Full-Time

Group Benefits Account Manager

Posted on 9/11/2026

Amwins

Amwins

5,001-10,000 employees

Wholesale distributor of specialty insurance solutions

No salary listed

Scottsdale, AZ, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid role; in-office in Scottsdale, AZ, with up to two remote days per week after training.

Bachelor's

Category
Insurance (1)
Required Skills
Word/Pages/Docs
Excel/Numbers/Sheets

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Requirements
  • 3+ years in Group Benefits and at least 1+ years in Account Management strongly preferred
  • Bachelor's degree or strongly preferred
  • Arizona Life & Health Insurance License preferred
  • Strong business acumen, teamwork, written/verbal communication, organizational, and time management skills
  • Sense of urgency, attention to detail, and a desire to learn
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
Responsibilities
  • Strategic Collaboration: Partner with Sales and Account Executives to develop and implement strategies for new and renewal accounts. Collaborate with internal departments to ensure all services align with the organization’s value proposition and drive alignment with strategic goals.
  • Client Services: Collaborate effectively with brokers, clients, administrators, and carriers to support best-in-class Stop Loss pricing, Account Management, Claims Administration, and Premium Services. Provide daily client services including processing policies, endorsements, invoicing, and certificates of insurance. Manage client payment processes by partnering with the premiums department to ensure timely premium receipt and disbursement, investigating variances, and auditing program invoicing.
  • Claims Coordination: Act as a liaison between the field team, broker, client, claims analysts, and carrier to facilitate prompt claim reimbursement. Partner with the Claims team to ensure all eligibility documents are received and audited, and monitor missing claims and year-end reporting to ensure claims are paid within the contract periods.
  • Communication Liaison: Serve as the main point of contact between internal departments and external partners, ensuring effective communication, clarity, and support throughout the client lifecycle.
  • Compliance Management: Manage compliance and adherence for each account, ensuring strict PHI and HIPAA Privacy guidelines are followed. Process confidentiality agreements, business associate agreements, and distribute Schedule A’s to brokers and clients upon request.
  • File Maintenance & Document Management: Responsible for electronic file set-up and maintenance, including ongoing filing and documentation of client meetings, issues, and decisions. Review and track policy and plan documents by client and policy year. Monitor client status from point of sale through implementation to final policy receipt and delivery.
  • Relationship Development: Build and maintain strong relationships with Sales and Account Executives to support cohesive strategies within the local market. Cultivate external relationships via email, telephone, and networking opportunities to strengthen business partnerships.
  • Workload Prioritization: Plan, prioritize, and complete day-to-day workload, balancing new business, renewals, and service responsibilities.
  • Confidentiality & Integrity: Ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected health information at all times.
  • Analytical Thinking: Apply analytical thinking and problem-solving skills to address client and policy needs effectively.
  • Teamwork: Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve common objectives.
  • Attention to Detail & Organization: Demonstrate meticulous attention to detail and strong organizational skills to maintain accurate records and deliver high-quality service.

What Amwins does: Amwins is the largest wholesale distributor of specialty insurance products and services in the United States. It works across property, casualty, group benefits, and reinsurance, serving insurance brokers, agents, and carriers with tailored solutions. How its product works: Amwins provides access to specialized insurance products and adds services such as product development, underwriting, premium and claims administration, and actuarial support, generating revenue by distributing these products and through the related services. How it is different from competitors: It stands out by its size and breadth in the wholesale specialty market, offering a wide range of product lines along with comprehensive administrative and actuarial services to a network of brokers and carriers. What its goal is: to help its clients meet their insurance needs with customized solutions and to maintain leadership in the wholesale specialty market while growing its market share.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

Private

Total Funding

$53.5M

Headquarters

Charlotte, North Carolina

Founded

2001

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • On September 2, 2026, Amwins bought Joseph Chiarello, deepening firearms-industry underwriting.
  • On August 26, 2026, it launched behavioral health liability with A-rated carrier capacity.
  • August 2026 hires and logistics upgrades broaden trade credit, cargo, and supply-chain coverage.

