Insurance Sales Agent l - Durham - RTP

About the role

Looking to take your sales career to the next level? Join America's most trusted brand with over 100 years of service as an Insurance Sales Agent—no insurance background required. If you have strong-proven sales skills and the drive to succeed, we'll provide the training and support you need to launch a rewarding career.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the sale and service of ACG branded and brokered insurance products, memberships, and financial products within an ACG branch.
• Uses sales techniques and product knowledge to identify customer-specific needs to generate new sales, retain existing insureds, and grow ACG's overall insurance book of business.
• Effectively overcomes objections to close the sale and/or retain the insured.
• Works to meet or exceed targets as defined in the sales incentive plan and goals assigned by leadership.
• Conducts insurance review for clients to identify a range of suitable products.
• Uses provided tools and applicable underwriting guidelines to assess risk, recommend appropriate products and related coverage, quote, bind and issue policies.
• Participates in local branch events, to solicit new business, create and expand business networks.
• Build rapport critical to establishing customer satisfaction, loyalty, and affinity to the AAA brand.
• Responds to customer inquiries and requests relating to insurance, membership, and financial products.
• Refer Members to other applicable lines of business (i.e., Travel & Financial Services) as deemed appropriate.

Requirements

• Active State Property & Casualty Insurance Sales license
• Active State Life Insurance Sales license, or obtain within 90 days of hire
• Qualify, obtain, and maintain all applicable state licenses and appointments required for selling and/or servicing ACG Group Membership products.
• Obtain Health and Accident licenses and appointments where applicable as deemed necessary and within a time frame established by the Business Unit.
• High School diploma or equivalent
• 1+ year(s) of customer-facing experience in a fast-paced computer automated business environment (i.e., financial/banking)
• Successful Candidates Will Possess Strong sales skills with a knowledge of effectively developing, tracking, following up on and closing leads.
• Possess consultative selling techniques utilizing thorough product knowledge.
• Strong prospecting skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills combined with strong customer focus
• Ambition, motivation, and drive
• Knowledge of desktop systems including, but not limited to, CRM and Microsoft Office software applications.
• Excellent listening skills and ability to understand customer needs.

Qualifications

We are looking for candidates who:

• Have strong-proven sales skills and the drive to succeed
• Are able to perform duties contained in the job description for this position, including, but not limited to, the above requirements

Skills

Strong sales skills with a knowledge of effectively developing, tracking, following up on and closing leads. Possess consultative selling techniques utilizing thorough product knowledge. Strong prospecting skills. Excellent verbal and written communication skills combined with strong customer focus. Ambition, motivation, and drive. Knowledge of desktop systems including, but not limited to, CRM and Microsoft Office software applications. Excellent listening skills and ability to understand customer needs.

Benefits

Elevated commission payout (first 15 months) Supplemental Pay paid monthlyAdditional $200/week for months 0-2Additional $150/week for months 3-4Additional $100/week for months 5-6 New Hire On-Pace Bonus

Pay

Salary at time of offer is determined based on these and other factors as associated with the job and job level. The above statements describe the principal and essential functions, but not all functions that may be inherent in the job. This job requires the ability to perform duties contained in the job description for this position, including, but not limited to, the above requirements.

Schedule

Works in a temperature-controlled branch location. Ability to work irregular hours with possible weekend work. May travel to local branch events.