Commercial Lines Multinational Account Exec/Sales support (remote)

NFP, an Aon company, is a recognized leader in Business Insurance, providing consultative advisory services to address significant risks for companies and individuals globally. The Commercial Lines Account Executive role involves interacting with clients, supporting producers with global exposure, preparing risk management analyses, and engaging in sales support and retention activities.

Responsibilities:

• Market, negotiate, and broker new and renewal quotes/opportunities with underwriters
• Work in conjunction with other brokers as the 'backup' or second broker on certain assigned accounts
• Engage and create a consultative role to explain features, advantages, and disadvantages of various insurance policies to internal producers, prospects and clients
• Work with Account Coordinators/Managers to create formal proposals, present terms to the insured, and bind coverage via available close opportunities
• Assist internal producers with prospecting meetings, policy comparisons, claims advocacy and product knowledge
• Responsible for sending binding documents and ensuring policies are delivered to insureds
• Participate in meetings and/or conference calls with the insured and/or underwriters
• Responsible for attending industry events and social gatherings to cultivate, grow, and maintain relationships with clients and underwriters
• Demonstrate the ability to consistently make cold calls to both warm and cold leads
• Develop and maintain an ongoing pipeline of opportunities at different stages of the sales cycle
• Develop and implement marketing strategies to compete with other brokerages/individuals in the industry
• Generate new business that helps meet the group's annual new business sales goal
• Must be self-motivated, a self-starter and able to identify and tackle a variety of issues
• Become knowledgeable in specific insurance company appetites to implement competitive marketing strategies for each opportunity
• Maintain constant communication with the professional liability team
• Attend meetings, seminars and programs to learn about new products and services, learn new skills, and receive technical assistance in developing new accounts
• Other miscellaneous duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Must have multi-national, Commercial Lines client coverage and sales experience
• P&C Account/Client Management experience with a retail brokerage or independent agency
• Experience with a generalist book of Commercial Lines verticals, including but not limited to manufacturing, construction, energy, environmental, transportation and logistics, technology, financial services
• Highly professional and self-motivated. Strong presentation and negotiation skills
• Excellent verbal and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with clients, colleagues, and carriers and interact with a variety of people/personalities
• Proficiency in Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Excellent written communication skills – writes clearly; edits work for spelling and grammar; varies writing style to meet needs; presents numeric data effectively; able to read and interpret written information
• Self-confident to make sound independent decisions
• Possess technical expertise plus solid analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to handle situations in a calm, courteous and professional manner
• Have the ability for limited travel, when required
• When working from home, you must maintain a private workspace to secure company equipment and correspondence; maintain high-speed internet, be present and responsive online and minimize personal interruptions during your work shift
• Ideally, more than 5 years of experience in Commercial Lines with global clients. This must include experience at an independent agency or retail insurance brokerage
• Experience includes ALL: account servicing, sales/sales support, working with a multiple carrier network and global clients
• Experience with an agency management system/CRM is required. Fluency with Epic is a plus
• HS Diploma or GED is required with additional learning/certifications
• P&C Insurance License required upon hire
• A bachelor's degree is preferred
• CIC, CPCU or other P&C designation preferred