Sales Agent

About the role

Hippo is looking for a Licensed General Lines Property & Casualty Insurance Agent to join our exciting and quickly expanding team. As a Sales Agent, you will help prospective and existing clients secure insurance coverage for their homeowners, auto, flood, and a variety of other products as a trusted advisor. You will be appointed to sell on behalf of Hippo and several other partner carriers across a majority of states in the U.S. ***Uncapped Commission***No Lead Generation is Required

Responsibilities

• Using a consultative sales approach to understand customer insurance objectives and recommend tailored solutions across property, casualty, and personal lines of insurance
• Converting leads through proactive high-volume outreach and inbound call handling
• Managing the end-to-end sales cycle: quoting insurance products using Hippo’s proprietary tools, gathering underwriting details, and guiding customers through purchase and policy binding
• Clearly explaining coverage options, terms, and processes in a customer-friendly manner
• Proactively identifying cross-sell and up-sell opportunities and assisting customers in transitioning between Hippo and third-party carriers as needed
• Communicating with Hippo customers to answer policy questions, recommend updates, and ensure optimal coverage across Hippo and third-party products
• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of all available insurance products, systems, and carrier platforms to ensure a high standard of sales and service
• Keeping detailed records of interactions in Salesforce and ensuring all follow-up and documentation is accurate and timely
• Supporting account servicing by assisting with trailing document collection, policy amendments, and responding to basic service inquiries

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in Property & Casualty insurance, customer service, sales, or a closely related field
• Current and active General Lines P&C license required (multi-state licensing a plus)
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in a high-growth, dynamic, and goal-driven environment
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams) and the ability to quickly learn new software platforms

Qualifications

• Ability to work across multiple systems and carriers
• Ability to thrive in a metric driven environment

Benefits and Perks

Relocation Assistance - Support available for qualified candidates relocating to one of our hub locations
Healthy Hippos Benefits - Multiple medical plans to choose from and 100% employer covered dental & vision plans for our team members and their families. We also offer a 401(k)-retirement plan, short & long-term disability, employer-paid life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for health and dependent care, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Training and Career Growth - Training and internal career growth opportunities
Flexible Time Off - You know when and how you should recharge
Little Hippos Program - We offer 12 weeks of parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers
Hippo Habitat - Snacks and drinks available and catered lunches for onsite employees