Insurance Sales Specialist

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntington Bancshares, Inc. is seeking an Insurance Sales Specialist to handle inbound and outbound calls, selling personal insurance products to individuals and educating customers on insurance needs, collaborating with internal partners.

The role requires a High School diploma, 1+ years in sales or customer service, and a Property & Casualty license (or ability to obtain within 45 days of hire). Huntington supports flexible work arrangements and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 1+ years of experience that is focused on Sales and/or customer service.
• A valid Property and Casualty Insurance license, or will be required to obtain the license within 45 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Sell personal insurance products to Individuals.
• Inbound and Outbound calling to prospective clients.
• Develop and maintain business relationships with internal and external referral sources.
• Meet goals for volume of quality new business quoted and written within company guidelines.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of products, services, technology and regulations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Sales experience

Customer service

Phone communication

Communication

Education

High School diploma

Tools

Comparative rating tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description

Summary:
The Insurance Sales Specialist position requires basic technical and personal insurance product knowledge in the daily responsibilities of performing inbound and outbound phones sales using multiple insurance carriers. This individual will be working each day with our internal segment partners to do what’s right for our customer’s insurance needs. Educating our customers on insurance will be key to success.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Sell personal insurance products to Individuals
• Inbound and Outbound calling to prospective clients
• Develop and maintain business relationships with internal and external referral sources.
• Meet goals for volume of quality new business quoted and written within company guidelines.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of products, services, technology and regulations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 1+ years of experience that is focused on Sales and/or customer service.
• A valid Property and Casualty Insurance license, or will be required to obtain the license within 45 days of hire

Preferred Qualifications:

• Sales Experience with proven ability to achieve sales expectations and meet high volume deadlines in a call center environment.
• A high energy and personable "over the phone" communication style.
• Ability to manage a high volume of customers in various sales and service stages.
• Experience working with complex products/processes.
• Computer experience and experience with Microsoft Suite of programs, comparative rater and carrier sites.

Exempt Status: (Yes= not eligible for overtime pay) (No= eligible for overtime pay)

Workplace Type:

Office

Our Approach to Office Workplace Type

Certain positions outside our branch network may be eligible for a flexible work arrangement. We’re combining the best of both worlds: in-office and work from home. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. Remote roles will also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for moments that matter. Specific work arrangements will be provided by the hiring team.

Huntington will not sponsor applicants for this position for immigration benefits, including but not limited to assisting with obtaining work permission for F-1 students, H-1B professionals, O-1 workers, TN workers, E-3 workers, among other immigration statuses. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Huntington is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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