Client Services & Sales Representative

Job Description

Customer Service and Sales Representatives work to maximize positive customer experiences by responding to customer inquiries or complaints regarding the company’s products or services. They will communicate with internal and external customers about basic underwriting guidelines, policies, and marketing initiatives to service customer accounts. Additionally, Customer Service and Sales Representatives will analyze, clarify, and resolve policy and account-related questions. The position of the Customer Service and Sales Representative offers not only the opportunity for retention, but agency growth through the expansion of a household by means of cross-selling multiple lines. This action will generate greater retention within the agency, as well as new business growth.

Responsibilities

· Business Results: Able to meet individual performance metrics and goals.

· Multi-tasking: Able to successfully juggle multiple priorities at any given time

· Attention to Detail: Maintain accurate and descriptive accounts of all customer interactions (eCMS)

· Communication: Possess outstanding written and verbal communication skills

· Job Knowledge: Understand basic product, billing, underwriting, and processing guidelines.

· Teamwork: Accept feedback when offered and work well with others

· Problem Solving: Able to research and identify timely solutions to customer-related problems

· Solicit, sell, and negotiate new business policies

· Review renewal business and identify appropriate follow-up action based on degree of change

· Cross-sell/up-sell products to existing customers

· Keep records of customer interactions and transactions, recording details of inquiries,complaints, and comments, as well as actions taken

· Assist with the annual review process by contacting customers and preparing personalized customer coverage recommendations based on customers’ needs

· Perform risk analysis and underwriting

· Client/Claims liaison

· Refer unresolved customer grievances or complex customer interactions to senior team member

· Monitor calling activity and production for marketers

· Implement/adhere to company and Agency Guidelines

· General customer service duties as presented

· Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

· High School Diploma required, college degree preferred

· Must be able to pass extensive financial and criminal background checks

· Must become licensed in Property & Casualty as well as Life, Accident & Health

· Determine customer requirements and expectations in order to help the customer identify specific products and solutions

Professional, proactive and profit-focused – if these words describe the way you do business, an ownership opportunity with Farmers® Insurance in the Greater Minneapolis Area might be the perfect fit for you.

As the Eden Prairie, MN-based district manager for Farmers Insurance, I am dedicated to identifying, training and mentoring financially-driven entrepreneurs who want to achieve the dream of owning a successful business. This highly-recognizable insurance brand offers the support and structure that will provide you with the independence, unlimited financial rewards and a sense of personal satisfaction that comes from owning a business based on helping people.