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General Sales Specialist
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Join the nation's #1 insurance company as a General Sales Specialist (GSS). GSS members provide insurance and financial services to individuals of all ages. Bi-lingual candidates highly preferred (Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Amharic, Tigrinya, & Punjabi). Licensed candidates are favorable but no direct previous experience required. Compensation is base + monthly bonus. Must be comfortable interacting with all kinds of people an as expert in insurance and financial matters. Strong problem solving skills, comfortable working with basic numbers, and a general understanding of money matters that are important to everyday people is a must.
Responsibilities include:
- Maintain Property/Casualty & Life licenses to market company products
- Identify strike zone by working with agent and personal lines underwriter
- Contacting and reaching out to prospects (leads are provided by agency but there is also an expectation that GSS members develop their own lead resources)
- Develop action plans to reach goals
- Manage leads from the first point of contact
- Close sales and identify roadmap of where client needs to go next
- Set appointments for annual reviews
- Maintain relationships developed by agent with various affiliates
- Assist agent in achieving $5 million in annual life premiums