Business Insurance Agent - Intermediate

Business Insurance Agent - Intermediate

At USAA, our mission is to empower our members to achieve financial security through highly competitive products, exceptional service and trusted advice. We seek to be the #1 choice for the military community and their families. Embrace a fulfilling career at USAA, where our core values honesty, integrity, loyalty and service define how we treat each other and our members. Be part of what truly makes us special and impactful.

The Opportunity : As a dedicated Business Insurance Agent - Intermediate, you will work in an inbound sales environment advising business owners on insurance and risk management, using a full suite of Commercial Insurance Products to address each member and / or non-member's unique risk profile. You will use knowledge of insurance marketplace, carrier appetite, and leverage underwriter relationships and knowledge of carrier contracts to place coverage for member's business. On a daily basis you will take incoming calls throughout the day (average 7-10 calls) for business insurance coverage collaborating with other insurance carriers. You will also have outbound follow-up calls with member and non-member customers. USAA provides 13-15 weeks of training so you understand our product offerings and can support each member and / or non-member independently.

Training schedule hours are Monday - Friday, 8 : 00am-4 : 30pm Central Time, (9 : 00am-5 : 30pm Eastern Time). Work schedule hours are Monday - Friday, 9 : 30am-6 : 00pm Central Time (10 : 30am-7 : 00pm Eastern Time). This position can work remotely in the continental U.S. with occasional business travel. This is a full-time, hourly, non-commission position.

What You'll Do :

• Utilizes a consultative approach to determine customer needs, build rapport, and provide solutions based on current products and service offerings.
• Builds and maintains relationships between members and nonmembers and insurance carriers, exercising technical knowledge effectively and communicating solutions.
• Utilizes understanding of compliance and insurance standards and Agency Management Systems to limit agency Errors & Omissions (E&O) exposure through proper documentation.
• Classifies member's and / or non-members business and provide accurate risk management and risk mitigation solutions.
• Facilitates account reviews, by leveraging the carrier renewal cycle, and understanding the members' and nonmembers' risk profile to provide consultative advice and appropriately address and mitigate the risk.
• Researches industry trends and evolving regulatory environment (state and national), improving understanding of important technical / financial issues.
• Utilizes Intermediate knowledge of Agency Management Systems / Customer Relations Management (CRM) & multiple carrier Platforms to operate comfortably at an advanced level to appropriately select product and carrier offerings.
• Leverages intermediate knowledge of Carrier guidelines and processes to partner and negotiate with underwriters on endorsements, renewal questions, and remarkets for underwriting determination (approval or declination).
• Leverages intermediate understanding of calculating Insurance to Value (ITV) on a wide range of property types and structures including geographic differences and capture custom or unique features within the properties and provide appropriate details to determine accurate replacement values.
• Provides select account service for member's and nonmember's including policy changes, certificates, endorsements, renewals, non-renewals and remarkets, cancellations, reinstatements, and record updates within agency systems.
• Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.

What You Have :

What Sets You Apart :

Compensation range : $43,680.00 - $76,610.00.

USAA does not provide visa sponsorship for this role. Please do not apply for this role if at any time (now or in the future) you will need immigration support.

USAA will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if USAA is concerned about a conviction(s) that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

USAA will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if USAA is concerned about a conviction(s) that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market data of the position. The actual salary for this role may vary by location. Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance and at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.

At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals.

Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis, this posting will remain open until the position is filled. Thus, interested candidates are encouraged to apply the same day they view this posting.

USAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

If you are an existing USAA employee, please use the internal career site in OneSource to apply.

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Find your purpose. Join our mission.

USAA is unlike any other financial services organization. The mission of the association is to facilitate the financial security of its members, associates and their families through provision of a full range of highly competitive financial products and services; in so doing, USAA seeks to be the provider of choice for the military community. We do this by upholding the highest standards and ensuring that our corporate business activities and individual employee conduct reflect good judgment and common sense, and are consistent with our core values of service, loyalty, honesty and integrity. USAA attributes its long-standing success to its most valuable resource : our 35,000 employees. They are the heart and soul of our member-service culture. When you join us, you'll become part of a thriving community committed to going above for those who have gone beyond : the men and women of the U.S. military, their associates and their families. In order to play a role on our team, you don't have to be connected to the military yourself you just need to share our passion for serving our more than 13 million members.

USAA is an EEO / AA Employer - applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, protected veteran status or other status protected by law. California applicants, please review our HR CCPA - Notice at Collection here.