Senior Account Executive
Overview:
Simkiss & Block, an Alera Group Company is seeking a Property & Casualty Account Executive to join their team.
Simkiss & Block is a full-service insurance brokerage, risk management consultant, and loyal partner. Since our founding in 1964, our philosophy of providing custom risk and benefits solutions has held firm. We develop effective strategies by immersing ourselves in understanding the fundamentals of our clients’ businesses, turning over stone after stone to identify the true risks at hand – even those outside our clients’ walls.Our global reach is made possible by the relationships we’ve built over 50+ years and the power of our team’s collective expertise.
Are you looking to be part of a company where you have exciting opportunities to learn, grow and make a positive impact?
Join a team where each employee is empowered to listen generously, speak straight, collaborate, and build each other up through mutual accountability and shared success?
If that’s what you’re looking for, this is your chance to be part of an amazing organization!
The Account Executive’s primary responsibility is to serve as the day-to-day expert on a book of business and the point of contact for clients while maintaining a high level of client and internal team satisfaction. The Account Executive will work with the Relationship Management contact and the team to maximize client retention, maximize new business acquisition, and provide team leadership.
Responsibilities:
- Market, service, develop, and retain assigned accounts
- Perform risk analysis survey of clients and prospects, obtain renewal information, review markets, negotiate with underwriters, create proposals, help
- Present proposals, renew clients, provide proactive daily service
- Meet with clients to provide service, conduct renewals and round out accounts
- Make recommendations to client. Prepare proposals, evaluation, and recommendations for other lines of coverage
- Negotiate with insurance companies to obtain the best combination of coverage, service, and premium
- Identify client needs and provide appropriate service and products
- Attend educational activities to maintain product knowledge and expertise
- Maintain client files and perform all transactions in computer system
- Work in collaboration with Account Managers
- Uncover and pursue cross-sell opportunities within assigned book of business
- Identify appropriate solutions to address the client's risk/capital management needs
- Cultivate strong relationships with senior buyer(s) and decision maker(s) in the client organization as well as with day-to-day client representatives
- Maintain a high level of credibility and working relationships with insurance carriers
Qualifications:
- High level of professionalism with a positive attitude
- Detail oriented & self-motivated
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Consummate, ethical professional with advanced business acumen
- Minimum of 5 Years Prior Professional Experience as an Account Manager or Account Executive
- Property & Casualty license Required
- Experience in a team leadership role
- Exceptional people skills and the ability to lead
Equal Opportunity Employment:
We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
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