Now Hiring - Annuity Insurance Sales Director in Elkhorn, NE

Job description

The Insurance Marketing (IMO) Industry is absolutely thriving right now and as a result we're needing to expand in the area of Life and Annuity Sales and Recruiting. It's a great time to explore what we have to offer and be a part of this growth.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Competitive base salary based on experience and skills
• Company year-end bonus if Company goals are achieved
• BCBS Medical health insurance after 90 days of employment. IAMS pays for 100% of the individual employee premium
• Monthly Company paid HSA contributions between $100 - $200 after 90 days of employment
• 401K retirement plan after 12 months of employment – employer match up to 4%
• 7 paid holidays
• PTO day during birthday month
• PTO – (0-3 years) = 15 days per year; accrued at 1.25 days per month (4+ years) = 20 days per year; accrued at 1.67 days per month
• Employee anniversary cash based on years of service
• Employee birthday lunch cash
• Holiday cash (Thanksgiving & Christmas)
• Employee referral bonus – if referred hire is employed for 90 days ($250 bonus) 180 days ($500 bonus)
• Paid bereavement time off for immediate family/friend loss

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with licensed agents/producers across the country to determine appropriate product and/or financial strategy recommendations for their clients
• Present, promote and sell products/services to existing and prospective clients
• Proactively identify, generate and follow-up on leads
• Utilize software platforms to provide illustrations and product recommendations
• Educate agents/producers on the products and marketing programs that IAMS offers (new agent cash bonuses, incentive trips, agent referral program, agent retirement program, sales training & tools, etc.)
• Recruit licensed annuity and/or life insurance agents/producers to promote IAMS end-to-end support, promote our carriers and their offerings to help the agents grow their business
• Provide administration, back-office support, marketing and case design; a dedicated resource for our insurance agents/producers to help them grow their business
• Maintain agent records (number of agents recruited, written business, number of sales kits sent, agent referrals), provide input for weekly sales meeting

Qualifications and Requirements:

• High school diploma/GED
• Annuity and/or life insurance license in applicable state is preferred, but not required
• Extensive knowledge of various insurance products & policies preferred
• 3 years solid sales, client service & customer acquisition experience preferred
• Must be professional, highly motivated/driven and outgoing
• Ability to work with little supervision
• Ability to multitask and to prioritize workload under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment with a “follow-up until resolved” mindset
• Must be detail oriented with accuracy
• Must escalate appropriate issues in a timely fashion
• Because all communication, correspondence and client relationships are nation-wide, this position is heavily phone driven

About IAMS:

Insurance Agency Marketing (IAMS) has been around for 37 years and is one of the largest, independently owned Insurance Marketing Organizations in the country. We specialize in life and annuity insurance and support independent agents/producers throughout the country, and we have long-term, solid relationships with several nationwide industry leading carriers and are very proud to have been one of the few selected IMO's to contract with certain carriers to represent their products and services. IAMS has a proven track record with providing the highest level of customer service to our clients. It is because we hire only the best and brightest to deliver this level of customer service; our employees drive our success. Working at IAMS, you will be integrated in a fast-paced, family oriented, positive and fun employee focused environment with the freedom and ability to control your path. IAMS is dedicated to maintain a small business, family oriented, positive and productive work environment and focus on the wellbeing of our employees, and company culture. This is our commitment to you. If this sounds like something you might be interested in, we want to talk with you!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay
• Commission pay

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person

COVID-19 considerations:
We take COVID precautions by encouraging safe and healthy practices.

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Elkhorn, NE 68022: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Application Question(s):

• How many years of experience do you have in this field?

License/Certification:

• Insurance Producer License (Preferred)
• Life Insurance License (Preferred)

Work Location: In person