Assistant Marine Account Specialist

The Misch Group; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

401k with company match

Work-life balance

Professional development opportunities

Diverse, supportive culture

Advanced technology tools

Job summary

The Misch Group is hiring an Assistant Marine Account Specialist to join our commercial marine lines team in the Portland area. This role focuses on cultivating client relationships, processing quotes, and coordinating with carriers and vendors to deliver tailored marine coverage solutions.

Ideal candidates bring 3+ years of account management experience, a valid P&C license, and strong communication and negotiation skills to ensure accurate, competitive placement and high client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of account management experience in a brokerage or captive agency with an active Property & Casualty insurance license.
• Strong knowledge of Property & Casualty insurance.
• Superior communication, negotiation, presentation, organization and listening skills.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate strong relationships with and serve as the main point of contact for your portfolio of clients, key vendors, and carriers.
• Respond to clients, insurance carriers, sales team, and supervisors’ correspondences and requests in a timely, effective, and professional manner.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge on marine related carrier products, guidelines, underwriting, and legislative changes in order to make effective recommendations to clients.
• Analyze and compare current marine exposures to develop renewal or new business specs for marketing.
• Process and submit new and renewal clients for marketing and placement, review and summarize quotes for competitiveness and accuracy, and negotiate rates when appropriate.
• Champion our spirit and core values with every client interaction and community connection

Skills

Account management

P&C knowledge

Client relations

Communication

Time management

Job description

Assistant Marine Account Specialist

Department: Insurance & Financial Services

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Oregon

Compensation: $30.00 - $40.00 / hour

Description

Job Details: Assistant Marine Account Specialist

Location: Lynnwood, WA

Comp: $30-40 / hourly DOE

We Invest in Your Success

We don’t fill job openings, we build careers: We are currently looking for an Assistant Marine Account Specialist. This offers you a unique opportunity to cultivate strong client and team relationships within an independent brokerage and unique client base. The right person for this role takes pride in the relationship, not just the transaction.

Who WE Are -

We boast a well accomplished commercial marine lines team. We are a locally owned independent agency with superior carrier relationships. We have built our incredible culture on our core principles, Family, Relationships, Care, Service and Passion to Improve. We provide a creative, collaborative, professionally casual, supportive culture where we consistently celebrate our teammates wins. We live out what we advertise, driving core purpose and meaningful relationships with our teammates.

We are committed to providing competitive benefits for our teammates. We offer a wide range of health, welfare and financial benefits including medical, wellness, dental, vision as well as paid holiday time and PTO.

Key Responsibilities

YOUR Keys to Success -

• Cultivate strong relationships with - and serve as the main point of contact for your portfolio of clients, key vendors, and carriers.
• Respond to clients, insurance carriers, sales team, and supervisors’ correspondences and requests in a timely, effective, and professional manner.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge on marine related carrier products, guidelines, underwriting, and legislative changes in order to make effective recommendations to clients.
• Analyze and compare current marine exposures to develop renewal or new business specs for marketing.
• Process and submit new and renewal clients for marketing and placement, review and summarize quotes for competitiveness and accuracy, and negotiate rates when appropriate.
• Champion our spirit and core values with every client interaction and community connection

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

What YOU Bring -

• 3+ years of account management experience in a brokerage or captive agency with an active Property & Casualty insurance license
• Strong knowledge of Property & Casualty insurance
• Highly motivated, goal oriented, hungry and driven to learn marine coverages, carriers and policies
• Superior communication, negotiation, presentation, organization and listening skills
• Strong customer focus and follow up skills
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment within tight deadlines. Highly-organized and strong time management skills
• Growth mindset is a must.
• Embrace the power of modern technology to streamline your workflow, drive results and stay ahead of the curve.
• Works with integrity and a high-level of confidentiality

Benefits

What Can YOU Expect?

• Competitive compensation
• 401k plan with company match up to 4% depending on your contribution
• Work-life balance for your wellness
• Employer sponsored professional development through our partners at Incite Learning Group and TotalCSR.
• A supportive, diverse, people-first culture and mindset
• Top of the line tech to maximize efficiency