The Company  

At Utica National Insurance Group, 1,400 employees countrywide take our corporate promise to heart every day: To make people feel secure, appreciated, and respected.

Utica National Insurance Group is an "A" rated $1.6B award-winning, nationally recognized property & casualty insurance carrier.

Operating along the Eastern half of the United States, our Home Office is in Central New York, with Regional Office locations including Boston, NYC, Atlanta, Dallas, Columbus, Richmond, Chicago.

What you will do

As a Inside Sales Representative you will have the chance to build and execute strategies to build out your agency and sales plan including recruiting and inspiring new agents as well as creating depth in the existing agency relationships. In this role, you will be supporting Non Standard Personal Lines business include Personal Auto, Renters and Homeowners. 

Effectively manage assigned territory to meet or exceed territory goals, including but not limited to new business premium production, total written premium production, and loss ratio. Build Territory Sales Plan to strategically determine which existing agencies to focus on and adding new agency appointments as needed. Use analytical skills and problem solving to interpret data within the agency or territory to make decisions. Conduct primarily virtual sales calls with agents to effectively execute on Territory Sales Plan. Proactively prioritize agent sales call activity while consistently identifying gaps and messaging appetite articulation to top producing agent partners creating increased flow of profitable new business. During agency interactions, use discovery sales skills process to identify opportunities with agents, evaluate competitor products, rates, and new programs, and recommend solutions to overcome objections and increase territory sales flow. Develop strategies and action plans to enable agents to maximize revenue with products, services, and profit-sharing programs which differentiates the sales representative from competitors through a clearly defined and consistent value proposition.  Utilize data tools (Power BI) to monitor territory results against defined goals. Manage trends and communicate necessary revised sales strategies and territorial review action plans to achieve profitable sales objectives. Manage agent sales planning commitments, production plans, sales call activity, and agency review process with effective use of Customer Relationship Management tools.  Build and maintain strong relationships at all levels of an agency; develop rapport with industry peers and trade associations; coordinate territory functions/breakfast meetings; develop relationships with internal departments necessary to achieve corporate objectives; and inform agent-customers of success/new business written, product enhancements, etc.  Develop and monitor territorial/state target market plans. Assists leader with additional responsibilities to support the team. Performs other duties as assigned. Conforms with all corporate policies and procedures.

What you need

1 - 4+ years of Insurance Sales or Underwriting experience preferred Non Standard Personal Lines experience preferred Bachelor's Degree preferred or equivalent business experience preferred

Additional Information:

Location

Hybrid (minimum 3 days on site per month)

Salary Range

Inside Sales Representative

$60,000 - $80,000

This position also comes with eligibility for Variable Compensation Bonus plan

**The final salary to be paid and position within the internal salary range is reflective of the employee’s work experience, their geographic location, education, certification(s), scope and responsibilities in the role, and additional qualifications.**

Additional Information:

Benefits:                              

We believe strongly that talented people are core to our success and are attracted to companies that provide competitive pay, comprehensive benefits packages, career advancement and challenging work opportunities. We offer a Comprehensive Benefits Plan for full time employees that include the following:

Medical and Prescription Drug Benefit Dental Benefit Vision Benefit Life Insurance and Disability Benefits  401(k) Profit Sharing and Investment Plan (Includes annual Company financial contribution and discretionary Profit Sharing contribution based upon annual company financial results) Health Savings Account (HSA)  Flexible Spending Accounts  Tuition Assistance, Training, and Professional Designations Company-Paid Family Leave Adoption/Surrogacy Assistance Benefit Voluntary Benefits - Group Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Legal, ID Theft Protection, Pet Insurance Student Loan Refinancing Services Care.com Membership with Back-up Care, Senior Solutions Business Travel Accident Insurance Matching Gifts program Paid Volunteer Day Employee Referral Award Program Wellness programs

This position is a full time salaried, exempt (non overtime eligible) position

As part of our hiring process, candidates who have accepted a formal offer will be required to submit to a comprehensive background check and drug screen; additional screening for credit or MVR may be required for some positions.

Utica National is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Apply now and find out what it’s like to be a part of an amazing team, thrive in an exciting environment and work for a company you can be proud of. Once you complete your application, you can monitor your status in the hiring process by logging into your profile. A representative from our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch regarding any change in your candidacy. 

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