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For over 50 years, AmeriLife has been a leader in the development, marketing and distribution of annuity, life and health insurance solutions for those planning for and living in retirement.
Associates get satisfaction from knowing they provide agents, marketers and carrier partners the support needed to succeed in a rapidly evolving industry.
Job Summary
AmeriLife is in the midst of an exciting and significant transformation of its operational infrastructure to better serve the evolving needs of its stakeholders across the country. As such, we’re looking for a Manager of Contracting to help us continue pushing our ambitious roadmap forward.The Manager of Contracting is highly visible and a key contributor to various initiatives throughout the organization. This person must be well organized, able to facilitate meetings, and work with various insurance carrier representatives as well as internal operational and IT areas simultaneously. They will further be responsible for the agent contracting related activities and onboarding process for AmeriLife’s Distribution.
Job Description
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership to the contracting department’s day-to-day operations
- Ensure all agents and agencies are onboarded accurately and in a timely manner, within SLA
- Develop and facilitate internal and external reporting requirements as requested by carrier partners, key stakeholders and agency operations
- Serve as primary contact for all contracting related inquiries from insurance carriers and distribution leadership.
- Oversee guidelines and insurance carrier requirements/criteria and address regulatory issues
- Responsible for team hiring, training, coaching, development and performance management utilizing company platforms, processes and systems
- Develop and update policies and procedures for the Contracting Department
- Direct the implementation of process improvements to meet or exceed quality control and performance standards
- Oversee system improvements and implementation
- Other duties and projects as assigned by leadership
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in business management or equivalent experience
- At least 5 years management experience required
- Contracting and licensing experience in the insurance or financial services industry preferred
- Strong analytical and trouble shooting skills
- Excellent team building, planning and organizational skills
- Experience with MS office Suite or similar
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
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What We Do
Based in Clearwater, Fla., AmeriLife is a national leader in developing, marketing and distributing annuity, life and health insurance solutions to protect the health and retirement needs of consumers.
For nearly 50 years, AmeriLife has partnered with the nation’s leading insurance carriers to provide value and quality to customers served through a national distribution network of over 150,000 insurance agents and advisors, nearly 30 marketing organizations, and 50 insurance agency locations.
