Express Account Specialist

Built on meritocracy, our unique company culture rewards self-starters and those who are committed to doing what is best for our customers.

American Specialty is seeking an Express Account Specialist to join our growing team!

The Express Account Specialist is responsible for the management of day-to-day Express business customer service inquiries, both via phone and email. This individual will respond to all Express inquiries with a high-level of professional customer service excellence and within the prescribed response times. This individual operates at a low to moderate level of supervision by the VP/Express Team Leader.

How You Will Contribute:

• Work with VP/Express Team Leader and insurance carriers regarding policies, coverages, and acceptability guidelines, with a goal of increasing revenue while safeguarding underwriting profitability.

• Learning daily tasks such as certificate issuance and endorsement processing to assist in the overall department workload.

• Learn and maintain familiarity with all aspects of the Express online system, including web sales, policy delivery, payments and broker tracking.

• Provide, with a positive attitude, a high level of support to brokers and individual customers.

• Learn and maintain familiarity with all Express programs, policies, coverages, and acceptability guidelines. This individual serves as a resource to answer policy and coverage questions from brokers and individual customers.

• Success is measured by the strict adherence to company standards and by the degree of service provided to American Specialty's clients and qualified brokers.

• Review and become familiar with the daily bound report. Identifying acceptable risks and exposures to determine applicants are eligible.

• Follow-up on and help/sell to prospects and agents who obtain quotes through Express.

• Any other job-related duties as may be assigned by the VP/Express Team Leader.

Licensure and Certification:

• Indiana Property & Casualty license is required.

Skills and Experience to be Successful:

• Minimum of two years of property/casualty insurance experience is necessary.

• Education requirement: College degree preferred. High school diploma or equivalent is required.

• Professional insurance designation is a plus.

• Must be willing to grow and develop expertise, and also insurance and systems knowledge, to highest level possible

• Keen problem-solving skills in adapting strategic underwriting direction to specific underwriting issues and business opportunities decisively.

• Ability to develop and maintain productive insurer relationships

Teammate Benefits & Total Well-Being

We go beyond standard benefits, focusing on the total well-being of our teammates, including:

• Health Benefits : Medical/Rx, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance
• Financial Benefits : ESPP; 401k; Student Loan Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement
• Mental Health & Wellness : Free Mental Health & Enhanced Advocacy Services
• Beyond Benefits : Paid Time Off, Holidays, Preferred Partner Discounts and more.

Not reflective of all benefits. Enrollment waiting periods or eligibility criteria may apply to certain benefits. Benefit details and offerings may vary for subsidiary entities or in specific geographic locations.

The Power To Be Yourself

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment comprised of people from all backgrounds, with a variety of experiences and perspectives, guided by our Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (DIB) motto, "The Power to Be Yourself".