Business Development Specialist

Risk Placement Services, Inc.; Warwick (RI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits programs

Career development opportunities

People-first culture with accessible领导

Meaningful work with global reach

Job summary

Gallagher is seeking a capable insurance professional to support producers by researching and identifying prospective clients, following up on sales calls, and maintaining a prospect database. You will help determine suitable products and provide pre-sales support for Producers to drive new business opportunities.

The role emphasizes strong analytical skills, solid communication, and a solid understanding of the insurance brokerage landscape.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree and 1 year related experience.
• Strong working knowledge of potential clients and the insurance brokerage business.

Responsibilities

• Works with producers to identify and research prospective clients, follows up on sales calls, maintains and updates a prospect database and tries to drive interest.
• Primary responsibility is to identify less complex new business opportunities, determine appropriate products/services to offer, and provide pre-sales support for Producers.

Skills

Analytical skills

Verbal and written communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Professional designation (CEBS/CPCU/CIC/ARM)

Job description

Introduction

At RPS, we don’t just embrace bold ideas, we make them happen. We’re a team of entrepreneurs, big-picture thinkers, and passionate experts who thrive on possibility. Every day, we collaborate across teams, challenge convention, and push boundaries to design innovative solutions for our clients. With access to top-rated carriers and a dynamic marketplace, we bring strategy and creativity together to deliver what others might call impossible. Here, every voice counts, every perspective matters, and every challenge is an opportunity to grow. You’ll be supported by a culture that celebrates ownership, curiosity, and high performance, where you’re trusted to do your best work and encouraged to keep learning along the way.

Introduction

At RPS, we don’t just embrace bold ideas, we make them happen. We’re a team of entrepreneurs, big-picture thinkers, and passionate experts who thrive on possibility. Every day, we collaborate across teams, challenge convention, and push boundaries to design innovative solutions for our clients. With access to top-rated carriers and a dynamic marketplace, we bring strategy and creativity together to deliver what others might call impossible. Here, every voice counts, every perspective matters, and every challenge is an opportunity to grow. You’ll be supported by a culture that celebrates ownership, curiosity, and high performance, where you’re trusted to do your best work and encouraged to keep learning along the way.

How You'll Make An Impact

• Works with producers to identify and research prospective clients, follows up on sales calls, maintains and updates a prospect database and tries to drive interest. May refer new business to Producers, or may close sales themselves.
• Primary responsibility is to identify less complex new business opportunities, determine appropriate products/services to offer, and provide pre-sales support for Producers.

About You

Required: Bachelor's degree and 1 year related experience required. Strong working knowledge of potential clients and the insurance brokerage business.

Preferred: Professional designation may be preferred, including CEBS, CPCU, CIC or ARM.

Behaviors: Solid analytical skills necessary to make decisions and resolve issues inherent in handling claims. Able to plan and organize activities and workload and respond to multiple demands. Good verbal and written communications skills.

Compensation And Benefits

At Gallagher, we believe supporting our colleagues goes far beyond the role itself. For more information, visit our Benefits page.

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits programs designed to support your well-being
• Career development opportunities and ongoing learning
• A collaborative, people-first culture with accessible leadership
• The opportunity to do meaningful work with global reach and local impact

At Gallagher, we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace.

If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to join our Talent Community to stay connected to additional career opportunities. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles.

Gallagher is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)