Commercial Lines Insurance - Department Manager

The Juris Agency; La Cañada Flintridge (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Mon-Fri Schedule

Career Growth Opportunities

Weekly Massage

Weekly Catered Lunch

On-site parking

401k Plan & PS

Retirement Plan

Job summary

Knight Insurance Services seeks an experienced Department Manager to lead the Commercial Lines Account Management team. This on-site role oversees daily operations, supports performance, and ensures high standards of client service.

Direct client involvement is limited to escalated matters requiring management judgment. Requirements include a CA Property & Casualty license, 4+ years in commercial lines, and proficiency with AMS360 and Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Minimum of four years of commercial lines insurance experience.
• Active California Property and Casualty license.
• Proficiency with AMS360 and Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Strong knowledge of commercial insurance coverages, policies, terminology, and servicing procedures.
• Demonstrated leadership, supervisory, or team-management ability.
• Strong communication, organization, judgment, and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise, coach, and support the Commercial Lines Account Management team.
• Set expectations for performance, accountability, communication, and client service.
• Provide feedback, conduct evaluations, and address performance concerns as needed.
• Assign and balance workloads to maintain timely service and department productivity.
• Monitor workflow, accuracy, responsiveness, and service quality.
• Improve procedures and keep leadership informed of staffing, workflow, and client concerns.
• Oversee key account-servicing activities, including renewals, endorsements, certificates, audits, policy reviews, cancellations, and claims support.
• Assist with complex or escalated client, coverage, carrier, and service matters.
• Ensure account records and activities are properly documented in AMS360.
• Maintain compliance with agency policies, carrier requirements, regulations, and industry practices.
• Coordinate with leadership, producers, carriers, underwriters, and other departments to support effective service delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organization

Attention to detail

Judgment

Education

California Property and Casualty license

Tools

AMS360

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Description

Knight Insurance Services is seeking an experienced Department Manager to lead the Commercial Lines Account Management team. This role oversees daily operations, supports team performance, maintains service standards, and helps ensure client accounts are handled accurately and professionally. Direct client involvement will generally be limited to escalated or complex matters requiring management-level judgment.

Full-time, on-site. Remote and hybrid are not available

Benefits

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Mon-Fri Schedule
• Career Growth Opportunities
• Weekly Massage
• Weekly Catered Lunch
• On-site parking
• 401k Plan & PS
• Retirement Plan

Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, supervise, coach, and support the Commercial Lines Account Management team.
• Set expectations for performance, accountability, communication, and client service.
• Provide feedback, conduct evaluations, and address performance concerns as needed.

Department Operations & Workflow

• Assign and balance workloads to maintain timely service and department productivity.
• Monitor workflow, accuracy, responsiveness, and service quality.
• Improve procedures and keep leadership informed of staffing, workflow, and client concerns.

Client Service & Account Oversight

• Oversee key account-servicing activities, including renewals, endorsements, certificates, audits, policy reviews, cancellations, and claims support.
• Assist with complex or escalated client, coverage, carrier, and service matters.

Compliance, Documentation & Agency Coordination

• Ensure account records and activities are properly documented in AMS360.
• Maintain compliance with agency policies, carrier requirements, regulations, and industry practices.
• Coordinate with leadership, producers, carriers, underwriters, and other departments to support effective service delivery.

Requirements

• Minimum of four years of commercial lines insurance experience.
• Strong knowledge of commercial insurance coverages, policies, terminology, and servicing procedures.
• Active California Property and Casualty insurance license.
• Proficiency with AMS360 and Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Demonstrated leadership, supervisory, or team-management ability.
• Strong communication, organization, judgment, and attention to detail.