Insurance Sales Agent

Company: Kemper
Location: West Orange
Posted on: February 14, 2021

Job Description:

Role: Insurance Sales AgentEmployment Type: Full TimePay: Commission Based - We pay for performance! Successful first year agents average pay of nearly $38K intheir first year with the second year pay growing to an average of nearly $47K. Top agents earn over $53K intheir first year with that growing to over $68K in their second year.Benefits: Group Life Insurance, Major Medical, Dental, Short-term; Long-term disability, Retirement Plan, 401(k), Paid Vacation, Educational Reimbursement. Superior performance is recognized through numerous awards, prizes, and trips!Are you passionate about serving the under-served? This career could be for you! Kemper is a diversified insurance holding company located in Chicago, IL. We are firmly committed toservicing the insurance needs of modest-income families. As a home service family of companies, we arededicated to frequent personal contact with our customers for premium collection and other service needs.Responsibilities:Agents are each assigned a territory (called an agency) with an established book of in-force business.Day to day activities include:

• Conducting interviews, recommending products, closing sales, and using our Family Security Selling System
• Continuously prospecting for sales opportunities
• Collecting premiums from policyholders, based on a pre-arranged schedule
• Responding promptly to policyholder service requests such as beneficiary changes, claims, loans, etc
• Keeping records, accounting for money collected, and processing paperworkExpectations:Our agents are each expected to:
  • Increase the agency size
  • Build good working relationships with customers
  • Devote whatever time is necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of the position
  • Commit to ongoing development of knowledge and skillsPreparation:
    • Extensive on-the-job training allows new agents to earn a paycheck while learning their profession.
    • Licensing - Various state licenses are required to sell or service insurance products. Our companies provide assistance and guidance to those who are preparing to sit for licensing exams.
      • Basic Training - During the first 26 weeks, new agents complete a basic development program that includes self-study, classroom time, role-play, and extensive fieldwork.Rewards:The opportunity to become a successful agent is an opportunity to build a better life. Among the rewards are:
        • An established business - New agents pay nothing for an established agency, which has a built-in clientele of loyal policyholders
          • Pay for performance - A chance to write their own paycheck with increasing income opportunity as skills and knowledge grow
            • Job stability - Employment in a field where there is an increasing need of qualified professionals
            • Prestige -Recognition in the community as a respected professional
            • Advancement - The potential for future promotion to a management position
            • Personal Satisfaction - Knowing that they are doing meaningful work when they help others protect the people they love and the things they own
              • Equal opportunity - We are firmly committed to our policy of providing equal employment opportunity based on individual meritOpportunity is knocking. Don't let it pass you by!Need help? Contact our Success Center at 877-355-3007.PandoLogic. Keywords: Insurance Sales Agent, Location: West Orange, NJ - 07052

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