Insurance Placement Specialist

Cottingham & Butler; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cottingham & Butler in Dallas, Texas is seeking an experienced Insurance Placement Specialist to lead negotiations with insurance carriers and secure competitive pricing for clients. The successful candidate will analyze clients’ insurance programs to identify gaps and provide tailored solutions.

This role emphasizes building strong relationships with underwriters and effectively marketing clients’ insurance needs to the marketplace. Join a team that values precision and client success.

Qualifications

• Experience in negotiating insurance coverage terms with underwriters.
• Strong relationship-building skills with insurance carriers.
• Ability to analyze insurance marketplace information.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and understand insurance marketplace for marketing strategies.
• Drive insurance marketing process for new and renewal business.
• Negotiate insurance coverage terms and pricing with underwriters.

Job description

Job Overview

We’re seeking an experienced Insurance Placement Specialist. In this role, you’ll be the strategic force behind negotiating with insurance carriers to secure the most competitive pricing and coverage for our clients. Your ability to build and leverage strong relationships with underwriters will be key to delivering tailored, high-value solutions.

Beyond negotiation, you’ll dive deep into prospective clients’ current insurance programs, uncovering coverage gaps and missed opportunities left by their existing brokers. This is your chance to showcase the strength and precision of the Cottingham & Butler team—not just by telling clients we’re the best, but by proving it through smarter coverage and real savings.

Essential Functions

Analyze and understand insurance marketplace information to develop, design and implement marketing strategies for commercial placements. Responsible for driving the insurance marketing process for new and renewal business by:

• Researching and understanding client’s exposures
• Prepare submissions, submit to marketplace, review quotes, proposals, rating worksheets and other insurance objectives
• Negotiate P&C insurance coverage terms, conditions and pricing with Underwriters
• Create documentation to compare multiple insurance programs such as coverage and pricing to be presented
• Effectively build and manage relationships with carrier partners by attending meetings and events