Commercial Insurance Marketing Account Executive

McGriff Insurance Services, Inc.; Darien (CT); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous time off

Tuition reimbursement

Hybrid Work

Charitable contribution match

Stock purchase opportunities

Job summary

McGriff Insurance Services, Inc. is seeking a Marketing Account Executive to join the commercial lines real estate team.

You will lead and coordinate marketing activities for new and renewal business, acting as a consultative point of contact for clients and supporting the Producer with recommendations and negotiations. The role requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent, six years of insurance experience, a license, and strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to travel

Qualifications

• Six years of relevant business/commercial insurance experience.
• Property and casualty license required.
• Experience servicing large, complex commercial accounts.
• Knowledge of markets, policies and coverage across states.
• Ability to plan and prioritize team workload and workflows.
• Strong communication and relationship-building with clients and market contacts.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate marketing activities on new and renewal business on the commercial lines real estate team.
• Serve as a consultative point of contact for clients and provide recommendations with rationale.
• Respond to RFPs, participate in prospect meetings, and drive mid-year reviews.
• Collaborate with national leadership to drive LOB strategy and initiatives; mentor and train team members.

Skills

Strong communication

Negotiation skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft Office

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Award-winning, inclusive, Top Workplace culture doesn’t happen overnight. It’s a result of hard work by extraordinary people. More than 11,000 of the industry’s brightest talent drive our efforts to deliver purposeful work and meaningful impact every day. Learn more about what makes us different and how you can thrive as a Marketing Account Executive at McGriff, a division of Marsh Agency.

Marsh Agency provides business insurance, employee health & benefits, retirement, and private client insurance solutions to organizations and individuals seeking limitless possibilities. With 200 offices across North America, we combine the personalized service model of a local consultant with the global resources of the world’s leading professional services firm, Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MRSH).

A day in the life.

As our Marketing Account Executive on the commercial lines real estate team, you'll lead and coordinate marketing activities on new and renewal business as well as support Producer in sales activities. You'll do this by serving as a consultative point of contact for clients, identifying and understanding client needs, providing recommendations with supporting rationale with limited or no oversight from Producer, demonstrating strong negotiation skills, responding to Request of Proposals, participating in prospect meetings, directing and leading mid-year reviews, working closing with national leadership to drive LOB strategy and initiatives, and leading, mentoring and training other account service team members.

Our future colleague.

We’d love to meet you if your professional track record includes these skills:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and/or related experience
• Six years of relevant business/commercial insurance experience
• Property and casualty insurance license
• Experience servicing large, complex business/commercial accounts
• Considerable knowledge of markets, policies and coverage issues for all states and industries serviced
• Organizational skills to plan and prioritize team workload, and to oversee application of work flows and procedures
• Leadership skills and service and team orientation to provide direction, praise, constructive feedback, and development to employees in a way that maximizes productivity and team morale
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to build and maintain positive business relationships with clients, market contacts, and McGriff teammates
• Strong persuasion skills and tact to obtain information, negotiate with markets, obtain commitment or payments due from others, and motivate staff
• Discretion and problem solving skills to analyze client information, proposal competitiveness, etc., and to resolve client, market and employee relations problems
• Demonstrated proficiency in basic computer applications such as Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to travel overnight

These additional qualifications are a plus, but not required to apply:

• Experience marketing and servicing large real estate accounts
• Advanced degree(s)
• Insurance industry certifications in addition to necessary license
• Significant prior experience leading teams and/or projects

We know there are excellent candidates who might not check all of these boxes. Don’t be shy. If you’re close, we’d be very interested in meeting you.

We value and respect the impact our colleagues make every day both inside and outside our organization. We’ve built a culture that promotes colleague well-being through robust benefit programs and resources, encourages professional and personal development, and celebrates opportunities to pursue the projects and causes that give colleagues fulfilment outside of work.

Some benefits included in this role are:

• Generous time off, including personal and volunteering
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
• Hybrid Work
• Charitable contribution match programs
• Stock purchase opportunities

To learn more about McGriff, a division of Marsh Agency, check us out online: https://www.mcgriff.com/

For information on careers at McGriff visit: http://marshmma.com/careers or flip through our recruiting brochure: https://bit.ly/3Qpcjmw

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• https://twitter.com/marsh_mma

Who you are is who we are.

We embrace a culture that celebrates and promotes the many backgrounds, heritages and perspectives of our colleagues and clients. We are always seeking those with ethics, talent, and ambition who are interested in joining our client-focused teams.

Marsh and its affiliates are EOE Minority/Female/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity employers.

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