Senior Client Service Representative - Employee Benefits

Company: Assurance Agency Ltd.
Location: Schaumburg
Posted on: May 31, 2021

Job Description:

The Senior Client Service Representative is a team oriented person with a passion for delivering exceptional customer service on a daily basis. He or she performs transactions and tasks essential to managing efficient insurance, benefit and/or risk management programs. The Senior Client Service Representative executes policy and plan changes, provides evidence of insurance and helps to create proposals that exhibit complex programs in more easily understood and comparative formats. He or she assists in keeping our client information up to date in our agency management system, facilitating a collaborative service experience and empowering our client portal. The Senior Client Service Representative works alongside the full account servicing team to answer questions, access and deploy resources, place coverage and negotiate terms and conditions on behalf of clients.

EXECUTION OF CLIENT SERVICE

• Support Account Managers, Producers, Account Executives and other internal department members to flawlessly execute Assurance service strategy for each client, designed to create measurable value and efficiencies in their businesses
• Processes plan changes, as needed or requested by the client, checking for consistency and documenting in the appropriate system
• Builds personalized client relationships through demonstrated understanding of the service plan and multiple channels of communication such as phone, email and in-person meetings
• Leverages insurance knowledge and communication skills to explain coverage terms, program updates, and other items to clients as needed
• Works with internal departments to ensure cohesiveness and timeliness of service execution
• Manages time effectively to prioritize workload, client service requests and service parameters on business process

CLIENT RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

• Collaborates with Supervisor and Client Service Director to increase efficiencies by offering and/or implementing new workflow suggestions
• Provides ongoing support to mentor other Client Service Representatives through training on specific technical tasks, explaining coverage and offering direction to resolving unique client situations

DATA AND PROCESS INTEGRITY

• Consistently follows client service workflows and appropriately engages internal resources such as process support team, procedure manuals and reporting tools to ensure efficiency and accuracy of execution
• Accurately maintains complete client files including the clear documentation of account detail in agency management systems including policy information, activities, attachments and correspondence
• Achieves desired levels of data completeness and process integrity by consistently meeting activity timeliness, quality metrics and goals

MARKETING STRATEGY AND NEGOTIATING

• Responds to client coverage questions and supports the insured
• Manages marketing of renewals for designated accounts with direction from the Account Manager or Producer/Account Executive, including reviewing quotes for accuracy, preparing the proposal, binding of renewals, and policy review
• Navigates various online rating systems/carrier websites to procure quotes
• Attends carrier meetings to expand and apply technical knowledge

SERVICE PLATFORM IMPLEMENTATION

• Demonstrates knowledge and is comfortable analyzing more complex issues before escalating them to the Account Manager; such issues may include: policy coverage review, resolving coverage discrepancies with carrier and resolving contract requirement coverage gaps
• Works with the client and carrier directly to resolve any coverage questions and executes to completion

PEER RELATIONSHIPS

• Provides feedback and shares information at team meetings
• Participates in ongoing scheduled meetings with service team to discuss accounts, renewals, service needs, service platform, etc.
• Develops successful and effective working relationships with Producers, Account Executives, Account Managers, service team members, managers, carriers and members of other departments
• Communicates effectively with Account Managers and provides timely and complete information to allow them to effectively manage service execution

REQUIRED:

• Upon hire, Producers License for Fire/Casualty or Life/Health, as appropriate for role

 PREFERRED:

• BS/BA in Business, Insurance or related field

• Intermediate skill level in Microsoft Office Suite

About Assurance
Assurance, a Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC, company, is a full-service brokerage providing business insurance, employee benefits, private client insurance, and retirement services to businesses and individuals across the country. Assurance operates as Marsh & McLennan Agency’s Midwest regional headquarters. Consistently recognized as a top workplace, Assurance attracts and retains its insurance talent by rewarding expertise and investing in career development. Assurance employees enjoy an award-winning culture that fosters a highly productive and results-driven working environment.

Services: Business Insurance, Employee Benefits, Financial Services, Private Insurance, Surety

Awards: Assurance is continually named a "Best Place to Work" by leading publications and organizations such as Fortune magazine, the National Association for Business Resources, The Chicago Tribune, Crain's Chicago Business and Business Insurance magazine (check out all of our accolades).

Culture: Our employees enjoy an environment that fosters success and creativity and provides countless opportunities for growth. We make sure our employees are happy and motivated by offering enviable benefits, rewards programs, celebrations, perks and a few surprises around every corner. Together, it all adds up to a company that develops and retains passionate individuals who deliver superior performance and measurable results to our clients.

Fun Fact: 31% of Assurance experts agree the best Saturday Night Live skit of all time is "More Cowbell".

Assurance has won over a hundred workplace awards largely due to our intentional and caring approach that begins with meeting our people where they are, celebrating their differences and creating an inclusive environment.

Assurance is a proud equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of age, race, ethnicity, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, marital status or civil partnership/union status, veteran status, citizenship, pregnancy, genetic information, physical or mental disability, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Harassment or discrimination based upon any of the above is inconsistent with our values and will not be tolerated; this includes harassment or discrimination for being associated with or knowing someone that identifies with any of the above.

Marsh & McLennan Agency (MMA) provides colleagues the freedom to make a career and difference. We encourage you to explore your curiosity and creativity. We gain new insight from diverse thinking, and take risks on new ideas. We embrace a culture that celebrates and promotes the many backgrounds, heritages and perspectives of our colleagues and clients. We are always seeking those with ethics, talent, and ambition who are interested in joining our client-focused teams. More than just insurance brokers, we believe that a business culture that supports a healthy, safe work environment does so by offering the right benefits, programs, policies and opportunities to keep employees engaged and productive including: health and welfare, tuition assistance, 401K, employee assistance program, volunteer opportunities, and other programs.

This job is not eligible for remote working from Colorado.

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