Insurance Services Operations Associate

First Command; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

First Command is seeking an Insurance Services Operations Associate in Fort Worth, Texas. This role involves processing insurance sales, ensuring data integrity, and assisting with advanced customer service inquiries.

The ideal candidate has a college degree, a minimum of 3 years of office experience, and strong analytical skills. The position also requires a Life & Health Group I Ins. License within 60 days of hire.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of office experience in a professional business setting required.
• Life & Health Group I Ins. License to be obtained within 60 days of employment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Process and input insurance sales into the database.
• Assist with quality control of processed transactions.
• Research and resolve commission discrepancies.

Skills

Office experience

Customer Service

Analytical skills

Proficient in MS Office

Education

College degree preferred

Job description

We are looking for team members who understand the importance and the honor to serve our military clients and who:

• Influence by remaining positive in all circumstances.
• Adapt quickly to changes.
• See the “big picture” of all things: personal development and operational opportunities.
• Have a passion for improving the client/advisor experience.
• Desire to work in a self-organized team environment, celebrating success and taking accountability for goals and commitments.
• Deny mediocrity and possess high personal standards.
• Follow our vision of providing Lifelong Financial Security for Our Nation’s Military Families.
• Live by our core values: Courage, Love & Effectiveness.

How will your role impact First Command?

The Insurance Services Operations Associate is responsible for supporting all insurance business (Life Insurance, Universal Life, Long Term Care, Disability Income and Hybrid Insurance products) from an operational perspective. This entails the processing and input of insurance sales into our database, coordinating with advisors, office staff, our business partners, and other internal departments to ensure data integrity and proper commission payment to the Advisors. Additionally, this role will serve as Tier II to the Customer Service Center to assist with more advanced insurance-related questions as well as research and resolution with Business partners.

What will you be doing?

• Review and load insurance sales into database while ensuring that all requirements have been met (prior plan recommendation of product, signature pages, etc.).
• Assist in conducting quality control of processed transactions.
• Support in managing workloads to meet client needs on a timely basis, collaborate and transition work with team members as volumes fluctuate.
• Notify and support advisors and office staff to resolve paperwork issues with NIGO’s.
• Research and resolve incorrect commissions from Financial Services with Carrier partners to ensure data integrity and proper payment to Advisors.
• Work weekly Life insurance, Disability and Long Term Care reports provided by Business Partners to ensure accuracy of policy data in the database.
• Support the advisors and office staff by managing the Insurance Operations cases to include any required escalation, research, and resolution with Business Partners and/or other internal departments.
• Serve as a Tier II for Insurance-related calls that initiate in the call center and require escalation, research, and resolution.
• Manually issue and terminate insurance policies in the database for products which do not provide data feeds and perform policy maintenance within the system as needed.
• Review all insurance-related mail received and forward it to the Advisor, and archive and update the database as needed.
• Assist in organizing condolence packages, carrier, advisor, and internal department notifications and, quality check and proof Condolence (Death Claim) packets prior to sending to client/ beneficiary.
• Perform quarterly update of assigned User Guide’s for processes performed by Insurance Services Operations Team.

What skills/qualifications do you need?

• Education: College degree preferred (previous work experience considered)
• Minimum 3 years office experience in a professional business setting (required); Customer Service experience (preferred)
• Life & Health Group I Ins. License (obtained within 60 days of employment)
• General knowledge of insurance business products (Life Insurance, Universal Life, Long Term Care, Disability Income and Hybrid Insurance products)
• General knowledge of the financial planning industry (preferred)
• Execute with a sense of urgency, a drive to make an impact, and a high level of self-confidence and ability to work well in high pressure situations.
• Ability to foster team environment, maintaining flexibility and willingness to learn new duties and assist others as necessary.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision
• Proficient with MS office Applications including Word, Excel and Outlook (required)

Investment and insurance products are not deposits, are not insured by the FDIC, and may lose value. A financial plan, by itself, cannot assure that retirement or other financial goals will be met.

First Command Financial Services, Inc. and its related entities are not affiliated with, authorized to sell or represent on behalf of or otherwise endorsed by any federal employee benefit program, the U.S. government, the U.S. Armed Forces or any other third-party mentioned on this site.

In the United Kingdom, investment and insurance products and services are offered through First Command Europe Ltd. First Command Europe Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of First Command Financial Services, Inc. and is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Certain products and services offered in the United States may not be available through First Command Europe Ltd.

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