coverage.


Documentation and Compliance:

  • Maintaining accurate records: Documenting all client interactions, sales activities, and policy changes in the company's CRM system.
  • Compliance adherence: Ensuring that all sales and customer service activities comply with regulatory requirements and internal policies.


To excel in this role, you'll need strong communication skills, a customer-centric mindset, and the ability to multitask effectively. Being knowledgeable about various insurance products, industry trends, and regulatory guidelines is also essential. Additionally, having a proactive attitude toward sales and a genuine desire to help clients protect their assets and mitigate risks can contribute to your success in driving both customer satisfaction and sales growth.


Benefits

Hourly Base Salary + Commission + Bonus Opportunities

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Mon-Fri Schedule

Hands on Training

Career Growth Opportunities


Responsibilities
  • Develop insurance quotes, make sales presentations, and close sales.
  • Process customer policy change requests.
  • Secure all Trailing Documents from customers.
  • Handle all incoming claim calls from customers and follow-up.
  • Immediately greet all customers, entering the office, in a friendly and helpful manner.
  • Take premium payments from customers.
  • Treat each customer contact as a cross and up-sell opportunity, including financial products.

Requirements

Professional phone etiquette.

Career-minded vision.

Follow through and exceed current and prospective client expectations.

Problem-Solving Capabilities.

Works well with other employees and is a team player with a positive attitude.

A Property & Casualty insurance license is required. (We can help you obtain this!)

A Life & Health Insurance license is required. (We can help you obtain this!)

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