What critics are saying

  • Steadfast's board still says no binding deal is certain, risking wasted expansion effort.
  • Human-services liability faces abuse, reviver-claim, and minimum-premium pressure that drive volatility.
  • Integrating NARDAC, Jackson-Lloyd, and Chiarello strains underwriting discipline if carrier appetites tighten.

What makes Amwins unique

  • Amwins placed over $49 billion of premium annually across 150-plus offices in 2026.
  • Its underwriting engine keeps launching niches: firearms, behavioral health, self-storage, trade credit.
  • The Steadfast bid and NARDAC purchase show global capital and specialty-broker ambition.

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Insurance Journal
Sep 2nd, 2026
Amwins acquires firearms insurance specialist Joseph Chiarello & Co.

Amwins acquires firearms insurance specialist Joseph Chiarello & Co. September 2, 2026 Specialty insurance wholesale broker Amwins reports it has acquired Joseph Chiarello & Co., Inc., a managing general agent (MGA) specializing in commercial insurance for the firearms industry. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Chiarello will join Amwins Underwriting, adding a new area of specialty expertise to the division's program portfolio. Summit, New Jersey-based Chiarello provides commercial package, umbrella and general liability coverage to firearms manufacturers, distributors, retailers, hunting and shooting clubs, instructors and related businesses such as ammunition and accessory manufacturers. The company's institutional-grade risk assessment and claims management have earned it an endorsement from the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Founded in 1934 and now led by third-generation family members Joseph and Stephen Chiarello, the company has spent more than 40 years building its reputation in firearms industry insurance, serving more than 4,000 businesses. Charlotte, North Carolina-based Amwins serves retail insurance agents by providing property and casualty products, specialty group benefits, and administrative services. Amwins operates through more than 138 offices globally and handles premium placements in excess of $49 billion annually. Dowling Hales served as financial advisor to Joseph Chiarello & Co. in connection with the transaction. Was this article valuable? Interested in gun liability? Get automatic alerts for this topic.

Associated Press
Sep 2nd, 2026
Amwins Acquires Joseph Chiarello & Co., Adding Specialized Firearms Industry Underwriting Expertise

CHARLOTTE, NC, UNITED STATES, September 2, 2026 / EINPresswire.com / -- Amwins, a leading distributor of specialty insurance products and services, today announced the acquisition of Joseph Chiarello & Co., Inc.

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Aug 26th, 2026
Amwins launches exclusive Human Services and Behavioral Health Liability product backed by leading "A" Rated specialty carriers.

Amwins launches exclusive Human Services and Behavioral Health Liability product backed by leading "A" Rated specialty carriers. Aug 26, 2026 New exclusive capacity delivers stable Professional Liability, General Liability, Sexual Abuse & Molestation coverage and Hired & Non-Owned Auto coverage to a sector long underserved by the standard market Amwins, the largest independent wholesale distributor of specialty insurance products in the U.S., today announced the launch of an exclusive Human Services and Behavioral Health solution within its Brokerage division. Backed by leading AM Best "A" rated non-admitted carriers, the product provides dedicated Professional Liability, General Liability, Sexual Abuse & Molestation (SAM) and Hired & Non-Owned Auto (HNOA) capacity to human services and behavioral health organizations operating in one of the most complex and capacity-constrained segments of the specialty E&S market. The human services and behavioral health sector has faced sustained headwinds in recent years, including tightening capacity, increased carrier scrutiny of sexual and physical abuse exposure, changing litigation that promotes recurring lawsuit activity, statute of limitations reviver claims and rising minimum premiums that have left many organizations with few viable market options. "The need for stable, long-term solutions in the human services and behavioral health sector has never been greater," said Joe Carlson, Executive Vice President with Amwins Brokerage. "By combining the support of highly rated carrier partners with dedicated Human Services-tailored coverage and meaningful capacity, we've created a program that gives retail agents a dependable option for clients in one of the market's most challenging segments." The product is designed to serve a broad range of organizations, including some of the industry's most challenging classes of business, such as: * Youth residential treatment facilities * Foster care and adoption agencies * Group homes for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities * Halfway houses and large homeless shelters Coverage highlights include Professional Liability with medical malpractice, General Liability, dedicated Sexual Abuse & Molestation limits up to $1M/$3M, with higher limits available upon request, and Umbrella capacity up to $5M for select risks. The product offers flexible deductible and SIR options to accommodate a range of organizational structures. "This product's quota share structure gives our retail partners an enhanced, flexible solution to help them address the evolving needs of human services and behavioral health organizations as they grow and adapt their service profiles," said Carlson.

