Now Hiring - Smallwood and Small Insurance - Personal Lines Insurance Sales Agent in Martinsburg, WV

Full description of the position

Title: Personal Lines Insurance Sales Agent

Job Summary: Our growing insurance agency is currently searching for a highly-analytical and professional individual to join our team. If you’re a talented and sales-minded professional with a passion for the insurance industry, then we’re interested in you. Your goal as a sales agent will be to generate new business by contacting potential customers and building lasting relationships. In addition to having excellent communication skills, our ideal candidate will also demonstrate outstanding interpersonal and computer skills.

Primary Responsibilities and Duties:

• Generate and follow up on leads, schedule appointments, identify client needs, and market appropriate products.
• Close the sale with current prospective customers.
• Meet new business production goals and objectives.
• Provide customer support in a friendly, prompt, and accurate manner.
• Network and build business referral relationships.
• Input quotes for customers.
• Coordinate with lenders and mortgage companies.
• Describe the advantages/disadvantages of different policies to promote the sale of insurance plans.
• Create and implement marketing strategies to compete with other insurance companies.

Personal and Organizational Development:

• Sets priorities and manages workflow to ensure efficient, timely, and accurate processing of transactions and other responsibilities..
• Maintains a cordial and professional relationship with clients, co-workers, carriers, vendors, and other business contacts.
• Keeps informed regarding industry information, new product information, legislation, coverages, and technology to continuously improve knowledge and performance.
• Interacts with others effectively by utilizing good communications skills, cooperating purposefully, and providing information and guidance, as needed, to achieve the business goals of the agency.
• Strong ethical values and integrity

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Active Property and Casualty License
• Prior insurance experience a plus
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Thorough and detail-oriented to manage multiple clients, tasks and requests
• Ability to utilize computer programs and understand functionality.
• Professional, committed, and self-motivated with the ability to focus on daily tasks
• Knowledge of or willing to learn Insurance Management Solutions (IMS) System and other various insurance software systems
• Proficient with Microsoft Office – Outlook, Word, Excel

Benefits:

• Full-Time
• Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
• Competitive compensation package
• Medical, dental, vision, retirement

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location:

• One location

Work Remotely:

• No

Work Location: In person