Agency Growth Director - Remote, Strategic Partnerships

Amerisure Insurance Company; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company seeks an Agency Managing Director to expand agency relationships across a remote territory in Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma. The role emphasizes profitability, strategic alignment, and exceptional customer service while advocating for agencies within Amerisure.

You will oversee financial performance, build business plans, drive growth opportunities, and collaborate with distribution teams. Travel about 40% is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of experience.
• 8 years of market-facing experience, underwriting experience preferred.
• 3 years managing direct business relations with agency ownership or leadership preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage the financial performance of agency relationships by tracking profitability, growth trends, and submission activity.
• Build and execute agency business plans.
• Identify opportunities to maximize growth opportunities by taking ownership of key performance metrics related to the agency’s financial performance and work.
• Act as the agency’s primary point of contact and advocate within Amerisure, ensuring access to necessary resources and support.
• Foster strong working relationships by helping agencies navigate internal processes and helping influence decisions, both internally and externally.
• Exercise high-level premium authority, with the ability to influence underwriting decisions at the account level while ensuring decisions align with strategic objectives and maintain a high standard of customer service and satisfaction.
• Collaborate with the distribution team to monitor total commissions paid to the agency, ensure agencies are incentivized appropriately, and drive positive financial performance through commission structures and opportunities for growth.
• Identify, activate, and maintain new and existing agency relationships by engaging proactively at all levels, building strong partnerships, and creating a pipeline for new opportunities.
• Serve as the escalation point for critical agency issues, ensuring timely resolution across various functions.
• Inform and drive strategic decisions that benefit both Amerisure and agency partners by gathering marketplace intel to identify insights, opportunities, and challenges for consideration and action.

Skills

Market-facing experience

Relationship management

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Travel readiness

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of experience

Job description

Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company seeks an Agency Managing Director to expand agency relationships across a remote territory in Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma. The role emphasizes profitability, strategic alignment, and exceptional customer service while advocating for agencies within Amerisure.

You will oversee financial performance, build business plans, drive growth opportunities, and collaborate with distribution teams. Travel about 40% is required.