InsuranceAsia News
Aug 25th, 2026
Steadfast's FY26 revenue topped US$1.5bn with record profit.

Steadfast's FY26 revenue topped US$1.5bn with record profit. Australian broker network Steadfast Group reported 15.3% year-on-year growth in underlying revenue to AU$2.1 billion (US$1.5 billion) for FY26, with a record underlying net profit after tax (NPAT) up... To continue reading the full article and get full access to the InsuranceAsia News platform, please enquire about a subscription. Your company may already have a corporate license in place. * Steadfast confirms search for Robert Kelly's successor paused amid takeover * August 25 A new CEO was originally expected to be named by the release of the FY26 results in August as part of an orderly leadership transition. * Ex-Steadfast COO Nigel Fitzgerald to steer Amwins' Australasian underwriting business * August 25 He will remain associated with Kaibridge, the MGA he co-founded, but day-to-day leadership will stay with CEO Grant Cairns. * Jocelyn Lee joins Lockton as cargo and logistics assistant vice president in Singapore * August 25 She was most recently a marine underwriting manager at Starr in Thailand and Singapore. * AUB Group hails 'strong progress' as net profit after tax grows 12.2% in FY26 * August 25 AUB Group's growth in FY26 was powered by its Australian broking, international, BizCover and agencies divisions. Partner Content * BHSI | The real risk begins underwater: How subsea risk is changing insurance Asia's subsea industry is expanding and evolving rapidly, with the growing use of technology across the region changing the way risks are be assessed. * Beazley | Clean marine: How aqua-innovators can ride the energy wave Insurance is critical to clean marine progress, but new fuels bring risks traditional policies do not fully cover, presenting market players an opportunity to build new models. * PartnerRe | Dementia the protection gap insurers can no longer ignore Unlike acute illnesses, dementia creates a long tail of financial need and its impact extends well beyond patients. * Sedgwick | Investing in people is shaping the future of loss adjusting in Asia Sedgwick Asia says it is ready to meet the evolving challenges of Asia's dynamic insurance markets.

Amwins
Aug 18th, 2026
Amwins Program Underwriters names Lee Spurrier to lead trade credit expansion.

Amwins Program Underwriters names Lee Spurrier to lead trade credit expansion. Aug 18, 2026 Amwins today announced that Lee Spurrier has joined Amwins Program Underwriters, part of Amwins Underwriting, to lead the development of trade credit capabilities across the division. Spurrier brings more than 25 years of trade credit insurance experience, including deep expertise in underwriting, distribution, product development and platform growth. Most recently, he served as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) for Coface North America, where he oversaw revenue growth, profitability, distribution and product development across the United States, Canada and Mexico. "Lee is one of the most respected leaders in the trade credit marketplace, and we're thrilled to welcome him to Amwins," said Jon Beckham, president of Amwins Program Underwriters. "His combination of underwriting expertise, distribution knowledge and deep industry relationships will be invaluable as we continue to expand our capabilities and bring specialized solutions to our clients." Prior to his role as CCO, Spurrier served as a General Agency partner for Coface, managing a trade credit portfolio spanning 12 western U.S. states. There, he optimized operations, strengthened go-to-market strategies, and successfully expanded the business prior to its acquisition by Coface. "Throughout my career, I've been passionate about building scalable underwriting platforms and delivering solutions that help businesses trade with confidence," said Spurrier. "Now as part of Amwins' entrepreneurial culture, I am excited to develop innovative products that are poised to solve the next generation of trade credit risks for corporates and their lenders." Spurrier's arrival marks the latest investment in Amwins Underwriting's growing list of credit insurance capabilities. Applied Risk Capital, a leader in leveraged finance, joined the division in October 2025. Amwins' credit insurance offerings will span coverage for both trade and non-trade transactions, with proprietary and innovative offerings for Amwins clients and retail broker partners.