Personal Lines Customer Service Representative Trainee with superior sales, customer service, organization, communication skills. Relationship builders who enjoy selling, handling customer inquiries and concerns with speed, professionalism, and strong attention to detail want to interact daily with customers, carriers, and fellow employees while servicing and marketing products. The Customer Service Representative Trainee position serves as the training ground to learn the insurance business and advance to higher levels of income and responsibility. O’Connor Insurance will pay for you to obtain your North Carolina Property & Casualty license, provide invaluable on the job training with the opportunity for you to advance your career within our organization.

Personal Lines Customer Service Representative Trainee Candidates will benefit from:

Being a part of small, upbeat, close knit team
Thrive in an environment focused on customer service excellence and being that trusted advisor
Grow with an experienced team that has great reputation in the marketplace
Competitive pay and benefits

The Personal Lines Customer Service Representative Trainee is responsible for maintaining and maximizing profitable relationships with personal lines clients and for growing the book of business through new client sales, meeting and exceeding Agency sales goals, service, and quality standards.

Personal Lines Customer Service Representative Trainee Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree or comparable work experience.
Goal orientated relationship builder who enjoys selling great products to protect clients and their assets
Service minded sales professional who enjoys meeting clients need and ensure coverages are set up correctly and expectations are exceeded
Possess strong presentation, persuasion, and negotiation skills with the ability to close sales.
Demonstrate strong customer focus and an excellent phone manner
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Excellent math and reading skills to accurately perform simple calculations.
Skilled in handling difficult customer phone calls and solve complex problems without direct supervision.
Strong sense of urgency, attention to detail, organization, multi-tasking, and time management skills.
Technology and Computer proficiency including agency management systems, our office is highly automated.
Ability to obtain North Carolina Property and Liability Insurance licenses.

Personal Lines Customer Service Representative Trainee Responsibilities

Provide service to existing clients: updating policies, quoting, taking payments, answering questions, providing documentation, answering phones, greeting visitors and assisting with mail.
Respond to incoming inquiries (phone, online, walk-in) and gather all necessary information on quote sheet.
Identify, qualify, and develop personal insurance opportunities with new clients in person, online, by phone, and through written communication.
Actively solicit increases in coverage or rounding out accounts at every service contact.
Resolve issues by clarifying the customer's concern, determining the cause of the issue, selecting and explaining the best solution to solve the issue, expediting correction or adjustment, following up to ensure resolution.
Network and prospect for new clients, including win backs.
Obtain best coverage/rate for insured, process quotes, and bind insurance coverage
Present policies to insured and educate them on coverages and rates.
Set appointments and/or client calls to review existing policies, revise liability limits, explore other coverage needs, evaluate replacement costs, round out accounts, and bind renewals.
Maintain records of customer interactions and transactions, recording details of inquiries, comments, and actions taken in the agency management system.
Follow Agency processes and procedures in the day-to-day operations of the agency

Benefits/Perks

Competitive base pay plus ability to earn commission
Medical insurance
Company matched SIMPLE retirement plan (up to 3%)
Generous time off program including accrued PTO and paid holidays
Casual professional dress every day
Team focused friendly upbeat and positive team members

About The Agency
O’Connor Insurance Associates is growing and we have an exciting opportunity for you to impact the growth of our personal lines department. Our family owned independent insurance agency has been in business for over 22 years. Our organization is fast paced, technology savvy, and very customer centric. We are boutique like in seeking clients who value a working relationship with insurance professionals. Educating our clients to enable him/her to make the right insurance decisions is part of our core mission. In every interaction with clients we seek to treat that client like a family member.

Compensation: $35,000.00 - $43,000.00 per year

YOUR FUTURE as an Independent Insurance Agent Starts Here

If you’re looking for a career that offers flexibility, job stability, strong compensation, and more, then you’ve come to the right place! Working with O'Connor Insurance Associates is a great career choice!

O’Connor Insurance is not your typical “mom & pop” insurance agency. Our professional boutique like insurance agency is built with passionate people who strive for excellence while demonstrating leadership in everything we do. We work hard, we have fun, and we make a difference in the lives of our clients every day.

O’Connor Insurance Associates is growing and we have exciting opportunities for you to impact the growth of our agency. Our organization is fast paced, technology savvy, and very customer centric.

This agency is independently owned and operated. Your application will go directly to the agency, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this agency. All inquiries about employment at this agency should be made directly to the agency location and not to the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina.

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