Employee Benefits Account Manager

Foundation Risk Partners
Cary, NC
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-level account management professionals who can independently manage client policies and build relationships, with a focus on the insurance brokerage industry and in-person collaboration in Cary, NC.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 2-3 years of experience in account management and group benefits who can act independently and build client relationships
    — “Up to 3+ years of account management experience including group benefits experience.”
  • Professionals with strong communication skills and the ability to coordinate with producers and insurance carriers
    — “Provides exceptional customer service for assigned accounts, including correspondence and communication with customers, producers and insurance carriers.”
  • Individuals who are detail-oriented and can ensure policy accuracy and timely delivery
    — “Verifies new and renewal policies for accuracy in rating, coverages and other relevant information.”

Things to consider

  • Role may require overtime and has potential for in-person meetings with clients and employees
    — “Overtime work, as needed. Conducting face-to-face meetings with clients and their employees as needed.”
  • Candidates must be licensed in Life & Health insurance, as this is a formal requirement
    — “Life & Health License”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in independently managing client policies and resolving coverage issues
    — “Generally functions independently to inform and educate, answer questions, resolve issues, and make decisions regarding the need for the implementation of coverage and modifications to clients’ coverage.”
  • Emphasize your ability to maintain strong client relationships and conduct face-to-face meetings
    — “Develops strong positive client relationships by being the point of contact for assigned clients, maintaining open lines of communication, and conducting face-to-face meetings with clients and their employees as needed.”
  • Demonstrate your knowledge of insurance products, rating, underwriting, and industry operations
    — “Strong working knowledge of insurance brokerage industry including products, rating, underwriting, coverage and industry operations.”
  • Showcase your organizational and time management skills with specific examples from past roles
    — “Organizational and time management skills”
  • Include experience in providing guidance to associates or less experienced account managers
    — “Provides guidance and direction to account associates and less experienced account managers as needed.”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • high client retention
  • successful policy renewals
Typical background
insurance industrysales

Skills & requirements

Required

Customer ServiceCommunication SkillsTeamworkTime ManagementInsurance Knowledge

Preferred

Negotiation SkillsProject Management

Stack & domain

WordExcelInsurance Brokerage IndustryCommunicationTeamworkAttention To DetailLife & Health LicenseInsurance

About the role

Original posting from Foundation Risk Partners via Greenhouse

Foundation Risk Partners, one of the fastest growing insurance brokerage and consulting firms in the US, is adding an Employee Benefits Account Manager to their Acentria team in Cary, NC.

Job Summary:

The Employee Benefits Account Manager is responsible for the delivery of exceptional service to our employee benefit clients. This individual will be responsible for managing the client’s policy renewals, adding new policies, implementing additional resources specific to the clients' needs, and maintaining the overall retention of the business.

Essential Functions:

Generally functions independently to inform and educate, answer questions, resolve issues, and make decisions regarding the need for the implementation of coverage and modifications to clients’ coverage.

Provides exceptional customer service for assigned accounts, including correspondence and communication with customers, producers and insurance carriers.

Partners with producer on new/renewal business strategy including the coordination of roles and the obtaining of information. Independently add new policies to fit clients' needs.

Verifies new and renewal policies for accuracy in rating, coverages and other relevant information. Ensures that policies are delivered and/or mailed to client in a timely manner.

Develops strong positive client relationships by being the point of contact for assigned clients, maintaining open lines of communication, and conducting face-to-face meetings with clients and their employees as needed.

Interacts with others effectively and professionally by utilizing excellent communications skills, cooperating purposefully, and providing information and guidance, as needed, to achieve the business goals of the agency.

Maintains current knowledge of industry trends, new product information, legislation, coverages and technology.

Provides guidance and direction to account associates and less experienced account managers as needed.

Overtime work, as needed.

Other duties as assigned.

Competencies & Qualifications: 

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Proficient in Word and Excel

Ability to work with numbers including basic calculations

Organizational and time management skills

Ability to work in a team environment

Projects professional appearance and manner

Self-starter with the ability to be flexible

High attention to detail

Strong working knowledge of insurance brokerage industry including products, rating, underwriting, coverage and industry operations.

Education & Experience:

Life & Health License

College degree preferred, high school diploma or equivalent required

Up to 3+ years of account management experience including group benefits experience.

Disclaimer:

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the job requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties from particular jobs and to assign other duties as necessary.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO):

FRP provides equal employment opportunity to qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other classifications protected by law.

Benefits:

FRP offers a comprehensive range of health-related benefit options including medical, vision, and dental. We offer a 401(k) with company match, company paid life insurance, STD, LTD and a generous PTO policy starting at 18 days per year plus 10 paid holidays & 2 floating holidays!

Source: Foundation Risk Partners careers (Greenhouse)

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