Sales Executive - Employee Benefits

World Insurance As; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative financial services organization is seeking dynamic Employee Benefits Client Advisors to join their rapidly growing team. In this role, you will focus on identifying and closing new commercial clients while leveraging a wide range of solutions tailored to meet client needs. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in insurance brokerage, exceptional sales skills, and a consultative approach to client interactions. This opportunity offers a competitive base salary plus commissions, with significant potential for growth as you expand your book of business. Join a collaborative environment that celebrates diversity and empowers you to succeed.

Benefits

401(k) match

Full suite of employee benefits

Commission-based compensation

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in insurance brokerage or carrier.
• Strong customer focus with excellent listening skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify, solicit, and close new Employee Benefits business.
• Drive account retention and maintain client relationships.

Skills

Insurance Brokerage Experience

Sales Skills

Customer Focus

Consultative Approach

Attention to Detail

Effective Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

BenefitPoint

HubSpot CRM

Job description

World Insurance Associates (“World”) is a unique financial services organization with a global network of brokers and specialists who empower people to make informed decisions to improve their risk management outcomes, modernize their benefits programs, and help them achieve their long-term financial goals. Founded in 2011, World is one of the fastest-growing, Top 25 insurance brokers in the U.S. with nearly 3,000 employees in more than 300 offices across North America and the U.K. World specializes in personal and commercial insurance, surety and fidelity bonding, employee and executive benefits, investment advisory and retirement plan services, and payroll & HR solutions.

Employee Benefits Sales Producer – Employee Benefits Client Advisor

Position Overview
World’s Client Advisors bring risk management solutions to businesses and individuals. Your primary focus is identifying, prospecting, cultivating, and closing new commercial clients (small, medium, large) leveraging World’s unique niche. While your focus is selling commercial lines risk solutions, you also are empowered to help clients with personal lines insurance, employee benefits, 401(k) and related retirement solutions, and payroll and human resources outsourcing solutions. World's investments in a broad range of solutions means you can prospect any company of any size to provide value to your client. Imagine the potential.

Help clients experience a modern alternative to employee benefits
Together, our Employee Benefits team helps clients build a capital-efficient and employee-centric program designed to mitigate their unique exposures. Using modern approaches, our highly technical team utilizes data and forensic underwriting to drive superior financial outcomes while helping clients attract, retain, and motivate talent. We are growing rapidly, and we are looking for future leaders.

Our Client Advisors ...

1. Are responsible for identifying, soliciting, and closing new Employee Benefits business
2. Utilize cold calls, prospecting emails, mail, professional associations, and networking to identify, contact, cultivate and close new business opportunities
3. Identify opportunities to bring all of World's solutions to our clients - beyond employee benefits (and enjoy the financial rewards of doing so)
4. Identify exposures, make recommendations, and create custom programs to eliminate gaps in coverage
5. Identify opportunities to round out accounts for existing clients
6. Drive account retention and maintain client relationships through renewal workflows.

Our Employee Benefits Client Advisors . . .

1. Bring 3-5 years+ of experience working in an insurance brokerage or carrier
2. Are personable and highly motivated to grow personal success
3. Leverage excellent listening skills and consistently demonstrate a strong customer focus as well as a sustained sense of urgency and ability to meet deadlines
4. Are consultative and bring a positive and resourceful approach to dealing with prospective clients and associates
5. Have experience with Employee Benefits and Sales software platforms such as BenefitPoint and sales CRM’s like HubSpot
6. Work independently and enjoy a high degree of interaction with team members
7. Contribute to a collaborative environment by consistently demonstrating teamwork, high motivation, positive behavior, and effort to achieve goals and objectives
8. Consistently demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills
9. Possess a strong attention to detail and the ability to solve problems with minimal assistance
10. Demonstrate the highest levels of discretion surrounding sensitive information

Compensation
As a World Insurance Client Advisor, your compensation is tied to your effort and your performance. We offer a base salary plus commissions as well as a full suite of employee benefits, including a 401(k) match that is immediately fully vested. The base salary range for this role is $80,000 to $200,000+, depending upon your level of experience. The base salary depends on your experience and your ability to drive revenue. Your base salary grows as your book of business grows, with tremendous potential to significantly exceed the top of this range.

Equal Employment Workforce and Workplace
World celebrates and supports differences amongst its employees. World knows employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows World’s employees and World’s work environments to flourish. World is honored to be an equal opportunity workplace, dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or Veteran status. In addition, World makes reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of World’s business.