Personal Lines Sales Assistant

Mountainone Bank

Pittsfield, Massachusetts

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Administrative Skills, Communication Skills, Corporate Policies, Customer/Client Research, Data Entry, Documentation, Driver's License, High School Diploma, Insurance, Interpersonal Skills, Maintain Compliance, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Operations Management, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Property Maintenance, Property and Casualty Insurance, Regulations, Sales, Sales Management, Sales Proposals, Sales Prospecting, Sales Support, Team Player, Willing to Travel, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
POSTED
3 days ago

Position: Personal Lines Sales Assistant

Reports to: Vice President, Personal Lines Operations Manager

Supervises: None

Location: MountainOne Insurance - Silverlake Office

The hourly pay range for this position is $20.51 to $25.00 dependent upon qualifications and experience.

This position is responsible for providing a wide range of administrative support duties for the Personal Lines Sales Team. Below is a description of the ordinary duties of the position. This description is a guideline and may not be all-inclusive. There may be additional duties and responsibilities which may be required. Employee access to a customer's nonpublic personal information shall be limited to the extent necessary to accomplish the duties outlined below or as may be assigned.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Input data on new prospects to be quoted.
  • Research information required to quote such as driving records, mileage, etc.
  • Obtain property cards and photos from the appropriate internet sites.
  • If necessary, go out and take photos of properties for our files.
  • Enter line of business data into the appropriate rating programs.
  • Attach quotes to the client's file.
  • Quote new business policies, track all quotes in the pipeline, as well as due dates, etc.
  • Provide the Sales Executive with all documentation required for client signature once product is sold.
  • Create binders for insurers, banks, attorneys, etc. as needed.
  • Once the Sales Executive obtains all signed documents and deposit payments, upload new business to carrier to have policies issued.
  • Enter all necessary activities and suspense to follow up on issuance of new policies per agency workflows and procedures.
  • Review Sales Executive suspense to keep current and assist Sales Executive with following up as needed.
  • At the direction of the Sales Executive update files for prospects which decline to purchase from us - either close file or pend for following year.
  • Take incoming calls and gather data from prospective clients.
  • Continuing education to stay current of industry, agency, and computer updates.
  • Maintains compliance of all related company policies, confidentiality, standardized procedures, and regulations.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Secondary Responsibilities:

  • Learn about and utilize support programs such as Microsoft Office, specifically Word and Excel, etc. for sales support.
  • As needed - provide proposals to the Sales Executive.
  • Provide backup phone support for incoming calls to the main line and forward them to the necessary department/individual.

Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma.
  • Obtain and/or maintain MA Property & Casualty Insurance Broker's License and any other license as required by residence state.
  • Solid understanding of insurance work methods and procedures.
  • High ethical standards.
  • Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
  • Strong interpersonal/sales skills.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to effectively present information to clients, company representatives, and agency personnel, both verbal and written.
  • 100% availability to travel within a 25-mile radius to various office locations.
  • Ability to sit, drive and perform telephone functions and computer input.
 

About the Company

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Mountainone Bank