Bearingstar Insurance, a member of the Arbella Insurance Group, is one of the leading property and casualty insurance providers in Massachusetts and Connecticut writing over $100 million in premium. Bearingstar possesses a dynamic culture that has an independent agency feel along with the strength and resources of a large parent company. This allows us to offer competitive salaries, bonus above commission, excellent benefits, and great training and development programs.
We are currently looking for motivated and self-driven individuals to join our team to help Bearingstar achieve its goal as being the top sales agency in our region. This is a great opportunity for an individual to not only build a rewarding career but to help contribute to the development of a large growing agency.
In this position, the Sales Support Associate will:
Responsibilities:
- Utilize consultative sales techniques to prospect and initiate new business sales.
- Assists in the processing of new business, including contacting customers to finalize sales and service transactions.
- Identifies cross selling opportunities for Insurance Consultants.
- Contributes to and executes a marketing plan with the Insurance Consultants
- Identifies marketing prospects through existing book of business and community prospecting opportunities.
- Meet monthly goals for new business sales.
- Completes follow-ups on new policies in order to keep retention level high and capitalize cross-selling opportunities.
- Coordinates activities with other departments to ensure quality customer service
- Acts as initial contact in addressing customer concerns regarding establishment of policies and new account status.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent training; 1-3 years of relevant work experience.
- Excellent presentation, verbal and written communication, and analytical skills.
- Ability to work independently to plan, set priorities and effectively organize work.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks with varying time constraints.
- Previous sales experience a plus.
- Demonstrated track record of meeting sales goals and/or quotas a plus.
- Must attain and maintain current state insurance license in property, casualty and life, accident and health.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent training
- 1-3 years of relevant work experience
- Excellent presentation, verbal and written communication, and analytical skills
- Ability to work independently and effectively organize work
- Ability to handle multiple tasks with varying time constraints
- Previous sales experience
- Demonstrated track record of meeting sales goals
- Must attain and maintain current state insurance license
What We Do
Founded in 1988 in Quincy, Massachusetts, Arbella provides affordable car, home, and business insurance in Massachusetts and Connecticut, and business insurance in New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Our vision is to be the best property and casualty company in the Northeast. Period. We are proud to be consistently recognized as one of the Best Places to Work by the Boston Business Journal. We think you’ll find Arbella to be a different kind of insurance company – one that does good for our employees, our customers, our independent agents, and our communities. Our people are caring, collaborative, passionate, and involved, and we work hard to support their total well-being. Arbella is a good place to be. Come explore what it can be for you. Arbella. Here. For Good.
