Insurance Agent Trainee

Role

Kemper is a diversified insurance holding company with a history spanning over 100 years. We are firmly committed to serving the insurance needs of modest-income families. Our strength lies in our dedication to frequent personal home visits with new and existing customers to collect premiums, conduct sales of new policies, and address other service needs.

Responsibilities

• Conducting sales presentations, recommending products, and closing new sales
• Prospecting for new sales opportunities
• Maintaining strong customer relationships by collecting premiums on a pre-arranged schedule that you determine
• Responding promptly to service requests such as beneficiary changes, claims, and loans
• Recording, accounting for money collected, and processing policy paperwork

Qualifications

• Customer service experience
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Valid driver’s license with required auto insurance coverage
• Dependable vehicle for daily travel
• Able to pass a background check, motor vehicle report, and drug screening
• Authorization to work in the United States

Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to build and maintain relationships
• Proficiency in insurance products and sales techniques

Benefits

• Fully commission-based compensation
• Competitive benefits including major medical and dental insurance, group life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, and a 401(k) with company match
• Paid vacation
• Employee stock purchase program

Pay

The compensation for the role is fully commission-based.

Schedule

Agents are set up for success by being assigned a territory (called an agency) with an established book of business and existing customers.