Policy Holder Service Specialist, Highland Capital Brokerage
Sales Support Opportunity in Insurance Industry
Policy Holder Service Specialist, Highland Capital Brokerage
Location: Birmingham, AL (Remote within U.S.)
Type: Full Time
Salary: $45,000 - $50,000 per year + annual bonus.
Actual compensation offered will be determined individually, based on a number of job-related factors, including location, skills, experience, and education.
Our competitive salaries are just one component of Osaic’s total compensation package. Additional benefits include: health, vision, dental insurance, 401k, vacation and sick time, volunteer days and much more. To view more details of what you can look forward to, visit our careers page: https://careers.osaic.com/Creative/Benefits
Summary:
We have an opportunity for a Policy Holder Service Specialist within Highland Capital Brokerage, a member of Osaic. This position may be a remote position or work in one of our many brick-and-mortar offices throughout the country as a part of a highly collaborative team.
The Policy Holder Service Specialist will be the point of contact for all of Highland’s Sales teams and Sales Support in servicing policies where Highland is the Agent of Record. The individual will keep accurate records of all Policy Holder Service requests by documenting pertinent information in Sales Force and following them through to completion. Secondary responsibilities include assisting in the ordering of in-force ledgers.
Responsibilities:
Develop relationships with VP’s and their Advisors to provide support to their clients’ life insurance portfolios, such as;
Changing life insurance policy owner/beneficiary arrangements
Name changes
Premium payment services, including providing premium instructions and confirming premium payments
Increasing/decreasing premium payments and death benefit changes
Updating addresses
Canceling policies
Processing policy loans/withdrawals
Processing insurance claims upon the death of an insured
Preparing annual reviews
Obtaining policy values
Ordering and/or running In Force illustrations
Enter and maintaining detailed client information in a Sales Force and/or other internal systems as required
Perform any changes necessary to support VP, Advisor, or internal requests, such as obtain necessary forms, complete and process forms, submit requests and follow-up with carriers and/or clients, and update internal systems.
Develop strong familiarity with carrier’s process regarding obtaining In Force Illustrations
Organizes and prioritizes workload to ensure illustrations requested are received and logged in a timely manner
Uses reporting in Sales Force to track activity requests related to In Force illustrations and to provide management reporting
Identifying potential opportunities that could result in new sales
Secondary Responsibilities:
Assist in ordering IFL’s requests as required by Sales and Sales Support and follow through to completion
Use pre-defined In Force Service Authorization forms that include authorized signatures by the insureds or policy owners as required and assure correct information is requested at the carriers upon initial reach out
Authorizations should include the request to release the most recent statement of policy values, to include In-Force illustrations and any other documents required to analyze the policy
Provide timely support and follow up until the requested illustrations are obtained
Be familiar with completing the Policy Review Form to attach to the procured In Force Illustration request prior to sending to the requestor (Highland VP or AC)
Keep an updated list of all carrier contact information to include e-mail addresses, contact numbers or faxes where applicable of their In Force teams
Keep records of requests, by VP/AC Institution, Carrier, Insured, Policy number and method of request for easy access to outstanding items and records of completed requests
All other duties as assigned
Education Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree preferred, H.S. Diploma or GED certificate + Significant Practical experience will be considered
Basic Requirements:
Experience working with individual life insurance (or) an individual who possesses other skills listed and is interested in learning about life insurance
Advanced skills with MS Office (Outlook/Excel/Word)
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Strong diligence with the ability to organize, prioritize, follow through and multi-task
Collaborator
Strong customer service orientation
Strong initiative to accomplish tasks, and meet deadlines
Motivated to add value and build long-term relationship
Lifelong learner
Preferred Requirements:
Prior experience in Life Insurance is a plus
Equal Opportunity Employer
Osaic is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace and we hire the most qualified candidates without regard for age, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, language differences, nationality or national origin, family or marital status, physical, mental, and developmental abilities (or the perception of a disability), genetic information, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, skin color, social or economic class, education, work and behavioral styles, political affiliation, military service, caste, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Eligibility
Applicants for employment in the US must have valid work authorization that does not now and/or will not in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the US by Osaic.
Unqualified Applications
Osaic does not consider applications from candidates who do not meet the minimum qualifications stated in the job posting.
Recruiting Agencies
Osaic only accepts candidates from contracted recruiting firms and only for searches approved prior to submissions. Fees will not be paid for unsolicited submissions.