Ameris Bank is a purpose-driven company dedicated to bringing financial peace of mind to communities. They are seeking experienced premium finance sales representatives to develop new business opportunities and manage existing relationships in the insurance financing sector.
Responsibilities:
- Cold calling, identifying prospects, closing sales and on boarding and training new customers
- Building relationships with prospective agency/brokerages located in the assigned territory
- Increase unit count, premium and interest margin by protecting existing relationships and consistently adding new agents
- Conducting a needs-analysis for customers and prospects, and present the USPF premium finance package and online training of the USPF Quoting System and Account Info System to qualified targets
- Must be a self-starter, with adequate amounts of empathy, persuasiveness, and self-assertion
- Strong communication and presentation skills are essential, with the ability to relate, build relationships and earn trust with a wide variety of personality types
- Foster good working relationships with USPF operations and credit teams, as well as a number of different Account Executives
- Needs to be proficient in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Previous sales experience in outside sales, insurance agency/broker or wholesaler would be a plus
- Required travel up to 75%
Requirements:
- 2 – 3 years of outside sales experience in the financial services/ insurance related field or marketing experience within an insurance environment is a plus
- Self-starter
- Strong communication skills
- Presentation skills
- Closing skills
- Leadership skills
- Detailed-oriented
- Strong computer skills, including Excel, Word & PowerPoint
- Excellent organization skills
- 2 – 3 years' outside sales experience
- 2+ years of insurance or industry experience
- Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Finance
- Required travel up to 75%
- Previous sales experience in outside sales, insurance agency/broker or wholesaler would be a plus