Personal Lines Agent
Zurich Insurance Europe AG is looking for a Personal Lines Agent in Wexford to join the Personal Lines team.
The successful candidate will work within the Personal Lines Team dealing directly with brokers on their policies, addressing policy renewals, new business and mid-term adjustments. Supporting the broker with their underwriting queries. The role provides an opportunity to get experience in the areas of; customer service, customer retention, policy administration, and sales – across our home, motor and travel products.
Your Role
As a Personal Lines Agent your main responsibilities will include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:
1. Deliver telephone-based support to customers on all aspects of general insurance underwriting
2. Respond to customer queries relating to our products (home, motor & travel) in a timely and efficient manner – striving to exceed quality customer service
3. Retain current customers in line with challenging business targets
4. Identify upsell opportunities for additional policy benefits
5. Contact targeted renewals to drive retention targets
6. Build rapport & relationship with our potential and existing customers
7. Identify cross-selling prospects for additional products and arrange follow-up calls with customers for future sales opportunities
8. Focus on the achievement of challenging service levels with customer centricity crucial to all processes
Your Skills and Experience
As a Personal Lines Agent your skills and qualifications will include:
9. Excellent phone manner & communication skills
10. Good IT Skills (use of MS Office Products)
11. Minimum of 2 honours in Higher Level subjects in the Leaving Certificate (or equivalent) or Third Level Qualification (minimum level 6 standard) or relevant work experience Experience in similar work environment – dealing with customers
12. Experience within the insurance industry would be an advantage
13. Completed or be in the process of completing CIP as a minimum and / or ACII qualification
14. Demonstrate excellent verbal & written communication skills
15. Have attention to details, ability to interpret data and ability to follow work through
16. Have the ability to prioritise and manage own work while considering the greater impact on the team
17. Have an enthusiastic, professional, positive and flexible approach that includes the ability to self-motivate
18. Build rapport with our customers quickly & put the customer at the centre of everything we do
19. Be resilient in the nature of our work and adapt to changing conditions
20. Have good negotiation skills to close renewal offer & be target focused.
21. Have quick learning capabilities and an aptitude for understanding the variable elements of insurance products
22. Demonstrate solution focus in approach to work and dealing with stakeholders