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The Hartford

Sells business insurance and employee benefits

National Accounts Executive - Employee Benefits

Business Development & PartnershipsPosted on Nov 12
Full-timeGreenwood Village, CO, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 7 years of large-group experience in the Group Benefits industry is preferred, along with demonstrated ability to maintain and develop strategic business relationships with producers and brokers.
  • Must obtain and maintain a Group Life & Health license as a condition of employment.
  • Must have working knowledge of the Group Life and Disability Benefits market and be able to differentiate competitors’ offerings.
  • Must have a detailed understanding of comprehensive, complex benefit programs.
  • Must demonstrate financial acumen and a general understanding of underwriting methodology; this is preferred.
  • Must demonstrate strong knowledge of industry practices, market conditions, and competitor information.
  • Must demonstrate strong sales management and negotiation skills.
  • Must demonstrate strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Must demonstrate strong organizational, customer-service, and time-management skills.
  • Must be proficient with technology, including Microsoft Office and Salesforce.
  • Must be able to travel 30–50% in the assigned territory.
  • Candidates must reside in Seattle, Southern California, Arizona, or the Central or Mountain time zones.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and develop strategic business relationships with key producers in an assigned territory to meet or exceed territory financial objectives, emphasizing employer groups with 5,000 or more covered lives.
  • Be accountable for sales, profitability, and net book growth.
  • Use knowledge of industry practices, market conditions, and competitor information to position the company for business development aligned with company strategies and support resources, and to increase market share.
  • Build actionable sales plans aligned with Group Benefits financial objectives for growth, retention, and profit.
  • Use data tools to monitor plan results, communicate findings, and implement actions.
  • Complete sales administration responsibilities, including timely reporting and expense management.
  • Meet personal production requirements and develop the assigned territory.

Desired Qualifications

  • Continually develop professionally, for example through participation in industry associations, local agent roundtables, and relevant industry designations.

About the Company

The Hartford

Sells business insurance and employee benefits

The Hartford sells insurance to businesses and individuals, covering property, liability, workers' compensation and auto risks, along with group disability, life and paid-leave benefits that employers offer their staff. Its business unit insures everything from local shops to large corporations and writes specialty coverage in the United States and abroad, while its personal unit sells car and home policies to individual customers. Agents, brokers and direct channels sell the policies, and the company earns money from premiums and from investing them before claims are paid. Its oldest insurer was founded in 1810, and the company is based in Hartford, Connecticut.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Hartford, CT
Founded
1810

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