Business Development – Wholesale Insurance
SeaCoast Underwriters, Inc. is now Risk Placement Services, Rolling Meadows, IL, United States
Introduction
At RPS, we don’t just embrace bold ideas, we make them happen. We’re a team of entrepreneurs, big-picture thinkers, and passionate experts who thrive on possibility. Every day, we collaborate across teams, challenge convention, and push boundaries to design innovative solutions for our clients. With access to top-rated carriers and a dynamic marketplace, we bring strategy and creativity together to deliver what others might call impossible. Here, every voice counts, every perspective matters, and every challenge is an opportunity to grow. You’ll be supported by a culture that celebrates ownership, curiosity, and high performance, where you’re trusted to do your best work and encouraged to keep learning along the way.
Overview
Are you ready to grow your career in a dynamic and supportive environment? Join our 24-month training and development program designed to help you become a top-tier insurance sales professional. You’ll work closely with retail agents, build strong relationships, and drive new business opportunities. This role is based in the office, with opportunities for local travel and participation in industry events.
How You'll Make An Impact
In this role, you’ll connect with retail agents to create new business opportunities. You’ll make outbound calls, educate customers on quoting platforms, and help turn leads into results. You’ll also contribute to marketing efforts like email campaigns, social media posts, webinars, and customer events.
Day-to-day
Making 50+ outbound calls daily to drive submissions and bind orders.
Reporting weekly on your sales calls and results.
Sharing ideas for social media posts and email campaigns.
Hosting monthly webinars and coordinating customer events.
Reviewing trends in quoting activity and addressing them with your team.
Collaborating with your Regional Sales Manager to refine strategies.
Pursuing continuing education and insurance licenses to grow your expertise.
This is an in-office role with some travel required for training, networking, and client meetings.
Required
Bachelor's degree and 1 year related experience required.
Strong working knowledge of potential clients and the insurance brokerage business.
Preferred
Professional designation may be preferred, including CEBS, CPCU, CIC or ARM.
Solid analytical skills necessary to make decisions and resolve issues inherent in handling claims.
Able to plan and organize activities and workload and respond to multiple demands.
Good verbal and written communications skills.
Compensation and Benefits
We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to, previous experience, education, pay market, geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours. On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.
Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:
Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
Life and accident insurance
401(K) and Roth options
Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
Educational expense reimbursement
Paid parental leave
Other benefits include:
Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
Training programs
Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
Charitable matching gift program
And more…
We value inclusion and diversity
Inclusion and diversity is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We keep a commitment to equal employment opportunity and prohibit discrimination based on protected characteristics. Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
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At RPS, we don’t just embrace bold ideas, we make them happen. We’re a team of entrepreneurs, big-picture thinkers, and passionate experts who thrive on possibility. Every day, we collaborate across teams, challenge convention, and push boundaries to design innovative solutions for our clients. With access to top-rated carriers and a dynamic marketplace, we bring strategy and creativity together to deliver what others might call impossible. Here, every voice counts, every perspective matters, and every challenge is an opportunity to grow. You’ll be supported by a culture that celebrates ownership, curiosity, and high performance, where you’re trusted to do your best work and encouraged to keep learning along the way.
Overview
Are you ready to grow your career in a dynamic and supportive environment? Join our 24-month training and development program designed to help you become a top-tier insurance sales professional. You’ll work closely with retail agents, build strong relationships, and drive new business opportunities. This role is based in the office, with opportunities for local travel and participation in industry events.
How You'll Make An Impact
In this role, you’ll connect with retail agents to create new business opportunities. You’ll make outbound calls, educate customers on quoting platforms, and help turn leads into results. You’ll also contribute to marketing efforts like email campaigns, social media posts, webinars, and customer events.
Day-to-day
Making 50+ outbound calls daily to drive submissions and bind orders.
Reporting weekly on your sales calls and results.
Sharing ideas for social media posts and email campaigns.
Hosting monthly webinars and coordinating customer events.
Reviewing trends in quoting activity and addressing them with your team.
Collaborating with your Regional Sales Manager to refine strategies.
Pursuing continuing education and insurance licenses to grow your expertise.
This is an in-office role with some travel required for training, networking, and client meetings.
Required
Bachelor's degree and 1 year related experience required.
Strong working knowledge of potential clients and the insurance brokerage business.
Preferred
Professional designation may be preferred, including CEBS, CPCU, CIC or ARM.
Solid analytical skills necessary to make decisions and resolve issues inherent in handling claims.
Able to plan and organize activities and workload and respond to multiple demands.
Good verbal and written communications skills.
Compensation and Benefits
We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to, previous experience, education, pay market, geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours. On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.
Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:
Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
Life and accident insurance
401(K) and Roth options
Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
Educational expense reimbursement
Paid parental leave
Other benefits include:
Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
Training programs
Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
Charitable matching gift program
And more…
We value inclusion and diversity
Inclusion and diversity is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We keep a commitment to equal employment opportunity and prohibit discrimination based on protected characteristics. Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
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