Insurance Representative

Position Title:         Insurance Representative

Department:           Insurance Department

Reports to:              Director of MBT Insurance Services

Date:                              July 27, 2021

Position Closes:      Open until fulfilled

 

Summary:
Supports the Insurance Department with administrative, technological, compliance, sales, and licensing requirements. Provides positive attitude towards a pro-active sales culture to enhance and grow a profitable customer base. Provides customer service by responding to customer inquiries with appropriate information. Performs clerical and other duties as assigned.  Performs routine duties with supervision.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.  Other duties may be assigned:

1. Provides high quality customer service by greeting customers, using customer names, asking appropriate questions, having appropriate product knowledge to determine needs, goals, and suitability requirements of customers. Communicates effectively with other staff in all offices to further enhance compliance, policies, and teamwork on a timely basis.
   
   
2. Provides information by promptly answering telephone, directing telephone inquiries and customers to proper personnel, and answering basic customer inquiries. Transfers more complex inquiries to proper personnel.
   
   
3. Manages personal line/customer accounts including sales and service, renewals, billings, and maintenance on the Agency database with accuracy and speed. Maintains software updates and insurance manuals with updated materials.
   
   
4. Provides service by assisting with mail routing and processing mail on a timely basis, performs filing duties, recording, and dating correspondence as required. Maintains current inventory and ordering of supplies on a timely basis.
   
   
5. Provides additional financial services to customers by responding to customer questions with referrals to MBT Investment Center, Loan Department, and other retail banking departments.
   
   
6. Provides teamwork and support in other areas by assisting other customers and employees that are not within your normal job duties. Builds customer relationships by assisting in non-essential duties involving fairs, parades and other bank activities as required.
   
   
7. Provides accurate knowledge of state regulations pertaining to insurance licensing requirements and MBT policies pertaining to written materials, advertising, and any correspondence internal or external.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
This position requires no supervision of others.

Qualifications:

Education and/or Experience:
High School Diploma or equivalent.  Two or more years of working knowledge of business or insurance office skills.

Communication Skills:
Communicates professionally, both orally and written.  Identifies customer needs through effective listening and communicates referrals of products and services.

Mathematical Skills:
High School Basic Math.  Ability to comprehend simple mathematical calculations such as adding, subtraction, division, calculation of interest and any other skills as needed.

Technical Skills:
Proficiency in the use of computer keyboarding, 10 key adding machine, copy machine, fax machine, ability to type 40 wpm with accuracy and speed.  Knowledge of Internet services and Office 360.

Reasoning Ability:
Ability to use common sense and logic for problem solving.  Listening skills for customer referrals.  Knows and understands basic compliance.  Uses good judgment and skills to resolve customer problems or needs.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
Property and Casualty Personal Lines license required within 6 months of hiring.

Additional Requirements:
After licensing, must have ability to develop knowledge of Personal Line Products, build customer relationships through customer contacts, gathering of customer information for quoting purposes, learn quoting process, present quote to customer, and process required applications after close of sale.

Work Habits:

Arrives at workstation on time, ready to work

Covers area according to break/lunch hour schedule

Knows and uses proper business etiquette

Contributes to a team atmosphere, gets along well with supervisor and peers

Shows professional appearance and presentation

Adheres to all policies, guidelines, and procedures

Maintains confidentiality of all customer & employee information

Completes all duties in a neat, orderly, and timely manner

Consistently uses Timeclock to clock in/out

Physical Demands:  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Requires employee to sit at desk with periods of walking or standing.  Ability to go up and down stairs. Filing at ground level and eye level. Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. Requires employee to view computer screen for long periods of time.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. May have distractions from other people’s conversations. Maintains productivity standards, composure, accuracy, and a positive attitude during stressful periods, during high volume periods, minimal staffing periods, and procedural changes.

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Application and resume can be emailed to mbthr@mbtbank.com or mailed to:

 MBT Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age disability status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.