Remote CA Agency Growth Leader — Launch & Scale P&C Network

Brown & Brown, Inc.; California City (CA); Remote; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Benefits

401k

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Orchid Insurance, an Arrowhead Intermediaries company, seeks an Agency Development Manager to launch its California independent agency distribution from the ground up. The role requires building trusted advisor relationships, training agents on CA surplus lines, and collaborating with underwriting to grow premium growth across the state.

Based in California, you will recruit and onboard agencies, manage submissions from first contact to bind, and travel as needed to events and agencies.

Qualifications

• Minimum of six plus years of Property & Casualty industry experience including personal lines.
• Remote role; must reside in California within or near the assigned territory and work effectively in a remote environment.
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently for in-person agency visits within the assigned territory, including overnight stays, as needed.
• Must possess or obtain and maintain all licenses required to perform the essential functions of the position, including a California Property and Casualty Broker Agent license within 90 days of employment.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Build and execute a territory plan to launch Orchid in California: target agencies, prioritize by underwriting fit, set activity goals.
• Recruit, appoint and onboard new independent agencies, and be their main contact through first submissions and binds.
• Train agents on CA surplus lines placement and disclosure requirements, wildfire underwriting and mitigation, and how Orchid fits alongside FAIR Plan and DIC coverage.
• Partner with underwriting on referrals and appetite, and feed CA competitive and regulatory intel to programs.
• Track agency activations, submissions, quote to bind ratio, written premium and retention in Salesforce.
• Represent Orchid at CA agent association events such as American Agents Alliance.

Skills

P&C experience

Remote work

Travel frequently

Sales experience

Relationship building

CRM / Salesforce

Microsoft Office

Industry knowledge

Communication skills

Spanish (Bilingual)

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Office

Job description

Orchid Insurance, an Arrowhead Intermediaries company, seeks an Agency Development Manager to launch its California independent agency distribution from the ground up. The role requires building trusted advisor relationships, training agents on CA surplus lines, and collaborating with underwriting to grow premium growth across the state.

Based in California, you will recruit and onboard agencies, manage submissions from first contact to bind, and travel as needed to events and agencies.