Agency Representative (Mid Atlantic)

Responsibilities

• Works with Regional Manager and Sales Manager to define, develop and administer sales and marketing program for the region.
• Assesses the marketplace, determines opportunities, pursues prospects, and signs qualified independent agents as Westcor approved agents.
• Manages ongoing business relationships with agents, focusing on maintaining profitability, quality, and compliance with Westcor standards.
• Prepares and submits agency applications for review by Regional Manager.
• Maintains agency relationships and reviews agents' operations on a regular basis, emphasizing risk control.
• Instructs agency personnel on the use of company online tools and submission of agency reports.
• Acts as a liaison between the company and agents and trade organizations.
• Plans and conducts educational seminars for agents and trade organizations, in coordination with the legal department.
• Prepares agency terminations or cancellations.
• Aids in the development of promotional material.
• Supports office staff with direction and information when necessary.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management.

Competencies

• Proven customer service, sales, and marketing skills.
• Ability to write and orally communicate clearly, accurately, and succinctly.
• Strong interpersonal, persuasion, and negotiation skills.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Trustworthiness and ethics.
• Results orientation.

Physical Demands

• The role is mostly sedentary and requires the ability to sit for long periods each day.
• The employee is regularly required to communicate orally.
• The employee uses hands and fingers to type, handle, and reach.
• The ability to operate office machinery such as computer, phone, copier, printer, etc. in the commission of daily duties.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

About Ardán, Inc., A Community of Companies

Ardán is a family of companies that make real estate closings faster, simpler, and safer through technology-driven, innovative solutions, sound underwriting, and exceptional customer service. At Ardán, we pride ourselves on being at the forefront of Insur-Tech. Our brands—Westcor, Grid151®, GridBase®, and X1 Analytics®—are dedicated to using technology to streamline and improve every step of the closing process.

Westcor - Founded by title agents, Westcor is the number one independent title insurance underwriter in the nation. Westcor's technology-driven products and services and sound underwriting help agents and their customers close real estate transactions faster and with peace of mind.

Grid151 - Powered by GridBase® technology, Grid151® delivers tech-enabled fulfillment services to the title insurance industry.

X1 Analytics - Using its proprietary data analytics engine, X1 Analytics® equips the title insurance industry with decisions and data which enable faster real estate closings with reduced cost and operational friction.

GridBase - using their proprietary tech stack to create the universal API for lender and title collaboration, GridBase® delivers data middleware and tools that transform lender and title operations with highly optimized automations and integrations.