Job Description

The Associate Agent program provides business professionals seeking an entrepreneurial startup opportunity with access to a 24-month business support program and a nationally recognized brand. Associate Agents will have the opportunity to work with experienced representatives who can help them develop additional skill sets to leverage in their business. In addition to learning from experienced industry professionals, Associate Agents will have access to resources and tools designed to enchase their knowledge and help them achieve their goals.

Benefits

Amazing benefits offered

• Commissions paid to Associate Agent on applicable monthly production.
• Marketing bonus offered
• Performance Bonuses
• Career growth opportunity
• Access to experience representatives
• Award-winning University of Farmers training program
• Work from home flexibility
• Flexible schedule
• Hand on training
• mentoring and support from our district office
• Highly competitive commissions, renewal and bonus structure
• Farmers Insurance has been around since the 1920's

Responsibilities

• Solicits for new business via telephone, networking, and other lead sources.
• Develop insurance quotes, makes sales presentations, and closes sales.
• Develop ongoing networking relationships with Real Estate Agents, Mortgage Lenders, Title Companies, Auto Dealers, etc.
• Ask each customer for referrals and explain our referral program.
• Treat each customer contact as a cross and up-sell opportunity including financial products.
• Share training and education knowledge and expertise with team members.
• Generating insurance quotes.
• Provide exceptional customer service.
• Maintain client relationships with follow up phone calls.
• Call prospective customers by operating VOIP telephones, automatic dialing systems, and other internet technologies.
• Obtain prospects information such as name, address, vehicle information and enter into quote sheets.
• Follow up with customers to assure satisfaction, respond to queries, solicit further sales, and solve or refer problems.
• Foster strong relationships with our customers to maintain a high level of client retention and product loyalty.

Requirements

• Possess an upbeat, positive and enthusiastic attitude.
• Be a great self-starter with a sense of urgency.
• Confident, self-starter who works well independently.
• A Property & Casualty license is preferred but will train good individual.
• Life & Health Insurance license preferred but will train good individual.
• Strong work ethic and leadership skills.
• Successful sales background.
• Interested in a sales career, sales experience preferred
• No insurance experience required but must be willing to learn