Consumer Products Specialist - Future openings - Kansas

About Sentry Insurance Sentry Insurance is one of the country's largest and strongest mutual insurance companies. Sentry was founded in 1904 by members of the Wisconsin Retail Hardware Association. Today, Sentry has more than $10 billion in assets, a policyholder surplus of $3 billion and total revenue in excess of $2.5 billion.

Sentry Insurance is headquartered in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, with claims and service offices located throughout the United States.

Sentry offers a full line of property, casualty and life insurance products to protect businesses, cars, homes, lives and retirement incomes. Responsibilities ? Increases premium volume through the retention of existing accounts and acquisition of new profitable business accounts.

? Retains profitable business by providing effective quality service to policyholders including total insurance planning consisting of analyzing existing insurance, assessing needs and meeting those needs through the sale of Sentry products with a strong emphasis on cross-selling and account completion.

? Conducts policy audits, which involves a periodic review of the adequacy of present insurance coverages.

Calls on all leads assigned to the territory.

Utilizes SMART System to track and record all prospecting and proposal activity.

Field underwrites new business according to company policies and procedures.

Participates in loss prevention activities by inspecting the risk to determine eligibility and to assure company standards are met.

Advises company on market trends and the product needs of policyholders.

Conducts regular policyholder audits through a periodic review of the adequacy of present exposures and insurance coverages.

Refers the policyholder to the appropriate claims center.

Contacts policyholder for remittance of late premiums.

Works with Home Office underwriting and customer service units as needed.

Works closely with Consumer Products employees to maximize the available prospecting and sales opportunities.

Has regular contact with a Consumer Products Manager, office staff, or other sales support functions.

Has daily contact with policyholders, sales support staff, underwriting, claims, etc.

Reviews the Corporate Sales Home Page daily for current product and procedure information as well as announcements and incentives.

Performs other job-related duties requiring the same general knowledge, skills and degree of responsibility commensurate with assigned level. Qualifications Bachelors Degree or equivalent work experience.

0-2 years of related work experience.

Strong communication skills, analytical skills and math aptitude.

Knowledge of effective selling techniques and previous sales experience.

Background in technical insurance (e.g., rates, coverage, etc.) preferred.

Previous company experience to provide familiarity with company policies and procedures beneficial.

Ability to meet travel requirements of the job.

Valid driver?s license in addition to having and maintaining an acceptable motor vehicle report, if assigned a company car. Compensation and Benefits The starting salary includes a base, compensation supplement and commissions potential.

Sentry's excellent benefits package is designed to meet today's most important needs. Benefits for full-time Sentry Insurance employees include:

? Group Health And Dental Insurance
? Prescription Eyewear Plan
? Group Life Insurance
? 401(K) Plan With Matching Funds
? Retirement Plan
? Paid-Time Off Or Time Away From Territory Plan
? Pretax Dependent Care And Health Expense Reimbursement Accounts
? Student Loan Program
? Credit Union
? Career Education Recruiter Contact Information Sue Pitt - Human Resources
sue.pitt@sentry.com Equal Employment Opportunity It is our policy that there be no discrimination in employment based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, or sexual orientation. How To Apply Sentry Insurance has an online employment application. In order to complete it, you need to apply for a specific position. We ask that you apply for one position at a time with us; so if you are interested in several positions, please determine the position in which you are most interested and apply for that position first. If you are not selected for your first choice, we invite you to apply for the next job in which you are interested.

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Requisition #: 107175