Property & Casualty Sales Producer

General Description: Outside Commercial Lines sales position. Responsible for driving business sales, retention and growing existing client revenue. Manage client relationships and drive profitability, satisfaction, and organic growth.

Responsibilities:

• Achieve annualized new business sales of $175k in our target market of companies at least $10mm in sales within a specific industry.
• Work with Practice Leader to declare a primary industry specialization (vertical). May also choose a secondary vertical that is aligned with primary vertical.
• With assistance from leadership and account management staff, retain at least 92% of business year over year.
• Meet new business activity and quality appointment goals. 
• Use USI resources to research prospects and develop customized messaging for prospects.
• Understand and explain USI’s competitive differentiation to clients and prospects.
• Develop sales business plan and use effective prospecting strategies.
• Innovate for clients using market knowledge and advanced understanding of technical insurance issues.
• Take part in national and regional vertical meetings and video calls.
• Engage in meetings on preparing for first appointments, advancing, closing, and retaining of business.
• Use USI’s contact management and sales automation tools to support sales processes. Input timely and accurate information to facilitate sales and revenue projections and engage technical resources. 
• Participate in USI’s industry training and sales support programs. 
• Pursue cross-selling opportunities to enhance prospect and client relationships. 
• Collaborate with account management team on significant account management services for clients. 
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of USI competitors.
• Positively represent USI in meetings, seminars, trade shows, and networking events.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• 3 years + of sales experience in an insurance brokerage with proven track record of sales success.
• College degree preferred. 
• Must hold a Property & Casualty insurance license. 
• Strong knowledge of Property & Casualty insurance.
• 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 prospects, clients, and associates.
• Excellent listening skills with strong customer focus.
• Ability to deal with senior level management and have a top-level executive presence.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Employees operate office equipment including telephone - headset, computer, computer monitors, keyboard, mouse, copier, scanner, and mail machine. Physical tasks of job include driving, walking, sitting, standing, bending, and typing.

Analysis of Physical Demands:

• Constantly (over 66% of time) work performed requires employees to drive to client appointments, have repetitive foot movements, walk on uneven or slippery surfaces to and from work and occasionally reach outward to grab things and bend.
• Frequently (34%-66% of time) work performed requires employees to handle and grasp things, walk on normal surfaces, stand, and bend. 
• Frequently (34%-66% of time) work performed requires employees to use repetitive hand motions such as typing, using a keyboard, and sitting at a desk.
• Rarely (< than 1 hour per week) work performed requires lifting/carrying items that range from 10-50lbs, pushing/pulling items that range from 10-50lbs, twisting/turning including reaching over shoulder or above head, kneeling or squatting.

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.