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Role Description

Western Agency is seeking motivated and self-starting individuals who excel in an independent environment. This position affords a chance to develop a long-range career, learning and expanding industry and workplace skills via a team approach.

Work location: This is a full-time, fully remote position supporting our office located in Minot, ND.

Professional Responsibilities

• Assisting producers in selling new policies and management of renewals
• Service existing accounts:
  • Bills, changes, claims, quoting, application, work with underwriters, review/renew coverages for existing accounts.
• Policy analysis.
• Quoting all lines.
• Submission of applications to companies.
• Submissions of claims to companies.
• Input of all data in agency database.
• Certificates of insurance and binders of insurance.
• Schedule presentations, delivery, and renewal appointments for producers.
• Answering a variety of customer & coverage questions.
• Responding to underwriter inquiries.
• Building effective underwriter & customer relationships.
• Continually read and advance your knowledge of the business.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor of Science Degree in a business-related field is preferred.
• 3+ years of relevant work experience in the insurance industry, with a focus on account management, risk management, and/or production/sales.
• An active P&C Insurance license.
• Prior experience in agricultural or farm insurance required.
• Demonstrated experience managing farm insurance accounts with operations that average 2,000+ acres.
• Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) certificate is also preferred.
• Prior insurance sales and leadership experience working with top-tier clientele and large clients.
• Strong understanding of risk management principles.
• Experience in building and maintaining strong client relationships, understanding clients' unique needs, and providing customized insurance solutions.
• Proficiency in use of Microsoft Office Suite tools.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and oral).
• Strong organizational skills and project management abilities.
• Ability to analyze complex scenarios and develop solutions for clients.
• Ability to travel to client locations as needed (minimal).
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now and in future.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) and Commuter Transit Programs.
• Company Paid Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability and Group Term Life.
• Company Paid Employee Assistance Program.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Paid holidays.
• Personalized PTO.
• 401 (k).

Compensation range

A starting base salary in the $55,000 to $95,000 range, depending on the candidate's experience. This position is also eligible for additional incentive compensation that is performance based.

*A wide salary range is posted for this position, and any job offer is based upon a salary analysis to comply with the required state pay transparency law. The salary analysis considers relevant experience, education, certifications, and seniority as compared to others doing substantially similar work. There is no guarantee an offer will be at the top of the posted range based on the salary analysis.

Patriot Growth Insurance Services is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, and training. Patriot makes its hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.