Personal Risk Specialist
Location:
IA - Des Moines
Apply nowGeneral Description: Outside sales position. Serves the unique insurance needs of high net worth personal risk clients. Establishes new client pipeline and cross-sells from other USI lines of business.
Responsibilities:
- Achieve annualized new business sales goal of $100k in our target market.
- Meet new business activity and quality appointment goals. Identify and overcome obstacles on a prospect-specific basis.
- Understand the needs and concerns of high net worth clients. Offer consultative, customized solutions tailored to their individual needs.
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- Understand and explain USI’s competitive differentiation to clients and prospects. Create customized work product samples for prospects.
- Develop sales business plan and use effective prospecting strategies.
- Take part in national Personal Risk meetings and video conference calls.
- Engage in meetings on earning and preparing for first appointments.
- Pursue cross-selling opportunities to enhance prospect and client relationships.
- Oversee preparation of proposals for Personal Risk Management clients and prospects. Present personalized insurance programs to prospective clients.
- Use USI’s contact management and sales automation tool to support sales processes. Input timely and accurate information to facilitate sales and revenue projections.
- Positively represent USI in meetings, seminars, trade shows and networking events.
- Work collaboratively with account management team and other staff.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- 3-5 years in High Net Worth or personal insurance sales or service.
- Must hold a personal lines insurance license. College degree preferred.
- Strong knowledge of personal risk insurance coverages.
- Personable, highly motivated and goal-oriented. Driven to achieve individual sales goals.
- Superior communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
- Excellent organizational and follow-up skills.
- A consultative, positive and resourceful approach to dealing with prospect, clients and associates.
- Excellent listening skills with strong customer focus.
- Ability to deal with senior level management and have a top-level executive presence
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Why USI?
With more than $2.5 billion in revenue and over 10,000 associates across 200+ offices nationwide, USI is one of the largest insurance brokerage and consulting firms in the world. At USI, we have created one of the most dynamic personal and professional development cultures in the industry. We invest heavily in our associates, and we take pride in celebrating their growth and success through our one-of-a-kind employee reward and recognition programs. We invite you to learn more about what makes USI an exceptional place to work!
Unrivaled Resources and Support
What truly distinguishes USI as a premier insurance brokerage and consulting firm is the USI ONE Advantage®, a game-changing value proposition that delivers to clients a robust set of risk management and benefit solutions with bottom-line financial impact. USI ONE® represents Omni, Network, Enterprise—the three key elements that set USI apart from the competition. Through USI ONE, we develop strategic, timely and effective risk management and benefit programs in terms that are easy to understand, and we demonstrate how the solutions can have a positive economic impact.
Premier Sales Rewards, Industry-Leading Programs, and Recognition
In addition to competitive pay and commission, incentives, and benefits, USI recognizes our top sales associates through USI PEAK, recognizing and rewarding our sales professionals for achieving superior results. USI offers employee programs that recognize outstanding achievement and help our associates lead healthy, productive lives. We turn care into action with our award-winning wellness program, college scholarships for associates' children, and financial help in times of need.
Deep Community Engagement
We are committed to giving back to our local communities and supporting a culture of environmental sustainability. From sharing our time, talent, and resources to support local non-profit organizations, animal shelters, and environmental beautification and restoration projects – to partnering with eco-conscious vendors and taking steps to reduce our own environmental footprint – we’re working together as ONE to build a better future.
Committed to a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Workplace
Our award-winning I’m With U diversity, equity, and inclusion program educated our associates to help them better understand and serve our clients, prospects, fellow team members, and local communities through curated education and training resources, employee support programs, and community outreach initiatives to build a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture.
Nationally Recognized as a Top Insurance Employer
- Recognized as one of Insurance Business America’s Top Insurance Employers for six consecutive years (2018-2023).
- Named to Business Insurance’s annual list of the Best Places to Work in Insurance four years in a row (2020-2023).
- Recipient of the American Heart Association’s Gold Status for a maintaining a culture of health and well-being five years in a row (2018-2022).
- Visit our Awards and Accolades page for a complete list of industry awards and recognitions.
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 family leave benefit as well as paid holiday time.
Job ID:
24604