Carrier Appointment Specialist
- Posted 11/12/2020
- Location Jacksonville, Fla.
- Worker Category : Full-time
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Named one of the Best Places to Work in Northeast Florida for the past two years, Brightway Insurance is a national property/casualty distribution company that sells through a network of franchises and independent agents throughout the U.S. The company is among the largest Personal Lines agencies in the country and has been recognized as a Franchise 500 company by Entrepreneur for seven years. Founded in 2008, Brightway has since grown to over 200 locations across 22 states serving customers in all 50 states, and we’ve been named one of the Fastest Growing Companies in Northeast Florida by the Jacksonville Business Journal for 11 consecutive years. At Home Office, our employees are focused on delivering holistic business support that empowers agents to sell more.
Brightway employees enjoy:
· Competitive salary
· Paid time off
· Medical/Dental/Life/Disability Insurance
· Market-leading 401(k) with 4% match
· Tuition reimbursement regardless of course of study
· Comprehensive paid training
Most importantly, they enjoy a family-based culture of inclusiveness where they can build positive, supportive relationships with co-workers, customers and agents.
Learn more about open positions at Brightway and starting a career with the company at Brightway.com/careers.
About this career opportunity:
Reports to: Carrier Development and Strategic Relationship Lead
Job Summary:
Under general supervision, acts as primary liaison between company, AAOs and carriers on a variety of administrative/appointment issues.
Necessary skills:
- Manages ongoing workload effectively and efficiently; using strong organizational skills, develops calendars and checklists for certain ongoing work
- Regularly checks email and other systems through which work is requested
- Proactively makes outbound calls or sends emails with the purpose of clarifying information or gathering correct information
- Fulfills requesters’ needs, ensuring satisfaction
- Troubleshoots issues and escalates very complex issues
- Proactively identifies issues/opportunities
- Documents processes followed in order to ensure tasks are able to be replicated accurately
- Maintains process and procedure manual for the area
- Listens to, and incorporates, feedback
- Documents activities and follow up in appropriate systems regularly and accurately
- Works as part of a team, ensuring work done is complementary and not duplicative or conflicting
Qualifications:
- Ability to perform work with a high degree of accuracy; exceptional attention to detail
- Strong customer service mindset; a desire and ability to deliver service that provides a high level of satisfaction
- Ability to handle the most complex of requests
- Strong communicator; must be able to convey ideas in a clear and concise manner
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Strong independent judgment and decision making
- Ability to learn, embrace and put into practice new concepts and skills
- Superior ability to manage own time, activities and resources; models behavior for others
- Team player; must be able to contribute to the team and rely on others to achieve objectives
Education Requirements / Certifications / Licenses:
- High school diploma, some college and/or pursuing professional development in insurance related areas preferred.
- 2-4 years’ experience in a professional workplace, preferably insurance industry
Brightway is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace.
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