Marketing Representative - Illinois & Wisconsin (Local Only)

Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan with company 5%

Generous PTO policy

Performance-based bonuses

Job summary

Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company seeks a proactive professional to support independent agents, help develop business and marketing plans, and manage agency relationships across states with significant travel.

You will train agents on products, gather competitive insights, and collaborate with Marketing leadership to drive profitability and growth. A reliable, self-motivated communicator ready to work in a dynamic environment is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience or knowledge of budget planning and developing business and marketing strategies.
• Ability to adapt to a changing competitive environment.
• Experience in handling conflict situations with professionalism.
• Demonstrate resourcefulness and initiative.
• Must be reliable, responsible, and dependable.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong communication with customers, agents, and internal sources.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and other software.

Responsibilities

• Manage an assigned agency territory, up to 75% travel.
• Develop and maintain professional agency relationships.
• Train existing and new agents on company products and procedures.
• Provide daily feedback on agent meetings.
• Gather information on competitors' initiatives and strategies.
• Expand current business by understanding changing needs and making recommendations.
• Plan overall marketing, training and strategic programs with the Marketing VP.
• Assist agents with development of market and business strategies to increase profitability.
• Monitor and report monthly production goals.
• Maintain reliable attendance to ensure quality service.
• Adhere to policies and procedures of the employee handbook.

Skills

Budget planning

Business development

Marketing strategy

Communication skills

Excel proficiency

Independent work

Travel readiness

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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• Employment Eligibility (e-Verify): English & Spanish
• Right to work: English / Spanish

Job Description

Know your rights

Inform yourself of your rights and responsibilities by reviewing the content provided in the list below.

• Employment Eligibility (e-Verify): English & Spanish
• Right to work: English / Spanish

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

Position Overview:

Responsible for assisting independent agents by supporting and facilitating the development and implementation of business/marketing plans.

Essential Job Functions:

• Manage an assigned agency territory in a state or in multiple states, which may require up to 75% travel and overnight travel as well
• Develop and maintain professional and effective agency relationships
• Train existing agents and new agents on company products and procedures
• Provide daily feedback regarding agent meetings
• Gather information regarding the competition's initiatives and strategies
• Expand current business by consistently understanding changing needs and making appropriate recommendations
• Work with Marketing VP in planning overall marketing, training and strategic programs for independent contractors
• Assist independent agents with development of market and business strategies to increase profitability
• Monitor and report monthly production goals
• Have regular and reliable attendance to ensure that agents receive quality service
• Adhere to policies and procedures of employee handbook

Skill, Experience and Licensure Requirements:

• Maintain a constructive, cooperative, positive, and trusting working relationship with others
• Experience or knowledge of budget planning and developing business and marketing strategies
• Ability to adapt to a changing competitive environment
• Experience in handling conflict situations with the utmost professionalism
• Demonstrate resourcefulness and initiative
• Must display ability to be reliable, responsible, and dependable through consistently fulfilling obligations
• Self-Motivated and self-disciplined with the strong ability to work effectively independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to use decision-making skills to offer options and resolve problems in a variety of contexts
• Demonstrate strong communication skills with customers, agents, and other external and internal sources
• Possess above average computer proficiency and the ability to operate in various software programs simultaneously. Including advanced experience with Microsoft Excel.

Other Skills/Abilities:

• Maintain and stay current with knowledge of personal lines insurance
• Maintain and stay current with knowledge of claims and underwriting policies and procedures#ZR

Benefit Highlights

• Industry leading medical, dental and vision insurance plan
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with a company match of 100% on up to 5% of compensation (match is fully-vested immediately)
• Generous PTO policy
• Eligible for performance based bonuses