Employee Benefits Account Executive
Location:
MN - Bloomington
Apply nowGeneral Description: Manage complex clients as the primary service contact. Responsible for client satisfaction, providing excellent customer service and leadership to accounts. Includes strategic planning responsibilities.
Major Responsibilities:
- Manage a complex book of business with various funding methods, advanced contract features and structure that requires a higher level of experience, technical expertise and customization.
- Primary contact between clients and insurance carriers. Provide best in class service to retain clients and drive growth.
- Provide strong insurance technical expertise to clients and members of the Account Management and Sales Executive team.
- Manage client renewals. Negotiate terms and conditions with carriers on behalf of clients.
- Lead client meetings regarding renewals and utilization reports.
- Champion client cross-selling initiatives and develop customer accounts.
- Lead client interests in internal USI Technical Resources where appropriate.
- Represent client interests during internal USI account strategy meetings.
- Participate in peer review as both participant and reviewer of standard and complex deliverables.
- Anticipate client needs and identify the strategies to solve them.
- Prepare materials for client meetings. Including but not limited to agendas, reports, calendars, custom reports, etc.
- Technical expert for clients and internal team members on all Compliance topics. Includes, but not limited to, ERISA, COBRA, FMLA, 5500s and Health Care Reform.
- Conduct on site and virtual meetings to communicate or administer benefit plans for clients.
- Develop employee communications for renewal changes, enrollment procedures, miscellaneous benefit changes and/or clarifications.
- Resolution support and oversight of employee issues such as enrollment and billing issues.
- Develop and deliver periodic training content to other service team members.
- Ownership for multiple initiatives and special projects to support the service team.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- 4+ years of experience in employee benefits industry or related marketplace. College degree preferred.
- Strong knowledge of Employee Benefits.
- Must currently hold life and disability insurance license or obtain it within 4 months following date of employment.
- Comfortable with internet-based programs and Microsoft Office products.
- Strong communication, negotiation and presentation skills.
- Able to work in a fast-paced, team environment with minimal instruction.
- Able to define problems and generate potential solutions.
- Keep informed about industry information, technology and trends.
- 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 time off policy, paid family leave benefit as well as paid holiday time.
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