Agency Manager

Agency Manager

Join a team with unlimited potential in a dedicated sales role. Spend your time selling; not servicing existing customers.
Brightway Insurance, with over 400 locations throughout the country, is opening a franchise in Richmond, Virginia and is looking for an Agency Manager dedicated to helping people in the community find the combination of insurance products and services they need at a price they want.
The role of a Designated Agency Principal in the Brightway system is to be an experienced property/casualty insurance Producer who, together with the Agency Owner, will represent the agency with the insurance carriers.
The Designated Agency Principal is also responsible for new business production by prospecting, executing, quoting and selling new property/casualty insurance business that enables the agency to prosper and grow.
Designated Agency Principal job duties:
Work with the Agency Owner to represent the agency to carriers
Builds referral sources
Determines clients' particular needs through fact-finding and active listening
Understands carriers' niches, underwriting criteria and customer appetite
Responds to inquiries for policies, providing quotes, gathering necessary signatures and paperwork and binding coverage with carriers
Works in conjunction with Brightway Service Center to ensure customers' ongoing needs are met
Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications and participation in professional organizations
Maintains appropriate insurance license
Meets sales goals as defined by Agency Owner
Enters customer information in AMS as directed
Required skills:
Verbal and written communication
Problem solving
Computer
Self-management
Prospecting
Relationship building
Ability to meet sales goals
Active listening
Product knowledge
General math skills
Organization
Established in 2008, Brightway grew to become one of the largest privately owned property/casualty insurance distribution companies in the U.S. with over 400 franchises in 32 states and $900 million in annual premium. Recently, Brightway's success led to private equity investment that has infused the company with financial and human capital, and data and analytics access, to accelerate growth and deliver new and exciting market opportunities.
Benefits:
$35,000 to $40,000 base salary plus competitive commission rate
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
Retirement savings plan with company match.
Paid time off and holidays.
Continuous professional development and licensing support.
Opportunities for career advancement within the organization
Free financial consulting / retirement planning