Commercial Risk Advisor (Remote - Columbia or Charleston S.C.)

Overview

This advisory sales position is key to the growth and success of First Citizens Insurance Services. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a proven track record of successfully creating and maintaining a commercial insurance book of business by using their knowledge and a value-added approach to their relationships. These relationships will span customers, critical bank partners, insurance carriers, agency team members and other centers of influence.

The position offers an exciting opportunity with a broad territory and network of First Citizens team members, who also have responsibility in developing insurance opportunities. There is flexibility and support for building industry specialization to help grow the Advisor's book of business. This role has the ability to make a difference for our customers and organization by providing high quality insight and solutions.

As a member of a strong insurance sales and service team, this an opportunity to take the next step in your career in a dynamic work environment. Our proprietary sales and service platform, First Citizens Insurance Services' Beacon Program, will help drive book growth. We offer a competitive compensation package that rewards success.

First Citizens is one of the top financial services providers in the nation, recognized and awarded for our customer satisfaction, sustainable profitability, and overall stability and security. Our associates make First Citizens a great place for our clients to do business. Those who grow, achieve and succeed, share our core values of integrity and service excellence.

This position has remote or hybrid work options within close proximity to Columbia, S.C. or Charleston, S.C. geographies.

Responsibilities

• Sales - Work within an internal bank partner network to sell deeper into Bank relationships. Use your risk and insurance knowledge to build robust commercial insurance programs for customers. Work with your centers of influence outside of the First Citizens customer base to grow an industry specialized book of business.
• Business Strategy - Partner with key bank relationships, interact through their sales process and support their efforts to meet their insurance partner selling goals. Grow your business by developing and actively marketing an industry niche with support from our agency sales and service platform. Continually work to develop your skills and knowledge to be a leader in this constantly evolving industry.
• Relationship Development -Build and strengthen productive relationships inside and outside our organization. Collaborate effectively to define and work towards mutual success. Support the learning of those around you.
• Inter-agency Support - Work closely and cooperatively with agency team members to exceed personal and agency revenue targets. Work within the sales process and productively represent the needs and responsibilities of the commercial sales team to both internal and external partners.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree and 4 years of experience in P&C Insurance OR High School Diploma or GED and 8 years of experience in P&C Insurance

Preferred Qualifications:

Excellent leadership and collaborative skills.

Strong experience with and understanding of the delivery of commercial insurance service.

P&C solutions and risk management techniques.

Location within close proximity to Columbia, S.C. or Charleston, S.C. geographies.

License or Certification Type:

Property & Casualty Insurance License Required, Industry designations.

Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.